Candyman

  • Theatrical - Wide 2021-08-27
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7/10

Synopsis

A “spiritual sequel” to the 1992 horror film CANDYMAN that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.

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Arrow in the Head's The Iceman reviews Candyman. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tony Todd, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Colman Domingo.Arrow in the Head's The Iceman reviews Candyman. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tony Todd, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Colman Domingo.

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Candyman Review

PLOT: An artist living in the gentrified area that was once the Cabrini-Green housing projects makes the fatal mistake of saying a particular legend’s name fives times in the mirror. What follows is a trail of dead bodies and a...

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Jordan Peele reveals why he didn’t direct Candyman

When the first trailer for the CANDYMAN spiritual sequel/reboot was dropped, it was quickly noted that the film felt like a Jordan Peele release. Peele is attached as an executive producer and writer on the project so it makes sense...

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Go figure, Jordan Peele’s Candyman moves to September

Producer Jordan Peele and LITTLE WOODS director Nia DaCosta's "spiritual sequel" to Bernard Rose & Clive Barker's CANDYMAN with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (WATCHMEN) and Teyonah Parris (IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK) was set to be unleashed into a theater near you this June....

Universal’s Candyman buzzes off to a September theatrical release

I dare you to walk to the nearest mirror and say the following words: Delay, delay, delay, delay, delay. Universal Pictures has announced that the theatrical release for CANDYMAN has been pushed back to September. Originally, the "spiritual sequel" directed by...

Candyman’s Vanessa Williams to live tweet the original film today

Twenty-eight years after playing the role of Anne-Marie McCoy in the '90s horror classic CANDYMAN, actress Vanessa Williams is returning to the franchise in director Nia DaCosta's 2020 CANDYMAN. On her Twitter account, Williams appears to have confirmed that she...

The F*cking Black Sheep: Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (1999)

THE BLACK SHEEP is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATH. We’re hoping this column will...

Director teases Tony Todd’s return in Jordan Peele’s Candyman

Producer Jordan Peele and LITTLE WOODS director Nia DaCosta's "spiritual sequel" to Bernard Rose & Clive Barker's CANDYMAN with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (WATCHMEN) and Teyonah Parris (IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK) will be unleashed into a theater near you this June. And today DaCosta...

Candyman to bring back audacious & meaningful fun of the original

Producer Jordan Peele and director Nia DaCosta's "spiritual sequel" to Bernard Rose & Clive Barker's CANDYMAN with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (WATCHMEN) and Teyonah Parris (IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK) will be unleashed into a theater near you this June. Earlier today we shared the film's...
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