Candyman

Viewers of the new Candyman movie get overblown discourse instead of genuine horror.

Instead of projecting the monster onto an outside other, that gaze is directed inward and outward simultaneously... Fear of the monster is fear of one's own tail, one's own reflection.

With its shadow puppetry, sophisticated reclamation of the Candyman legend and slick, confident filmmaking, even for those not thrilled by the idea of horror cinema more generally, it is hard to deny that Candyman is a massive and exciting step forward

It's in the "Get Out" level category of relevant horror.

Acute and skillfully made, "Candyman" is also pointedly political.

It's magnificent.

But reframing the legend as a vengeful specter instead of Tony Todd’s romantic, Byronic icon inadvertently erases Anthony’s agency and individuality, and glosses over how Candyman terrorizes his community.

The film keeps you on edge the entire way through with its different strains of Horror, Body, Psychological, & Slasher! The film might be too short & rushed but its journey was an impressive one

Nia DaCosta does a fabulous job at modernising Candyman&#59; the gore, violent sequences, and general atmosphere are almost suffocating.

At its core, Candyman (2021) attempts to explore how Black trauma is intergenerational.

Exploring how the atrocities inflicted on our ancestors years prior still affect our lives today.