Tom Jolliffe looks at the original Candyman and the new Nia DaCosta directed reboot/sequel. Which reigns supreme? Spoilers follow… In the early 1990s, maybe a year or two after the release of Bernard Rose’s hit horror classic Candyman, I watched as a preteen who had already become well versed in the kind of horror films […]
Candyman is one of 2021’s best horror films | Video Review
EJ Moreno with a video review of 2021’s Candyman… Candyman is back, and director Nia DaCosta wants viewers to say his name. In this update of the 90s slasher, 2021’s Candyman is one of the scariest films in quite some time. Critic EJ Moreno breaks down the style, the horror, and the legacy of this […]
Movie Review – Candyman (2021)
Candyman, 2021. Directed by Nia DaCosta. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Kyle Kaminsky, Vanessa Williams, Rebecca Spence, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Brian King and Miriam Moss. SYNOPSIS: A “spiritual sequel” to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighbourhood where the legend began. As the camera glides through […]
Movie Review – Candyman (2021)
Candyman. 2021 Directed by Nia DaCosta Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Tony Todd, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Cassie Kramer, Rebecca Spence, Kyle Kaminsky, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Cedric Mays, Christiana Clark, Brian King, Pamela Jones, Miriam Moss, Mark Montgomery, Genesis Denise Hale, Rodney L Jones III, Hannah Love Jones, Heidi Grace Engerman, and Virginia […]
Candyman gets a new poster and trailer
Universal Pictures has released a new trailer and poster for Candyman, director Nia DaCosta’s ‘contemporary incarnation’ of the 1992 cult classic horror which stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Anthony, a visual artist who unleashes a terrifying wave of violence when he begins to explore the macabre details of the true story behind Candyman; take a […]
Captain Marvel 2 to feature Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel and Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau
During yesterday’s Disney Investor Day, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige confirmed reports that Nia DaCosta (Candyman) is set to take on directing duties for the Brie Larson-headlined Captain Marvel 2. In addition to Larson, who reprises her role as Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel 2 is also set to feature the return of Monica Rambeau – […]
Teyonah Parris on playing a “badass” Monica Rambeau in Marvel’s WandaVision
The last we saw of young Monica Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she was saying her goodbyes to her Aunt Carol as Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel headed into space for some cosmic superhero adventures at the conclusion of 2019’s 1990s-set origin movie. The character will be making her return next month as Teyonah Parris […]
WandaVision set photos feature Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Teyonah Parris and Kathryn Hahn
With WandaVision currently undergoing some additional photography ahead of its premiere on Disney+ this December, some new spy photos from the set of the Marvel series have surfaced on Twitter featuring cast members Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff), Paul Bettany (Vision), Teyonah Parris (Monica Rambeau) and Kathryn Hahn (Agnes). The set photos aren’t too revealing, but do […]
Candyman returns in first trailer for Jordan Peele-produced reboot
Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming horror reboot Candyman from director Nia DaCosta (Crossing the Line) and producer Jordan Peele (Get Out). A “spiritual sequel” to 1992 cult horror, the new film stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen) as an artist who after hearing of the legend of the Candyman, unwittingly unleashes […]
Marvel’s WandaVision set photos feature Monica Rambeau in S.W.O.R.D. attire
As filming on the Disney+ series WandaVision continues, Just Jared has shared some images from the set of the hotly-anticipated Marvel show which feature Randall Park’s FBI agent Jimmy Woo from Ant-Man alongside the now-adult Monica Rambeau, played by MCU newcomer Teyonah Harris. Look closely and you’ll see that Monica is sporting a S.W.O.R.D. jacket, […]
