Sinners
Twin brothers skilled in running illegal and barely legal operations, Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan), return to their hometown in the deep south after a rough welcome in Chicago. Now, on the opening night of their latest Juke Joint, try as they might, it would seem evil just has other plans for them; in particular, cousin Sammie’s (Miles Canton) gift for music has a particular draw to all things, good, bad, supernatural and the natural alike. Now, with this confluence of events it would seem surviving the night may be a tall ask for these sinners.
Written and Directed by Ryan Coogler, this Tarantino, Peele, and Rodriguez inspired pulpy adventure raises tensions high with clever shades of good and evil sketched and blurred just the same. Bending history with horror the genre melange of the Jim Crow South met with mobsters, monsters, splashes humor, and irreverence release pressure at a metered pace as gore spurts and splatters satisfying the taste for blood. The Coogler/Jordan connection delivers the goods from start to finish, the two have clearly established a workflow and understanding that elevates each other’s work, meanwhile the rest of the ensemble move in step just the same. And, with geek out cinematography moments interspersed throughout the entire film, paired with a handful of great musical soundtrack moments, this creative take is fresh enough, original enough, and fun enough to call audiences back to the theatre. Running a little long with a two hour and seventeen minute runtime, regardless, fans of grindhouse fun, beckon the call! Sinners is rated R.