With Hollywood running out of interesting ideas, nostalgic remakes are a dime a dozen. Disney is the biggest culprit, reproducing animated favorites in live-action form almost beat-for-beat with little to no emotional resonance that made those films special in the first place. But even the best directors fall prey to the legacy reboot trap, like Gus Van Sant’s Psycho (1998), Steven Spielberg’sWest Side Story (2021), Spike Lee’sHighest 2 Lowest(2025), and Edgar Wright’sRunning Man (2025).