Oct 29 2024 135 mins 1
Sweets for the sweet 🍭🍬
After literal years, we finally confront the Stacy Adams big bad himself, Candyman (1992) directed by Bernard Rose and starring Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, and Kasi Lemmons.
In this episode: our childhood experience with the film; local urban legends and the power of belief; Clive Barker's The Forbidden and Eddie Murphy as the first choice for Daniel Robitaille; smash or pass: the Juice Demon or the Candy Demon; and what went wrong the re-quel.
Our recommendations: Hellraiser (1987), Nightbreed (1990), The Evil Dead (1981), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Davalyn exists strictly with the confines of the show, but you can follow Lindsay at The Chocolate Hippie: https://open.spotify.com/show/2UlYnBlESXm2zmcxrTWWDY?si=84fc5f0ea8be4b36
Read They Came in Through the Bathroom Mirror by Steve Bogira: https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/they-came-in-through-the-bathroom-mirror/
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After literal years, we finally confront the Stacy Adams big bad himself, Candyman (1992) directed by Bernard Rose and starring Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, and Kasi Lemmons.
In this episode: our childhood experience with the film; local urban legends and the power of belief; Clive Barker's The Forbidden and Eddie Murphy as the first choice for Daniel Robitaille; smash or pass: the Juice Demon or the Candy Demon; and what went wrong the re-quel.
Our recommendations: Hellraiser (1987), Nightbreed (1990), The Evil Dead (1981), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Davalyn exists strictly with the confines of the show, but you can follow Lindsay at The Chocolate Hippie: https://open.spotify.com/show/2UlYnBlESXm2zmcxrTWWDY?si=84fc5f0ea8be4b36
Read They Came in Through the Bathroom Mirror by Steve Bogira: https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/they-came-in-through-the-bathroom-mirror/
Support the show with a Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/blackgirlfilmclub
Check out the rest of our socials at linktr.ee/blackgirlfilmclub
