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Ep. 16.5: Sinners (2025)

Ep. 16.5: Sinners (2025)

Update: 2025-05-01

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This week we’re reviewing Ryan Coogler’s supernatural musical thriller Sinners. The film features standout performances from Michael B. Jordan as twin gangsters Smoke and Stack, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Delroy Lindo, Wunmi Mosaku, and many more. We discuss film’s brilliant music, cinematography, and thematic storytelling. We begin without any spoilers, then get into a spoiler discussion toward the end of the episode.

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Ep. 16.5: Sinners (2025)

Ep. 16.5: Sinners (2025)

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Ep. 16.5: Sinners (2025)

Ep. 16.5: Sinners (2025)

Ryan Kirby and Shane Barlow