Review: Ryan Coogler makes 'Sinners' more than a vampire movie
- Ryan Coogler directed the movie Sinners, released by Warner Bros., about two brothers returning to 1930s Mississippi.
- The brothers, both played by Michael B. Jordan, earned money working for Chicago gangsters and aim to open a juke joint with great music.
- Sinners is not a horror film as trailers imply, but an engrossing metaphorical account of music history with outsiders threatening the brothers' world.
- The film features a key moment three-fourths in, highlights mesmerizing performances by Mosaku and Miles Caton, and demonstrates Coogler's skill at generational storytelling.
- Sinners suggests a possible reunion and shows Coogler's ability to connect historical themes with contemporary relevance beyond vampire movie expectations.
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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…
'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…
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