Sinners (Dir. Ryan Coogler, Warner Bros., 2025)
Ryan Coogler's Sinners (2025) centers two twins, Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan), who return to their home in the Mississippi Delta after having worked for the Mafia in Chicago, mainly due to having stole money from Italian mobsters. Despite all of the controversy online due to the plot and casting choices, I decided to go see the film on my own and come to my own conclusion regarding Sinners. My first impression of the film was somewhat critical, but as I continued to watch it, I eventually enjoyed it, especially the cultural and historical elements to the plot. The Twins are named Smoke and Stack that I assume was a reference to the blues song Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf since the blues is a heavy inspiration throughout the film. I did notice the references to Robert Johnson as well, specifically the legend about him "selling his soul" at the crossroads as well as the esoteric elements latent in Blues music. I took note of the correlation betwee...
