Review of Candyman (2021) by K. Austin Collins for Rolling Stone — 26 Aug 2021
What the movie’s effortful attempts at symbolism and meaning do most effectively are undercut what’s smart about the questions it raises — and DaCosta’s fine hand at creeping us out. The movie wants to be more than it is.
The result is that it winds up amounting to less than it could have been.
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This review of Candyman (2021) was written by K. Austin Collins and published by Rolling Stone on 26 Aug 2021.
Candyman has generally received mixed reviews.
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