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Ryan Coogler and Michael B Jordan are serving up a fresh take on the vampire movie (Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sinners<\/a> is likely the liveliest party you\u2019ll be invited to this year about the undead, with barn-storming music, movie-star magnetism from Michael B Jordan<\/a> and a fabulously entertaining take on how to build a horror film<\/a> around vampires.<\/p>\n

Writer-director Ryan Coogler offers us an atmospheric tale, and not just in the creepy sense as the film is steeped in its setting of 1932 Mississippi, where we encounter twins Smoke and Stack (Jordan in 2025\u2019s latest dual roles<\/a>, and his latest Coogler collaboration<\/a>).<\/p>\n

These brothers are back from Chicago<\/a> to open a juke joint in their hometown, recruiting young cousin Sammie (a vibrant Miles Catton in his debut film) to provide the musical entertainment thanks to his gifts on guitar and in song.<\/p>\n

Sammie is warned by his preacher father \u2018if you keep dancing with the devil, one day he\u2019s going to follow you home\u2019 and the film relishes exploring fears about links between hedonism and evil.<\/p>\n

It also tinkers with the legend of \u201830s blues musician Robert Johnson, who was said to have sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads in return for success.  <\/p>\n

Sinners is actually a whole other film before the vampires even turn up, delving into racial dynamics in the Deep South at the time, when the Ku Klux Klan still lurked, before tying in clever relevance when their new fanged acquaintances appear.<\/p>\n

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Jordan portraying two characters in a scene from "Sinners." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247561884-892e.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Sinners has Jordan playing twin brothers, Stack and Smoke, who open up a juke joint in their Mississippi home town (Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While this makes for a slow start, it allows Jordan to establish the quirks between the hedonistic and impulsive Stack \u2013 with a spurned ex-lover in town (<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/hailee-steinfeld\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hailee Steinfeld<\/a>\u2019s Mary) \u2013 and the more business-minded Smoke, who has his own painful past with Wunmi Mosaku\u2019s Annie.<\/p>\n<p>Their community is properly introduced as well, from old-timer alcoholic music man Delta Slim (<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2020\/06\/12\/da-5-bloods-review-spike-lee-netflix-12842345\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Delroy Lindo<\/a>) to the well-meaning Cornbread (Omar Benson Miller), young flapper Pearline (Jayme Lawson) and the Chows (Li Jun Li and Yao), who provide catering for opening night.<\/p>\n<section class=\"metro-comment-cta\">\n<div class=\"metro-comment-cta__inner\"><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text-wrap\"><title>Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Will you be watching Sinners? What are your expectations?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>And it\u2019s opening night which draws the charismatic Remmick (a scene-stealing villainous turn from <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/jack-oconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack O\u2019Connell<\/a>), part of an unnerving folk trio (also including Lola Kirke and Peter Dreimanis) who are keen to spend their coin and have a good time after being drawn by Sammie\u2019s virtuosic music. They seem awfully insistent on an invitation inside though\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"353\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22911147 lazyload\" alt=\"This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Miles Caton, center, in a scene from "Sinners." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247561930-4875.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Music plays a major role in Sinners, helped by Miles Caton’s performance as the gifted Sammie (Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"451\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22911141 lazyload\" alt=\"This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Peter Dreimanis, from left, Jack O'Connell, Hailee Steinfeld and Lola Kirk in a scene from "Sinners." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247562515-b36f.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>It takes a while, but sinister forces appear – led by Jack O’Connell – and try to tempt the humans at the joint’s opening night, including Hailee Steinfeld’s Mary (Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sinners doesn\u2019t reinvent the rules when it comes to vampires, with the humans relying on the age-old protections of garlic, holy water, stakes and trying to ride out the ring of demons circling the barn until sunrise.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s refreshing seeing them in such a rich historical period, playing on the specifics of what this community holds dear \u2013 music and fellowship \u2013 to try and seduce them across to the dark side, while picking them off, one by one.<\/p>\n<p>We’re in much cooler territory than that of Twilight and standard Dracula takes too.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also a sexy, sensual film, following on from the horniness of 2025\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/01\/terrifying-nosferatu-will-lurk-mind-days-watching-22274380\/#:~:text=Nosferatu%20is%20a%20gothic%20symphony,scares%20%E2%80%93%20although%20both%20do%20happen.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other big vampire flick so far, Nosferatu<\/a>, with a strong focus on how to bring a woman to orgasm \u2013 and a lot of references to licking.<\/p>\n<p>As tensions of all kinds build, comedy is found in the horror as the vampires\u2019 threat sets in. There\u2019s an arch knowingness in the performances of O\u2019Connell, Lindo and Jordan in particular, but never at the expense of the film \u2013 it only adds to the sense of fun.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22911144 lazyload\" alt=\"This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Wunmi Mosaku in a scene from "Sinners." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247562162-ea40.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The film explores links between hedonism and evil (Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"369\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22911154 lazyload\" alt=\"This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Michael B. Jordan, center, in a scene from "Sinners." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247561293-86ce.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Sinners’ final 30 minutes is a gore-spattered frenzy (Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the gory horror aspect is also a long time coming, when it properly arrives it\u2019s full-on gruesome with spurting wounds, vampire mouths ripped to show fearsome teeth, long and deadly claws and maggot-infested flesh.<\/p>\n<p>But what really delivers on the enjoyment of Sinners is its music, which veers between folk and blues to electric guitar and beyond, building its characters into a frenzy that at one point sees the barn on fire.<\/p>\n<p>Ludwig G\u00f6ransson\u2019s soundtrack really provides tension and depth to Sinners, as well as an identity, after the film\u2019s opening moments warn that music has the power to \u2018pierce the veil between life and death\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>And if that hasn\u2019t got you jazzed enough, make sure you stay in your seat long enough for a surprise mid-credits coda.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sinners is out in cinemas on Friday, April 18.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Coogler and Michael B Jordan are serving up a fresh take on the vampire movie (Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP) Sinners is likely the liveliest party you\u2019ll be invited to this year about the undead, with barn-storming music, movie-star magnetism from Michael B Jordan and a fabulously entertaining take on how to build a horror film around vampires. 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