Tuesday, August 23, 2022

The buzz that echoes in the alleyways

Candyman is back. Terrorizing the neighborhood of Cabrini-Green in Chicago. He's a vile creature with a hook for a hand and uses it to cut people's throats. Nia DaCosta's Candyman is a sequel to the original Candyman (1992), by Bernard Rose, but nowhere near as cool horror as that one. At best, a mere collection of disgusting scenes.

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