'Candyman' says the name again, mixing horror with social commentary
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"Candyman" juggles quite a lot in creating a sequel to an almost 30-year-old movie -- an even tougher feat when one hand is a hook. The result is a thought-provoking contemplation on racial injustice through the prism of horror.
Producer Jordan Peele mastered the central part of that combination in "Get Out," and collaborating on the script with Win Rosenfeld and director Nia DaCosta (already tapped to helm Marvel's upcoming "The Marvels"), does so less successfully here. It's worth noting that the movie was originally scheduled for a June 2020 release before pandemic-related delays, and its themes certainly would have resonated just as loudly amid the summer of widespread Black Lives Matter protests. For those who might need a "Candyman" refresher course, the 1992 movie starred Tony Todd in the title role, as a ghostly figure haunting the Cabrini-Green housing projects in Chicago. The movie begins in the same general location, which has since been gentrified, with artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and his gallery director girlfriend Brianna (Teyonah Pariss, also destined for "The Marvels") occupying a lavish apartment there.More Related News