Candice Frederick
@candicefrederick.bsky.social
Culture Journalist for hire | Formerly: Senior Culture Reporter at HuffPost | Other Bylines: The Daily Beast, Time, New York Times, Bloomberg, ELLE and Harper's Bazaar | [email protected] | candicefrederick.contently.com
My Father's Shadow is in theaters today. A beautifully shot and tender portrait of Black masculinity through the complicated relationship between a father and his two sons in Lagos. Gorgeous.
February 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM
My Father's Shadow is in theaters today. A beautifully shot and tender portrait of Black masculinity through the complicated relationship between a father and his two sons in Lagos. Gorgeous.
No new pictures where are you mentally
February 6, 2026 at 2:11 AM
No new pictures where are you mentally
Seated for Wuthering Heights
February 4, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Seated for Wuthering Heights
I'm stuck on this. I mean, I get it. But I also think a lot about how little the status quo is ever challenged in white establishments like Hollywood
February 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I'm stuck on this. I mean, I get it. But I also think a lot about how little the status quo is ever challenged in white establishments like Hollywood
It seems that every year, or every few months, a former Oscar best actress winner says that winning did very little for her career or how Hollywood sees her. When I interviewed Elise Neal, she had these thoughts about the Oscar:
February 3, 2026 at 1:27 PM
It seems that every year, or every few months, a former Oscar best actress winner says that winning did very little for her career or how Hollywood sees her. When I interviewed Elise Neal, she had these thoughts about the Oscar:
Yesterday I screened Ha-Chan Shake Your Booty on the Sundance Film Festival platform. Really enjoyed it. Rinko Kikuchi is excellent in it.
February 2, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Yesterday I screened Ha-Chan Shake Your Booty on the Sundance Film Festival platform. Really enjoyed it. Rinko Kikuchi is excellent in it.
I screened If I Go Will They Miss today on the Sundance platform. The best movie i've seen at the festival so far this year.
January 30, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I screened If I Go Will They Miss today on the Sundance platform. The best movie i've seen at the festival so far this year.
I screened Josephine today on the Sundance Film Festival virtual platform
January 29, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I screened Josephine today on the Sundance Film Festival virtual platform
Tonight I screened Send Help
January 23, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Tonight I screened Send Help
A figure of Zendaya is now in Madame Tussauds New York
January 7, 2026 at 3:06 PM
A figure of Zendaya is now in Madame Tussauds New York
Post a famous bathroom scene
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Post a famous bathroom scene
Just a reminder of the responsibility of good arts criticism, brought to you by tonight's Critics Choice awards winner Jean Smart
January 5, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Just a reminder of the responsibility of good arts criticism, brought to you by tonight's Critics Choice awards winner Jean Smart
The Plague has some of the best child performances I've seen in a long while. A really haunting movie.
December 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The Plague has some of the best child performances I've seen in a long while. A really haunting movie.
This is legitimately what I think when I watch certain stars on screen
December 24, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is legitimately what I think when I watch certain stars on screen
Both Hamnet and Goodbye June are mopey familial dramas releasing around the same time, but Hamnet is far more complex in its examination of faith, love, and the apparent healing power of art.
December 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Both Hamnet and Goodbye June are mopey familial dramas releasing around the same time, but Hamnet is far more complex in its examination of faith, love, and the apparent healing power of art.
You will be visited by three spirits
December 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
You will be visited by three spirits
