Sinners: Ryan Coogler Reveals the Devil’s Bargain of America
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Sinners: Ryan Coogler Reveals the Devil’s Bargain of America

April 20, 2025
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So this is also, of course, the story of Mississippi and the larger American South that birthed the blues. It’s no accident that Coogler captures the rolling fields of cotton in wide, painterly IMAX lenses. This is the coveted cash crop that so many Black Americans’ ancestors were torn from

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Defined In Isolation: Ryan Coogler on “Sinners” | Interviews
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Defined In Isolation: Ryan Coogler on “Sinners” | Interviews

April 19, 2025
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One of the great joys when watching a Ryan Coogler project is seeing how he’ll remix seemingly unrelated stories, themes, and genres into a wholly original creation. Proximity Media, the production company he formed with his wife Zinzi and friend Sev, helps bring audiences closer to often overlooked subjects. In

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Sinners Review: Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan Throw Tasty Vampire Party
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Sinners Review: Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan Throw Tasty Vampire Party

April 16, 2025
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While Smoke/Stack are the flashy centers of the film, it is cousin Sammie who is the story’s soul. Also known as Preacher Boy because his father is the pastor for the Black sharecroppers on a nearby plantation, Sammie was raised to play his music for God… but he much prefers

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