Todd does not appear until forty-four minutes into the ninety-nine-minute film, he dominates the film and becomes an icon, our twentieth century Dracula. The special effects may not hold up, and the green screen is discernible, but Todd is timeless.

| Jun 12, 2024

Tony Todd's performance and the Philip Glass score set the film apart from similar slashers, but it serves more as an effective compilation of scenes as opposed to an entirely satisfying full-length narrative.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 24, 2023

Candyman is perfectly shot, and its central characters are iconic.

| Aug 21, 2023

Candyman’s commentary on race remains just as riveting as it was thirty years ago, and its mix of fantastical and familiar horrors haunts audiences to this day.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 1, 2022

Candyman explicitly becomes a horror story about the power and fascination of horror stories.

| Jun 7, 2022

Todd knows the perfect way to use his towering build and basso voice to intimidate and seduce. He embodies the sex & death hallmark of all Clive Barkers work better than any other actor ever has. It is, quite simply, a great performance.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 20, 2022

Still something of a classic, thanks largely to Tony Todd’s grand performance in the title role, literally a tortured artist out for vengeance.

| Mar 17, 2022

Candyman's lasting greatness lies in its richness as a readable text and its ability to stoke our desire to keep finding new interpretations - even if its relevance continues to develop in disturbing ways.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 17, 2022

Tony Todd shot to international stardom in this Chicago-based horror hit...

| Nov 2, 2021

...one of the smarter, more cerebral horror films on the block...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 31, 2021

A topical and prescient adaptation of Clive Barker's short story "The Forbidden", Candyman will stick with you long after the credits roll.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 30, 2021

The film not only gave us Tony Todd's dulcet-toned titular character, it attempted to tackle race, class inequality and gentrification in a progressive way - at a time when it wasn't fashionable. Plus (spoiler) Helen is the real villain of the piece

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 27, 2021

There's enough full-bore gore to satisfy genre fans, but not so much that it obliterates the movie's flashes of savage wit and crafty intelligence.

| Aug 25, 2021

A chilly, bloody, romantic, and intelligent slice of horror that stands as a modern classic of the genre.

| Aug 8, 2021

Wonderfully playing against expectation, Candyman leaves you wondering where the story will go next, something missing in most horror movies.

| Jan 13, 2021

...the Tony Todd-starring classic from 1992 was something else.

| Nov 6, 2020

If the movie has a White lens, it at least makes room for a Black side-eye.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 2, 2020

The premise is highly original, the atmosphere terrifying, and the acting superb, especially considering the subgenre and its popularity for poor performances.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Sep 11, 2020

Candyman is creepy without relying heavily on the elements that have always turned me away from horror... building a sense of foreboding atmosphere with the help of an incredibly chilling score by Phillip Glass.

| Aug 18, 2020

The drama in its story is put before its horror ingredients, making it one of the best films around. It's a psychological horror film with captivating social commentary.

| Original Score: A+ | Mar 6, 2020