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  • Available in theaters: September 3, 2021

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Critic Odie Henderson
rated 8

...caters to fans of the original without sacrificing its own vision and story.

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Critic Richard Whittaker
rated 6

DaCosta pulls together a series of impressive set pieces...

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Critic Simran Hans
rated 6

DaCosta’s visual flair is apparent, from the way she details flesh turning to rotten honeycomb, to the visceral squelch of pressing open a wound.

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

...a slick, macabre and very sophisticated sequel-reboot [of] the Candyman myth.

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Critic Roger Moore
rated 9

This is horror with grandeur, a movie that pays homage to history and feels so of-the-moment as to seem fresh out of the lab.

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Critic Kambole Campbell
rated 6

...it delivers some entertaining comedy and bloodshed...

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Critic Leah Greenblatt
rated 7

Who can take a reboot, sprinkle it with something new, cover it with blood and bumblebees and a pointed social commentary or two? Candyman can...

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Critic Matt Maytum
rated 6

DaCosta sustains a tone of considerable dread from the outset, and stages some extremely inventive kills when the boogeyman returns to stalk from inside the mirror.

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Cast & Crew

Nia DaCosta
Director
Tony Todd
As Candyman / Daniel Robitaille
Virginia Madsen
As Helen Lyle (voice)
Colman Domingo
As William Burke
Vanessa Williams
As Anne-Marie McCoy
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
As Troy Cartwright
Teyonah Parris
As Brianna Cartwright

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In present-day Chicago, a chance encounter exposes visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) to the true story behind the legend of Candyman - a supernatural killer believed to haunt Cabrini-Green, the now-gentrified housing project where he resides. As Anthony becomes obsessed with incorporating this macabre legend into his art, he unknowingly unleashes a terrifying wave of violence that threatens to destroy everything he holds dear. This terrifying new chapter in the Candyman saga from director/writer Nia DaCosta and writer/producers Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld will have you questioning what's real and what's just a myth. Dare to say his name... Candyman, Candyman, Candyman...

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Candyman was released in theaters on September 3, 2021.