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Is Sinners Hollywood’s Salvation?

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Apr 23, 2025
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INSIGHT

Sinners' Complex Villainy

  • Sinners by Ryan Coogler blends vampire horror with deep racial allegory about Jim Crow and Black entrepreneurship.
  • The film portrays white supremacy structures as the true villains, not merely the vampires.
INSIGHT

Epic Build-up in Sinners

  • Sinners offers an epic, patient build-up celebrating Black community entrepreneurship before revealing its horror elements.
  • The film’s dual horror—genre and historical racial betrayal—makes it a masterful and immersive experience.
ANECDOTE

Sinners as Visually Sumptuous Ride

  • Julia Turner described Sinners as a "great ride" that is visually sumptuous and surprisingly playful for a film about racial atrocity.
  • She highlighted Michael B. Jordan’s dual performance as captivating and central to the film’s charm.
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