Revisiting Candyman (1992) with Isaiah Winters

Let's Watch It Again : Film Reviews & Retrospectives · Jan 28, 2022 · 1h 9m · transcript

Rob Lee welcomes Isaiah Winters back on to the podcast to discuss the 1992 classic, Candyman.

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Candyman (1992) Trailer

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Summary

Skeptical graduate student Helen Lyle befriends Anne-Marie McCoy while researching superstitions in a housing project on Chicago's Near North Side. From Anne-Marie, Helen learns about the Candyman, a knife-wielding figure of urban legend that some of her neighbors believe to be responsible for a recent murder. After a mysterious man matching the Candyman's…