Candyman
Summary:
Bernard Rose followed his moody fantasy-thriller Paperhouse (1988) with this modern horror tale, based on Clive Barker's short story "-The Forbidden". Compiling a thesis on urban legends, University of Illinois in Chicago graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) becomes aware of the prevalent superstition surrounding the legend of "Candyman" (Tony Todd)--a hook-wiel... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Virginia Madsen - (Helen Lyle)
Tony Todd - (Candyman)
Xander Berkeley - (Trevor Lyle)
Kasi Lemmons - (Bernadette Walsh)
Vanessa A. Williams - (Anne-Marie McCoy)
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Review:
Haunting, intelligent and poetic, Candyman's strength lies in its ability to deliver a powerful social message primarily through imagery (Helen's realization that each room in her ritzy high-rise is the "mirror image" of its counterpart in Cabrini Green is a telling example), while managing to deliver the horror goods with hair-raising suspense,... Continue >>
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