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

‘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…

Scott McDaniel: ‘Sinners’ sings a tale of blues and blood

The devil went down to … Mississippi and did a … jig? That’s right — and it was awesome. “Sinners” reminds me of 1996’s “From Dusk till Dawn,” where George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino play brothers stuck in a Mexican saloon with deadly vampires — except this battle takes place in a 1930s juke joint in the American South, and both brothers are played by Michael B. Jordan. It seems “Sinners” director Ryan Coogler can’t get enough of Jordan. Each…

Box Office: ‘Sinners’ Stays Strong With $13 Million Second Friday, ‘The Accountant 2’ Appraises $9.4 Million Opening Day

Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan's 'Sinners' is on top at the box office again, with 'The Accountant 2' and 'Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith' following.

‘Sinners’ Shows the Value of Targeting American Audiences

‘Sinners’ (MovieStillsDB)Talked to box office analyst and film critic Scott Mendelson, author of the “Inside Scoop” substack, on the podcast this week about the box office so far this year; it was a fun chat, I hope you listen.One thing we briefly touched on that I’d just like to hammer home here has to do with the box office haul for Sinners. Ryan Coogler’s movie, which is quite good, is putting up enormous weekday numbers in its first week of …

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

Hardly a horror flick, it’s largely a metaphor for other issues and it plays out like an engrossing account of history, specifically music.

‘Sinners’ Is A Box-Office Hit And Proves Critics Wrong

Film critics downplaying Ryan Coogler’s No. 1 vampire blockbuster are now eating their words.