Review of Candyman (2021) by Sarah-Tai Black for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) — 31 Aug 2021
In its attempts to revisit the original film’s discrepancies, DaCosta’s film ends up only retracing its narrative inconsistencies with full force and even deeper perplexity. Gone is the alluring entanglement of erotics and fright, replaced here by flat characters limply stumbling over a script intent on hitting us over the head with its social commentary.
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This review of Candyman (2021) was written by Sarah-Tai Black and published by The Globe and Mail (Toronto) on 31 Aug 2021.
Candyman has generally received mixed reviews.
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