The rich tradition of Southern-fried vampires continues with Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, a masterful mash-up of Delta blues, Irish folk, and the horrors of cultural appropriation. Paul, Arlo, and Eric rave about Michael B. Jordan’s dual performance as twin gangsters Smoke and Stack, Ludwig Göransson’s eclectic score, the frankness with which it explores America’s long history of racism, and Coogler’s audacious style. Plus, Paul finally saw the How to Train Your Dragon live-action remake.

 

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BREAKDOWN

00:00:37  -  Intro / Banter

00:21:18  -  Sinners

02:12:22  -  Outro / Next

LINKS

• ‘Sinners’ Is More Than Enough To Chew On by Adam Nayman, The Ringer

• ‘Sinners’ Opens Portals Between Blues, Rap, Heaven and Hell by Sheldon Pearce, NPR

• By Refusing To Do a ‘Sinners’ Sequel, Ryan Coogler Is Protecting Everything We Love About His Horror Masterpiece by Jessica Toomer, Collider

MUSIC

• “I Lied to You” by Miles Caton, Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025)

• “Will Ye Go, Lassie Go?” by Lola Kirke, Peter Dreams, Brian Dunphy, Daren Holden & Jack O’Connell, Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025)