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Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’: Not for Everyone, but Beauty is in the Eye of the Bee-holder

A sequel to the 1992 film, it continues the story of baby Anthony as a grown man (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), now a painter living with his girlfriend Brianna (Teyonah Parris). He’s drawn to create an art installation about Candyman, complete with a piece that invites museum-goers to call him themselves. Candyman’s turf Cabrini-Green has beenContinue reading “Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’: Not for Everyone, but Beauty is in the Eye of the Bee-holder”

*2026 edit: This is my attempt to write a review of a movie I love that also challenges notions that racism is no longer an issue today, and I ended up incorporating a lot of things I’ve been reading. I am very adamant that white people should recognize their privilege, and I hope I didn’tContinue reading “Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’: Terrifying, Funny, and Provocative–Sorry, I Wrote an Essay (not sorry)”