A film steadily inching its way up my ‘Most Anticipated’ list is Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”. Following his franchise successes with “Black Panther” and “Creed”, Coogler gets back to an original project with a period-rich vampire movie starring his frequent collaborator Michael B. Jordan. The film sees Jordan in a dual role alongside a killer supporting cast that includes Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Miles Caton, Delroy Lindo, Wunmi Mosaku, Omar Miller, and more. The first trailer was intense. This newest one is even more exciting.
Jordan plays twin brothers, Elijah and Elias, who return to their home town in hopes of putting their troubled lives behind them. But as the trailers have shown, escaping one’s past isn’t always easy. And to make matters worse, there’s something far more sinister and evil awaiting them back home. Coogler looks to go out of his way to immerse us in the 1930s Jim Crow era South, really leaning into the production design, costumes, and music. But it also looks utterly terrifying in the best way possible. I’m all onboard.
“Sinners” hits theaters April 18th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.
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This looks absolutely incredible though I wish the trailer didn’t spoil some things as I want to come in cold. The timing is right as Coogler is a future Auteurs profile this coming spring but I’m currently 3/5 finished with my Auteur piece on David Lean with 5 feature films and a short (that I need to watch) to cover plus additional content on unmade films as that will definitely arrive next month followed by Robert Eggers as that will be easier to do.
I kinda felt that way too. I does look like it may reveal quite a bit. Hopefully Coogler has more in store for us. I’m betting he does. 🙂
PUMPED for this! Always looking forward to the next Coogler movie, but I also just love when my favorite directors pivot to horror.
Can’t wait for Sinners and Mickey 17 to jumpstart the year in movies after awards season finishes.
I can’t quite figure out how I feel about MICKEY 17. Definitely intrigued by it. I’m really excited about SINNERS. Everything about it looks exciting.
Oh HELL YES. My kind of movie. I like everything I’m seeing in here. The cast, wow!
Doesn’t it look good? I’m really excited for it.