Candyman

Jeremy Lebens of The Daily Rotation

2021-08-29

Nia DaCosta's Candyman (2021) is meticulously shot, with each frame feeling like an elaborate attempt to make you squirm in your seat and ultimately feel uncomfortable as her retelling of the classic character feels updated and modern, yet true to its folktale roots. This version of Candyman is surely going to give you nightmares and have you leaving the theater with more on your mind than most mainstream horror flicks.

Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson

2021-08-26

Lurking with evil as piercing as the social commentary, there’s a summer popcorn movie being molded by these heavy and overarching messages. To pull such gravity off and still entertain is a hell of a slick punch coming from not-so-invisible phantasms. Read more

Jeffrey Rex Bertelsen of I'm Jeffrey Rex

2021-08-28

It is a socially-conscious film and it probably has its heart in the right place, but the execution does not live up to its own lofty ambitions. Read more

Filipe Freitas of Always Good Movies

2021-09-16

Even failing to scare, this Candyman manages to give the story a contemporary twist that says much about the racial prejudices endured by the African-American community. It deserves credit for that, but horror-wise, the film is more manipulative than unnerving. Read more

Eric Hillis of The Movie Waffler

2021-08-27

After...erm, hooking us in with some nice atmosphere and what initially seems like an interesting take on the Candyman lore, DaCosta's film falls apart in its final act. Read more

The Massie Twins of Gone With The Twins

2021-08-24

Perhaps the biggest disappointment is the basic lack of meaningful characters; no one here is really worth caring about, nor are they developed in a manner that moves them beyond mere victims to be butchered for an ogling camera. Read more