Review: Ryan Coogler makes 'Sinners' more than a vampire movie

Let's Talk About the Sex in "Sinners"

When you think "Sinners," the first thought shouldn't be sex. But it's near impossible to ignore Ryan Coogler's genius in capturing intimacy without even any nudity. "Sinners" is a suspenseful horror film centered around twin brothers, both played by Michael B. Jordan, who return to their hometown in the Mississippi Delta to open a juke joint. Oh, and along the way, they cross paths with a couple vampires. And while the action and horror element…

In 'Sinners,' the blues is a portal between this world and the next

Ryan Coogler's period thriller knows "the devil's music" isn't the opposite of the holy word, but its twin.

‘Sinners’: a tale of temptation and transcendence

As the film’s title promises, there is plenty of sin on display, even before the vampires arrive.

'Sinners': A manifesto on music wrapped in Southern vampire tale

“Sinners” opens with ancient lore, “There are legends of people with a gift of making music so true, it can conjure spirits from the past and the future. This gift can bring fame and fortune, but it can also pierce the veil between life and death.” Even before the film transports the audience to the […]...Keep on reading: 'Sinners' is as a bold manifesto on music, wrapped in a Southern vampire tale

‘Sinners’ Star Jack O’Connell on Playing an Irish-Dancing Vampire in Ryan Coogler’s Hit Film

Mike Marsland/WireImage/Getty ImagesSpoilers ahead for Sinners.For the first hour of Sinners, the Southern Gothic blockbuster from Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that the Michael B. Jordan-starring film is billed as a horror-action flick. Coogler dedicates such care to building the intricate world of the first half of the story (which is set over one 24-hour period in 1932 Mississippi) that when Jack O’Conn…

‘Sinners’ Ending Explained: Fangs for the Memories

Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” is here. And based on the early response to his 1930s-set vampire movie, which stars Michael B. Jordan as bootlegger twins who return from Al Capone’s Chicago to set up a juke joint in their small Mississippi town, everybody is going to be talking about it. There will certainly be much discussion about the movie’s ending, which goes all out. If Coogler eases you into the movie’s horror tropes, by the end everything is tu…