Candyman

"In "Candyman", the 1992 film by director Bernard Rose, a murderous ghost with a hook for a hand and bees coming out of his mouth gave us a certain fear and indicated how the slasher wave of the 1980s ("Friday the 13th," "Nightmare on Elm Street") was simply losing strength. Everything was becoming generic, more of the same. Almost 30 years later, Nia DaCosta, Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld show us how to do a reboot. In "Candyman," DaCosta (also praised for "Little Woods") updates the plot. Similarly to what was done in "The Invisible Man," Candyman is no longer just a ghost that goes around killing, but rather something more -- his existence, as well as his particularities, now have a clear meaning for the audience. There is not only social criticism, but also much reflection from small details in the script signed by the trio DaCosta, Peele ("Get Out") and Rosenfeld. The origin of Candyman, the story of the candy and the bees, his look, the reason for his violence. Everything is explained in a concise script, with only a few slips in didacticism and too much explanation, and it makes a lot of sense. But above all, it is very relevant to the world at the moment the new movie arrives. Throughout the story, you can shiver, be moved and, of course, get some scares -- although this is not the focus of Nia, who never falls into cheap terror. A great movie, one of those powerful and necessary ones, which show that reboots and remakes are not always bad. You just need to have good ideas and good directors behind them."