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‘Candyman’ Hooks $22.3M Box Office Win with Weekend Debut
Nia DaCosta and Jordan Peele's Candyman exceeded expectations with an impressive $22.3 million box office debut. The amount was more than enough to take the supernatural slasher movie straight to number one, sending Free Guy down to number…
Why ‘Candyman’ continues to hook audiences nearly 30 years later
You probably wouldn't go through with it if British filmmaker Bernard Rose, the writer and director of the original "Candyman" movie, had his way in 1992. "The shooting script for 'Candyman,' it said 13 times," Rose says. "But we had a read…
Vanessa Estelle Williams on the cultural significance of ‘Candyman’ and why she’s…
The actress is reprising her role from the original 1992 "Candyman" film in the new sequel and guest starred on the TV series "American Horror Stories."But she told CNN she prefers her scares to be more thriller like."I tell people, 'I do…
Review: ‘Candyman’ says the name again, mixing horror with social commentary
Producer Jordan Peele mastered the central part of that combination in "Get Out," and collaborating on the script with Win Rosenfeld and director Nia DaCosta (already tapped to helm Marvel's upcoming "The Marvels"), does so less…
‘Candyman’ Review: A Frightless, Preachy Arthouse Reboot
Nia DaCosta reboots Candyman as a preachy, arthouse sermon on racial injustice and police brutality. The film is shot in an interesting way, but fails dramatically at its core purpose. Candyman offers zero scares and drags considerably in…