Hooptober 10.0 – Candyman (1992)

Being Film #25 for Hooptober 2023 Sometimes context is everything. On its own I've always liked and admired Candyman, Bernard Rose's adaptation of Clive Barker's short story "The Forbidden" but watching it right after The People Under the Stairs I'm even more impressed. Here is a film that looks at the disparity between the haves... Continue Reading →

Hooptober 8.0 – Candyman (2021)

Being Film #15 for Hooptober 2021 The new Candyman is a lot of things. Reboot, sequel...sure. But it's also a clever, brutal investigation into the nature of narrative. So much of a story is shaped by who tells it, who owns it. Watching Nia Dacosta take the original story and twist it into not only... Continue Reading →

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