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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Candyman

Photo: Parrish Lewish/Universal Pictures and MGM Pictures
Photo: Parrish Lewish/Universal Pictures and MGM Pictures

Another iconic horror franchise, another clever and timely update—this time thanks to director Nia DaCosta and co-writer Jordan Peele, not to mention Abdul-Mateen’s gripping performance as an artist who becomes dangerously entangled with a certain gruesome urban legend. Naturally, the Oscars looked the other way.

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