Writer/director Ryan Coogler has never been a director to play it safe, but Sinners is undoubtedly his most audacious and ambitious swing yet—and one that connects with a mighty roar. Melding historical specificity with genre insanity, Southern folklore with blood-drenched pulp, and the visceral rhythm of Black music culture with supernatural horror, Sinners is the rare kind of film that doesn’t just entertain—it howls. It barrels into view with the swagger of a juke joint jam session and the dread of a sermon warning of hellfire, never once...
