Sofia Coppola's Dark, Dreamy Remake of The Beguiled

Oh, crap, not another remake. Can't these yahoos in Hollywood come up with a single goddamn original idea? Next thing you know, they'll be making another Blade Runner.

But wait! What's this? A film, based on an earlier film, that actually justifies its existence, and then some? Well, what do you know. By taking the 1971 Clint Eastwood vehicle The Beguiled and touching it up with some Southern Gothic feminism, director Sofia Coppola has crafted an enchanting, dark, sometimes funny Civil War-era battle of the sexes that's one of the more smartly provocative movies of the summer.