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Candy review: Needless, sexist true crime strikes again

Jessica Biel’s performance is good – she slips between canned charm and quiet desperation as the murderous Candy Montgomery. But why has this show been made in the first place?

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Candy review – Jessica Biel is mesmerising in a true-crime that’s actually worth your time

Candy review – Jessica Biel is mesmerising in a true-crime that’s actually worth your time

The gruesome story of murderer mom Candy Montgomery could easily focus on the 41 axe blows she inflicted. But this intelligent series is instead a more welcome study of female rage

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022

Inside the grisly story of an axe killing that inspired new Hulu series ‘Candy’

Inside the grisly story of an axe killing that inspired new Hulu series ‘Candy’

As Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Olsen portray Candy Montgomery in two different TV shows, Clémence Michallon takes a look at the case that rocked a Texas community in 1980

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

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A perfect '80s housewife snaps in Hulu’s ax murder true crime series ‘Candy’

Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore had everything they wanted: a husband, children, a house in their small Texas community. They bonded over car pools and church picnics, as ‘80s housewives are supposed to do. Then Candy killed Betty with an ax.

Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022

The true crime of Hulu's "Candy"

Retro appeal, strong performances and a smart critique on how society domesticates women lose steam by the end

Salon · May 10, 2022

Inside the grisly story of an axe killing that inspired new Hulu series ‘Candy’

As Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Olsen portray Candy Montgomery in two different TV shows, Clémence Michallon takes a look at the case that rocked a Texas community in 1980

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

‘Candy’ clarifies why two housewives were unhappy, and why one chopped up the other

Jessica Biel stars in Hulu series as the cheater and eventual killer, with Melanie Lynskey as her depressed victim, and both actors bring nuance to their roles.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 6, 2022

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Inside the grisly story of an axe killing that inspired new Hulu series ‘Candy’

Inside the grisly story of an axe killing that inspired new Hulu series ‘Candy’

As Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Olsen portray Candy Montgomery in two different TV shows, Clémence Michallon takes a look at the case that rocked a Texas community in 1980

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Inside the grisly story of an axe killing that inspired new Hulu series ‘Candy’

Inside the grisly story of an axe killing that inspired new Hulu series ‘Candy’

As Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Olsen are each set to portray Candy Montgomery in two different TV shows, Clémence Michallon takes a look at the case that rocked a Texas community in 1980

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

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