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SINNERS MOVIE REVIEW
Up until now, Ryan Coogler has written and directed several successful films based on either a true story, or pre-existing IP, but Sinners marks his first time crafting a completely original work on his own terms. Michael B. Jordan, in a dual role, plays Smoke and Stack, identical twin brothers from the Mississippi Delta who fought in WWI, and made their fortune working for Al Capone. Now they’ve come back home with a bag full of money, a truck full of liquor, and a dream of opening the best juke joint in town. Over the course of a single day, the twins recruit their friends and family to work at the club, and provide the musical entertainment, notably master bluesman Delta Slim (a scene-stealing Delroy Lindo) and their guitar playing cousin Sammie (Miles Caton in a star-making debut). In addition, the twins cross paths with the women they left behind; Stack’s former lover Mary (Hailee Steinfeld) who passes for white, and Stack’s estranged wife Annie (the always reliable Wunmi Mosaku), a healer with knowledge of the supernatural that will come in handy later. Despite the restrictions of the Jim Crow South, and the looming threat of the KKK, Coogler packs that day full of joy, passion, and music as his large ensemble cast weaves their way through a sprawling, Altmanesque exploration of black music and southern culture. But then night falls, and the goddamned vampires show up. Needless to say, our critics were excited to check this one out, but the studio chose not to screen the picture for Austin critics. Nevertheless, we trekked to the theater to see the film for ourselves. Unfortunately, one of our reviewers was attacked by vampires right after the screening, so it’s only not-so-identical non-twins Marco and Nathan on the review. Despite having fewer voices to compete with, our two reviewers couldn’t begin to cover half of what they wanted to talk about regarding Coogler’s jam-packed, genre-twisting film, but trust us, this is one you definitely want to watch!
DIRECTED BY: Ryan Coogler
STARRING: Michael B. Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Buddy Guy, Jack O’Connell, Jayme Lawson, Omar Benson Miller, Delroy Lindo, Li Jun Li, Yao, Lola Kirke, Peter Dreimanis, David Maldonado, Helena Hu, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Nathaniel Arcand, Tenaj L. Jackson, Nicoye Banks
YOUR REVIEWERS
Marco Noyola (Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Audio Editor)
By day, Marco is a mild-mannered office worker, but by night he is a mild-mannered movie watcher. He does other mild-mannered stuff too.
“I’m not a film critic. I just play one on the Internet.”
Nathan Flynn (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews)
Nathan Flynn is the resident goofball of One of Us. Net, often found overly caffeinated, slightly stoned, and ready to unleash the hottest takes imaginable. As the resident Letterboxd Lunatic, his movie opinions are as bold as his love for Top Gun: Maverick — a film he considers less of a movie and more of a religion. When he’s not passionately defending his latest cinematic obsession, Nathan manages a comedy club in downtown Austin, where he’s somehow avoided being heckled… so far. Around here, he’s usually the punching bag, but hey, someone’s gotta do it.
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