As Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is now available to rent or buy on digital, and its Blu-ray release date approaches, some of the special features have started to trickle out. Last week, a deleted scene showed the construction of Smoke and Stack‘s juke joint—a fluidly edited montage without dialogue that’s entertaining to watch, but ultimately feels […]
‘Sinners 2’ Wasn’t on Ryan Coogler’s Mind, but Maybe That Has Changed
Before Ryan Coogler’s Sinners was released into the world, he was not thinking of it as the start of a franchise. In an interview published three days prior to the film’s release, the writer and director made that abundantly clear. “I never think about [sequels],” Coogler said to Ebony Magazine. “I’ve been in a space […]
Hell Yeah, ‘Sinners’ Comes Home to Streaming Next Week
You’ve seen it in theaters, and probably in IMAX. Pretty soon, you’ll be able to watch Sinners in the comfort of your own home, as it comes to VOD platforms beginning Tuesday, June 3. Ryan Coogler’s period piece vampire thriller has been the talk of the town since its mid-April release, and you’ll be able […]
Sinners Is No Longer Playing in IMAX, But It’ll Be Back Soon
The nature of an IMAX release is movies only have a limited of time to play on those screens until the next movie hits. That’s especially true over the summer when seemingly every single big release is either shot for, or upscaled to, a bigger-scale IMAX. And so that’s why, starting today, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners […]
Sinners Continues to Take a Bite Out of the Box Office
Sinners won the box office when it came out last weekend, and it’s still holding strong in week two. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the period vampire flick made $45 million domestically and maintained its top spot. Compared to its $48 million opening weekend, its take fell by just six percent, making for the smallest decline […]
Sinners Star Wunmi Mosaku on the Scene That’s Got Everyone Buzzing
There’s been enough time since the release of Sinners that we just have to talk about the most glorious and impactful scene from Ryan Coogler’s vampire opus. The light that Sammie (Miles Caton) brings to the juke joint his twin cousins Smoke and Stack (both Michael B. Jordan) open to showcase the power of his […]
Blade’s Former Costume Designer Affirms It Could Have Been a Period Piece
Remember Marvel’s Blade reboot starring Mahershala Ali? Not the one currently in development hell, but the version originally slated for release in November 2023 before getting scrapped after losing its director twice? Well, its former costume designer does. What’s more, she has confirmed the project that never came to fruition was originally going to be […]
Ryan Coogler Thanks Fans for Sinners’ Box-Office Success
Warner Bros. and Ryan Coogler have much to celebrate with the success of the filmmaker’s hit vampire movie. After Sinners‘ opening weekend, the Hollywood Reporter shared that it raked in $48 million domestically, which bodes well for original filmmaking and the studios still game to support it. Sinners was a gamble that Warner Bros. movie […]
Sinners’ Spotify Easter Eggs Offer an Inspired, Immersive Lore Discovery
If you watched Sinners this past weekend and haven’t been able to get the visuals and the music out of your mind, you might want to check out the official soundtrack and playlist on Spotify. Not only is the whole soundtrack with performances by newcomer Miles Caton, who plays Preacher Boy, a featured option but […]
Open Channel: Tell Us What You Thought of Sinners
Ever since news broke that Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan were teaming up on a supernatural horror movie, everyone couldn’t help but be excited. Studios were reportedly trying to outbid each other to grab it, and it was Coogler’s first original work, so how could you not be curious what it’d look like for […]