Last week I chose to see the reboot of Candyman (2021) over Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and while the former was not terribly scary, it wasn’t a decision that I regretted. Partially because the aspirations of Shang-Chi seemed a bit high (I tend to watch movies because I enjoy watching movies, […]
I was not looking forward to Nia DaCosta’s reboot of Candyman (2021) because I was always impressed by Bernard Rose’s 1999 movie and as I’ve always said: Remake terrible movies, not competent, well-done ones (despite the original Candyman not aging particularly well). When DaCosta’s reboot does something well – such as providing a basis for […]
This trailer really irritates me because it’s a perfect example of having one’s cake and eating it too. If you recall Clive Barker’s The Forbidden (as well as Bernard Rose’s adaptation, Candyman (1992)) the idea was originally that the ‘monster’ had his origins in Slavery, which made him not only poignant, but his creation well […]
The trailer for Nia DaCosta’s reboot/remake/continuation of the Candyman Trilogy dropped earlier today, and it’s pretty good. Candyman was always an odd fit amongst horror movies in that it was more erudite than the genre tends to produce. And what I mention in my reaction video, namely that I’m not entirely sure what this movie […]
Owen Egerton’s Mercy Black is a much better movie than you’d think for one that forgoes a theatrical release and ends up on Netflix (The Cloverfield Paradox, anyone?). It’s a familiar story, but well-told revolving around urban myths in the vein of Candyman, though is more reminiscent of the very read murder done in the […]
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