Sinners (2025)

Summary: 10/10: A vampire movie that understands the oldest myth about music and death better than most films that set out to adapt it directly, carried by a barn montage for the ages and a director who keeps proving he has range to spare. The opening monologue by Annie tells us something old about culture and art, and is also a warning: "There are legends of people born with the gift of making music so true, it can pierce the veil between life and death, conjuring spirits from the past and the future." I did not know going in who had directed this…

"You keep dancing with the Devil -- one day he's gonna follow you home." To sing the blues and master the guitar, legend has it that nearly 100 years ago, Robert Johnson sold his soul to the Devil after a chance encounter one midnight at the crossroads in Mississippi, in a Faustian bargain as old as time. Whether you believe the sinister origins of what would be known as Delta Blues -- one thing is certain: music would never be the same. In the Deep South, at the height of Jim Crow, and the tail-end of the Prohibition era, Mississippi is our setting…

Wow. Done well. Written well. Well paced. Just wanted more of what they gave me. Wanted more of the backstory of every character.