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Candyman

2021, horror, suspense

91 minutes

Anthony and his partner move into a loft in the now gentrified Cabrini-Green, and after a chance encounter with an old-timer exposes Anthony to the true story behind Candyman, he unknowingly opens a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and...

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6.5

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8.5

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.

8.0

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

6.5

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

6.0

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

5.0

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

3.0

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

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9.0

2021-08-25

Candyman is opnieuw vakwerk van de stal van Jordan Peele. Opnieuw een horrorfilm die hoog scoort in onze lijsten van filmjaar 2021. Read more

7.0

2022-03-03

Met deze remake/reboot/sequel wilde de maker een bredere boodschap uitdragen en hoe sterk dat ook is leidt het af van het feit dat Candyman ook gewoon een spannende en enge horrorfilm moet zijn. Candyman is onderhoudend en er wordt goed in geacteerd. Daarbij is de vormgeving sterk en vloeit erg genoeg bloed het enige jammere eng wil het niet worden en dat was in het origineel toch echt wel anders. Read more

7.0

2022-02-17

Candyman is een geslaagd en vooral visueel imponerend nieuw vervolg op de cult-horrorfilm uit 1992. Read more

7.0

2021-08-25

Candyman is dus een film om over na te denken; een ambitieuze, volwassen horrorsequel die niet alleen recht doet aan de thema's van het origineel, maar erop dóórgaat. Helaas is hij als griezelfilm minder effectief. Read more

6.5

2021-08-29

Het is hoe dan ook een bovengemiddelde horrorfilm (voldoende) in vergelijking met de andere zooi die we normaal geserveerd krijgen. Echter blijven positiviteit en negativiteit zich te regelmatig afwisselen, waardoor dit helaas niet de nieuwe horror-topper is geworden waar ik zo op had gehoopt. Read more

5.0

2021-09-06

Zeg z’n naam maar niet. Wil je je toch aan deze film wagen kijk dan eerst het origineel. Read more

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