Review of Candyman (2021) by David Rooney for The Hollywood Reporter — 25 Aug 2021
Director Nia DaCosta, working from a script she wrote with Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld, uses Bernard Rose’s 1992 film as a jumping-off point for bone-chilling horror that expands provocatively on the urban legend of the first film within the context of Black folklore and history, as well as the distorting white narrative that turns Black victims into monsters.
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This review of Candyman (2021) was written by David Rooney and published by The Hollywood Reporter on 25 Aug 2021.
Candyman has generally received mixed reviews.
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