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‘Candyman’ Is Just Not ‘Candyman’ Without Tony Todd
SAY HIS NAME
Universal Pictures
The problem with this fascinating, frustrating remake isn’t that it’s didactic, but that it doesn’t seem to have much interest in being a horror movie.
Laura Bradley
Senior Entertainment Reporter
Published
Aug. 27 2021
11:26PM EDT
Laura Bradley
Senior Entertainment Reporter
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