Review of Candyman (2021) by Dana Stevens for Slate — 26 Aug 2021
The first hour of Candyman does a bang-up job of mixing such audience-teasing popcorn thrills with trenchant, if sometimes too flatly stated, social critique. But by the last half-hour, there are so many themes, plotlines, and flashbacks in play that the movie’s message becomes muddled, and the forward momentum slows.
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This review of Candyman (2021) was written by Dana Stevens and published by Slate on 26 August 2021.
Candyman has generally received mixed reviews.
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