#CANDY MAN MOVIES MOVIE#
Again, bravo to the creators of this film.But now “Candyman” has been remade, by the director Nia DaCosta (I’m pleased to report that Tony Todd is back - he looks a little bit older, and a lot more venerable in his grin of unspeakable pain), and what she has done is to make a horror movie that has its share of enthralling shocks, but one that’s rooted in a richer meditation on the social terror of the Candyman fable. It almost further drives home the movie's message. How anyone could give such a masterfully crafted film a 0/10 is astonishing. I urge anyone who hasn't watched it to ignore reviews and watch it for themselves. The negative reviews are either missing the point completely and judging this as if it was supposed to be some kind of run-of-the-mill horror film and it wasn't "scary enough", or they are "blue lives matter" type people who were offended by it. Probably the most powerful film I've ever seen. Hats off to everyone who was apart of making this movie. I did not expect the movie to be this good. The way it masterfully ties in modern real world issues, just like how the original film did, was fantastic. Themes aside, this movie is incredibly well shot, incredibly well written, and simply a masterpiece of art. Those writing negative reviews are likely only doing so because they disagree with the "political" themes of the movie, which is absurd. I've never felt so speechless in a theater before. Themes aside, This was an incredible film, and quite possible the best film I've ever seen in my life. This was an incredible film, and quite possible the best film I've ever seen in my life. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly viral wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny. With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were 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. Summary: 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.