Candyman: Shadow Puppets

Very little horror, a lot of woke drama scenes, and hard to get into if you're wanting to watch a supernatural horror on a Friday date night.

Not at all as good as the previous films. The actors did good with what they had to work with. It was just tacky and lame at times. Not even worth a one time watch.

Candyman was creepy/ and frightening in the beginning and slowly tapered down to a mystery. I enjoyed the movie, I did smack my teeth a little. But it was still worth it, worth the money.

This movie is about as woke as modern horror can get. It doesn't subvert expectations and play on racial discomforts like Get Out: Candyman 2021 is literally a story about black ghosts and the responsibility that gets passed on to the supernatural when justice fails. It should be laughable and you wouldn't expect to take it seriously.

Except you do.

There isn't much runtime and the titular Candyman is more symbolic this time around. The horror is lightweight as well. The most prevailing thing is the very realistic characters and the symbolism. Basically Candyman gives you more to think about than horror.

It won't be everyone's cup of tea, but it's certainly a good movie.

'Candyman (2020)' continues the trend of confusing titles in its series by being named the same thing as both the original film and its 2021 sequel. It's actually a short film depicting the history of the Candyman legend. It was released prior to Nia DaCosta's film as a sort of preview, but it actually plays during the credits of that film to compound its themes. It's a really effective short that portrays a series of vignettes depicting violence against black people, each of which added to the Candyman legend over the years and made it what it is today. Set to Phillip Glass' haunting score, the piece uses simple but effective shadow puppetry to tell its sad tale. It's a compelling film that hooks you immediately and doesn't let you go.