Ryan Coogler’s latest film, Sinners,has proven to be the most acclaimed hit of 2025 thus far, as it eclipses the trappings of many familiar genres. While Sinners may ostensibly be a vampire thriller, it is also a deeply emotional period drama about race relations in the Jim Crow South, and a powerful condemnation of cultural appropriation. Although Coogler has cited elements of Puss in Boots: The Last Wishand The Thing as inspiration for the supernatural components of Sinners, the most jaw-dropping sequence in the film is an extended party sequence that explores the history of black music. The musical montage in Sinners was inspired by Lovers Rock, an arthouse film by Steve McQueenthat was released as part of the Small Axeminiseries.
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