![]() ![]() ![]() “Candyman” takes a long time to introduce the characters and tell the backstory of the titular legend. Looking at the trailer, you would think you will be watching a movie with action and drama, but this is often not the case. However, he accidentally summons Candyman and later learns about his dark past, which causes him to lose his mind.ĭaCosta’s “Candyman” is great even if the beginning was slow. McCoy starts wandering the streets of Chicago for inspiration and finds it in the city’s abandoned projects. His superiors (who are white) keep labeling his new ideas as outdated and overdone, even though they depict Black oppression. After the success of his previous art exhibit, he struggles with finding new inspiration for his next piece. In the film, McCoy starts off as a popular artist in Chicago. This sounds overdramatic, but I’m not kidding. I was too busy imagining Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as main character Anthony McCoy, standing over me in the dark, wearing a bloody yellow trench coat. To distract ourselves, we went to the movies to see Nia DaCosta’s remake of “Candyman.” Let’s just say, I couldn’t sleep for at least two days afterwards. When Hurricane Ida flooded parts of Louisiana, my family and I evacuated to Atlanta. ![]()
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