Nia DaCosta’s Candyman sequel to the original of the same name finally dropped. Discussions and differing opinions of the quality of the film, in comparison to the original, vary. Still, there’s a ...

The new "Candyman" follows a struggling artist who becomes enamored with a grisly urban legend. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, the new movie pays homage to the 1992 cult classic. But it's not exactly ...

Candyman is a film grasping for a sense of social and moral rightness that alienates itself from the original 1992 movie. As a result, it tries — and fails — to make a tragic gothic figure into a ...

Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...

Even if you’re unfamiliar with the original 1992 movie, something tells us that you’ve probably said those words into a mirror at some point (well, if you’re brave/stupid enough). While Candyman might ...

This new Candyman is a very good attempt at bringing the mythos and character to the present day. What a star director Nia DaCosta is. She does such a good job filling every inch of the screen with ...

CHICAGO - Any legend worth its salt resonates across generations, gaining strength and resonance with each new audience. These parables offer our world a larger understanding of what drives us or ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The most terrifying big screen tales of horror have always been rooted in real fears, and when ...

I consider 1992's Candyman to be the film that renewed my love of the horror genre, so I had extremely high expectations for Nia DaCosta and Jordan Peele's sequel of the same name. Much like 2018's ...

CHICAGO - Any legend worth its salt resonates across generations, gaining strength and resonance with each new audience. These parables offer our world a larger understanding of what drives us or ...