Alex thinks Cinderella deserves a "good try" stamp, Candyman is a massive step forward for cinema and Kevin Can F**k Himself is an enormously creative and en...

If you’re looking for a shuddery frightfest that’s as smart as it’s scary, head over to "Candyman," now in theaters from Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw pro...

Co-written by Jordan Peele, the horror movie sequel has a potent political message.

Worthy successor to 1992 horror classic combines traditional GOTCHA! moments with running themes about urban legends, institutional racism and social class w...

The reboot of the 1992 cult classic pays homage to the original while moving away from trauma porn.

What 2021's Candyman lacks in gore, it makes up for by depicting true trauma. Read our review of the movie.

Despite the talent in front of and behind the camera, the new Candyman misses the mark.

Nia DaCosta and Jordan Peele imbue the horror cult classic with political dimensions that are poignant and darkly comic by turns

This sequel to the horror classic is a blood-soaked treatment of the United States’ racial tensions

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.

Nia DaCosta’s reboot/sequel to the 1992 movie 'Candyman' stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and gives meaning to the horrors of a ghetto built on white supremacy.

And ‘Candyman’ is a powerful #BLM new take on a classic horror film; but ‘Cinderella,’ we need to talk.

Nia DaCosta’s reimagining of the cult classic explores the dangers of making art about pain.

‘Candyman’ is a genre movie with all the blood-and-gore horror thrills you want. The emotional resonance and thematic depth is an added bonus.

Toss in some profoundly gross body horror plus a satisfying ending that nicely closes out its thesis statement, and we have the makings of a fun, thought-pro...

The triumph of Nia DaCosta’s “Candyman” is the sense of occasion the director and her co-writer/producer Jordan Peele bring to this reboot. This is hor...

Director Nia DaCosta's 'Candyman' stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Teyonah Parris as Anthony and Brianna. Our review of horror remake.

In this continuation of the horror Jordan Peele and Nia DaCosta forget what makes Tony Todd's monster great

Gone is the alluring entanglement of erotics and fright of the original Candyman; this 2021 revisioning replaces it with flat characters limply stumbling ove...

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays a Chicago painter whose sudden obsession with the urban legend Candyman jolts his canvases to life.