The Late Show

In Nia DaCosta and Jordan Peele’s “spiritual sequel” to the horror classic, a young, up-and-coming artist (Abdul-Mateen) becomes fascinated by the legend of the Candyman while searching for inspiration—and reawakens the vengeful spirit onto a freshly gentrified Cabrini-Green.

“A genuinely terrifying and artful horror film that speaks with a bell-clear voice to the current moment, the product of centuries of racist power structures.” – Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times