Release Date
August 27, 2021
Digital Date
November 2, 2021
DVD Release Date
November 16, 2021 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Nia DaCosta
Writer
Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Nia DaCosta
Cast
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo
Studio
Running Time
91 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for bloody horror violence, and language including some sexual references
What is Candyman about?
For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II; HBO’s Watchmen, Us) and his girlfriend, gallery... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman… maybe if I say it five more times we’ll get a better movie? The long-awaited remake/sequel to the 1992 cult classic is a nice-looking and well-acted horror film that unfortunately isn’t worth the anticipation, even if it comes close at times.
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