A social justice screed cosplaying as a horror film, the Candyman remake is a colossal disappointment. Instead of talking like normal people talk, characters are mouthpieces for ideology: police bad, white people bad, gentrification bad. And that’s not subtext or metaphor, by the way. That’s all anyone prattles on about in this preachy mess ofContinue reading “Candyman 2021”
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The Town that Dreaded Sundown remake
Dire remakes outnumber their capable counterparts by oh, 20:1. So, with that said, it’s worth noting that the mod version of The Town that Dreaded Sundown doesn’t blow like a sad trombone, but in some ways at least, betters the original. When tackling remakes, it’s probably better to reboot something that isn’t overwhelmingly held inContinue reading “The Town that Dreaded Sundown remake”
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