Ryan Coogler says ‘Sinners’ inspiration felt ‘like a bolt of lightning’
The Oscar-nominated filmmaker directed both Black Panther films and Creed. Coogler’s latest movie is a vampire thriller about twins who open a juke joint in Jim Crow Mississippi.
There can only be one pope in the delightfully preposterous ‘Conclave’
Pope Francis’ death not only led to an outpouring of remembrances. It also unleashed a new wave of memes from the Oscar-nominated movie Conclave. It tells a very fun and very fictional story of the secretive process by which a pope is replaced. It’s a …
Oscar voters actually need to watch the nominated movies now
In an announcement Monday about rules for the next Oscars, the Academy also said that a film’s use of generative AI and other digital tools “neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination.”
In ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ a queer classic gets a delectable refresh
The lovely rom-com The Wedding Banquet has a stellar all-star cast, including Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, and Bowen Yang. It’s a twisty comedy of errors where proposals, hookups, and harsh words fly. Directed by Andrew Ahn (Fire Island), the film offers a modern take on Ang Lee’s classic queer film.
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Here’s what ‘Conclave’ got right — and wrong — about the selection of a new pope
The Oscar-winning film is about the papal selection process. But how accurate is it to real life? Rev. Thomas Reese and Sister Susan Rose Francois weigh in on whether it checks out.
Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan are symbiotic. ‘Sinners’ is the latest proof
For over a decade, Ryan Coogler has been bringing out the best in Michael B. Jordan — in Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, and now, Sinners. It’s hard to overstate how important this partnership is in cinematic history.
David Cronenberg’s grief is “as powerful as it always was”
David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds is a meditation on grief and obsession.
‘Sinners’ is one of the most interesting and audacious movies this year
This latest Ryan Coogler/Michael B. Jordan collaboration is set in 1930s Mississippi — it’s awash in gorgeous music, turbulent romance, pan-African spiritualism and, by the end, buckets of blood.
Documentary ‘Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie’ looks at the rise of the comedy duo
The comedy duo of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong became the standard bearers of pot humor in the 1970s. They’re now the subjects of the documentary “Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie.”
In ‘Sinners,’ there will be blood, booze, and the blues
The very scary movie Sinners finds Michael B. Jordan playing twin brothers who open a 1930s juke joint. And opening night does not go as planned. Written and directed by Ryan Coogler, (Black Panther), the film mixes blues music with classic horror in a…
‘Sinners’ gives Michael B. Jordan two roles of a lifetime
In Sinners, Ryan Coogler creates a bold original vision, and Michael B. Jordan is at the top of his game.
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