Movies Update: ‘Candyman’ and More

Plus, a look back at "Y Tu Mamá También."

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story August 27, 2021 By Mekado Murphy Movies Editor Hey, movie fans! Got a sweet tooth for big-screen horror? The new version of "Candyman" may be your best bet. In her Critic's Pick review, Manohla Dargis calls it a "sharp, shivery redo" of the 1992 film that gave us bee stings and menace. Watch an eerie shadow puppet scene from the movie. If you'd like additional insect-incorporated scares, you can move on from bees to "Mosquito State," another Critic's Pick, this one featuring a Wall Street analyst who's never quite the same after a mosquito bite. Jeannette Catsoulis calls it "a disquieting merger of body horror and social commentary." Or you can take it easy with some comedies. Netflix has "He's All That," a gender-flipped reboot of a 1999 hit. And Hulu has the chaotic couples comedy "Vacation Friends," featuring John Cena, Yvonne Orji, Lil Rel Howery and Meredith Hagner. If you're seeking documentary profiles this weekend, you have plenty of options. Netflix has one about Bob Ross and another about Caitlyn Jenner. Discovery+ has one about the YouTuber and domino artist Lily Hevesh. And you can find a film about the runner Eliud Kipchoge on demand. Plus, this week we looked back at Alfonso Cuarón's "Y Tu Mamá También," which ignited the careers of its stars. We looked into how movies are extending their plots into videos shown in the queues of theme park rides and we caught up with Ynairaly Simo, the 14-year-old star of the Netflix animated musical "Vivo." Enjoy the movies! Universal Pictures Critic's Pick 'Candyman' Review: Who Can Take a Sunrise, Sprinkle It With Blood? The new take on the 1990s cult horror film returns the story to its old stomping ground, this time with Jordan Peele as a producer. By Manohla Dargis Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT CRITICS' PICKS Marzena Stoklosa/Shudder Critic's Pick 'Mosquito State' Review: Bugging Out A Wall Street genius becomes the willing host to a colony of mosquitoes in this dreamily surreal horror movie. By Jeannette Catsoulis Cinema Guild Critic's Pick 'Isabella' Review: Audition of a Lifetime The Argentine filmmaker Matías Piñeiro, who riffs on Shakespeare, expands his ambition with this drama. By Ben Kenigsberg ANATOMY OF A SCENE Parrish Lewis/Universal Pictures Anatomy of a Scene Watch a Scary Story Come to Life in 'Candyman' The director Nia DaCosta narrates a sequence that digs into the origins of the "Candyman" narrative using shadow puppetry. By Mekado Murphy MOVIE REVIEWS Kevin Estrada/Netflix 'He's All That' Review: Much Ado About Nothing This gender-flipped reboot of "She's All That" lazily rehashes the original but without its endearing weirdness. By Devika Girish Jessica Miglio/20th Century Studios/Hulu 'Vacation Friends' Review: Life Lessons Amid Chaos Clay Tarver's movie is a better grade of outrageous couples comedy. By Glenn Kenny Steve Price/Discovery + 'Lily Topples the World' Review: What Goes Up A gifted YouTuber gets a superficial profile in this lackadaisical documentary. By Jeannette Catsoulis Peter Mountain/Bleecker Street 'Together' Review: Love and Loathing in London Sharon Horgan and James McAvoy play a battling couple trapped in lockdown in this theatrical pandemic drama. By Jeannette Catsoulis RLJE Films 'No Man of God' Review: Buddying Up to Bundy The film dramatizes what it sees as the rapport between an F.B.I. profiler and the serial killer. By Ben Kenigsberg Netflix 'Untold: Caitlyn Jenner' Review: Honoring the Athlete Caitlyn Jenner recalls her past as a decathlon champion in this sports documentary directed by Crystal Moselle. By Teo Bugbee Netflix 'Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed' Review: No Gloss This documentary on "The Joy of Painting" star focuses on the controversy over who controls his brand and legacy. By Lisa Kennedy Thomas Lovelock/Universal Pictures 'Kipchoge: The Last Milestone' Review: Skipping Ahead This documentary about the Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge takes a victory lap for an athletic feat. By Ben Kenigsberg Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT STREAMING RECOMMENDATIONS Aidan Monaghan/Netflix Stream These Five International Films Now This month's picks include a rousing boxing film from India, a Costa Rican psychodrama, a breezy French romantic comedy, a horror film about refugees in London and a charming Tunisian indie. By Devika Girish The Horror Collective/Entertainment Squad Five Horror Movies to Stream Now This month's offerings include American possession tales, as well as grisly French perspectives on an unwitting werewolf, killer insects and a vengeful demoness. By Erik Piepenburg NEWS & FEATURES IFC Films When 'Y Tu Mamá También' Changed Everything The film, with its sexual openness, upended the lives of its filmmakers and stars. Twenty years later, they still feel the effects. By Carlos Aguilar Josefina Santos for The New York Times Ynairaly Simo Reps the Bronx (and Tweenage Zest) in 'Vivo' The 14-year-old Dominican American actress makes her big screen debut in the animated musical on Netflix, with songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. By Laura Zornosa Rich Fury/Getty Images for Universal Studios Hollywood Bringing a (Jurassic) World of Star Power to Theme Park Queues Hang out in line at a theme park this summer with Chris Pratt, or at least a video of him. By Drew Taylor How are we doing? 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