‘Sinners’ opens a new conversation about Black religion in film

Blood Money, Blues Women, and the Power of Price: How 'Sinners' Rewrites the Gothic South

Sinners is rightly recognized as a Black Southern gothic tale, with a plot driven by its male characters. Indeed, the film highlights the camaraderie and community of these men as sharecroppers working alongside their pregnant wives, or as wizened blues musicians who experienced and witnessed enough real-world evil to rival any vampirism. However, if this “conjuring” is visceral and emotive through the blues music, it is the blues woman and conj…

Here’s hoping ‘Sinners’ inspires more big swings at the box office - Wilmington News Journal

Much has been made about the new original film “Sinners,” especially how much money the film needs to make to break even, an odd point for an original intellectual property that has already made over $130 million in just over two weeks in theaters. That’s a rare feat in the post-Marvel Cinematic Universe era. The film, a dark, character-driven exploration of race, racism, culture and cultural assimilation, is a vampire tale that somehow finds so…

Wolf, an epicenter of blues music and a tank that measured 1.98 and weighed 135 kilos, was expelled from his home when he was ten years old. He was already becoming fond of blues and Gertrude, his mother, a religious fanatic who sang in the choir of the church, could not bear to lose her son with that rhythm played in the night clubs. Already as a figure of the blues and lighthouse for the rock stars (they are fans Keith Richards, Led Zeppelin, …

‘Sinners’ opens a new conversation about Black religion in film

(RNS) — There are horror movies that capture the relationship between race and lived experience, but rarely do they intersect with religion. However, “Sinners,” written and directed by Ryan Coogler, is infused with religious imagery and spiritual language. Praised by critics, “Sinners” immerses its audience in a twofold battle of supernatural strife and racial tension. In this world, Black people are fighting to survive and build society in the …

Box Office: Sinners surpasses A Quiet Place to become 6th highest-grossing horror film in US

Ryan Coogler’s supernatural period horror Sinners has crossed a major milestone at the domestic box office, surpassing A Quiet Place to become the sixth-highest-grossing horror film in US history. The critically acclaimed Warner Bros. release, starring Michael B. Jordan in dual roles, has earned USD 190.2 million domestically as of this writing. On its third Wednesday, Sinners grossed a strong USD 3.1 million, marking a 49.2 percent drop from th…

Sinners Director Ryan Coogler and VFX Supe Michael Ralla Talk Twinning - postPerspective

By Iain Blair Writer/director Ryan Coogler’s new film Sinners is a wild ride set in the Deep South in the 1930s. It stars Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as twin brothers who return home to escape their criminal past in Chicago. The genre mashup horror-thriller also stars some bloodthirsty vampires and a ton of awesome visual effects overseen by VFX supervisor Michael Ralla, The post Sinners Director Ryan Coogler and VFX Supe Michael Ralla Talk …