The Jim Crow Vampire Film That’s Ryan Coogler’s Most Personal Yet

"Sinners" isn't just a horror flick—it's Coogler’s tribute to family, history, and the soul of Black America.

. His uncle’s love of blues music is the heartbeat of Sinners.

Meet Smoke and Stack—WWI vets turned juke joint owners with a shady past.

In Sinners, racism and horror collide in a chilling metaphor.

“I was trying to understand why my uncle loved it so much,” Coogler said.

Wunmi Mosaku stuns as Annie, a root woman, and Hailee Steinfeld plays Mary, whose race is a mystery…

Playing Sammie, Caton’s character defies his preacher father with the “devil’s music.”

Coogler was moved to tears in Mississippi—alongside a 70-year-old Swede—inspired by the global power

“These people built the foundation for me,” he says.

Coogler warns of chasing power and profit at the cost of community and heritage.

A love letter to Black culture, blues, and the people history forgot.