“Sinners”: Director Ryan Coogler on His Latest Hit, Delta Blues, His Mississippi Roots & Vampires

“Sinners”: Director Ryan Coogler on His Latest Hit, Delta Blues, His Mississippi Roots & Vampires

We begin our Memorial Day special with acclaimed director Ryan Coogler about his latest film Sinners, which is set to be one of the biggest box office hits of the year. Starring Michael B. Jordan, the genre-bending horror film is set in the Mississippi Delta during Jim Crow and is a “cinematic gumbo” of various influences and themes, Coogler tells Democracy Now! “I wanted to make a film that was kind of raging against the concept of genre and mak

REVIEW: Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ is not just about vampires

From “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler, “Sinners” is a niche Black vampire horror film set in the 1930s Mississippi Delta. (Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)   By CHLOE McGOWAN, The Indianapolis Recorder “Sinners” has been all anyone can talk about since its release on April 17.  From “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler, “Sinners” is a niche … Continued

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‘SINNERS’ Crossed $339M Globally. The Film had a $90M Budget

After a highly successful month-long run in theaters around the world, director Ryan Coogler’s movie Sinners is nearing the end of its time on the big screen. The horror film had another great weekend in domestic theaters, although it looks like it won’t quite hit $100 million from international markets. This reflects a common trend in the film industry where movies led by Black actors often don’t perform as well internationally. Still, Sinners …

Alex Reynolds reviews SINNERS starring Michael B Jordan

Alex Reynolds When did sin ever become a positive? Well check movie theatre box office figures, read glowing media reviews. Here’s a sinful supernatural horror movie from writer/director/co-producer Ryan Coogler which is scaring up the kind of superlative praise once directed to the creepy “Frankenstein/Dracula” classics of the 1930’s. Technically, “Sinners” is a vampire horror opus mixed with a full witches cauldron of violence, gore, sex, impo…