This week on Olay & Friends, actor Omar Benson Miller joins us to talk about Sinners — why it was great, why it was necessary, and why it was absolutely not a “Black trauma” film. We dig into the lazy discourse around “we don’t need any more Black trauma movies” and the oversimplified demand for “only Black joy,” breaking down how these conversations flatten our stories and erase the complexity of Black art. Together, we get into what Sinners actually represents, what people misunderstood, and why Black storytelling deserves more nuance than the internet allows.

Chapters:0:00 Intro1:14 Hello!/Omar Appearance3:49 Movie Rundown7:43 How "Sinners" Creates Black Humanity in film26:34 Current Value of Black Art & How it Creates a Reflection35:21 Supporting Black Media with INTENT45:41 The "Garden" of Black Media Representation (Tyler Perry Critique)1:01:04 Art & Processing It Thoroughly1:12:29 When EVERYONE is a critic