Sinners

Sinners

Sinners drew me into the movie by being one of the few recent movies to have a trailer that didn’t feel like it gave me the movie away. After watching the trailer, I didn’t know what to expect going into the movie, but I was pleasantly surprised and left with a new favorite of 2025.

Sinners blends fantasy horror with historical realism, using a story with vampires to tell us about the black experience in America. I loved the way they blended the KKK storyline—something that people in America dealt with during this time—with vampires, using the vampires as a way to tell their story in a subtle way.

I was invested and on the edge of my seat the entire time, never knowing what to expect next. We followed a family of people—Smoke and Stack who are twins, and their cousin, Sammie. We’re joined by their ex-partners who they’ve been separated from, Annie and Mary, and a few others from the town. Smoke and Stack return from Chicago to open up a juke joint in an old barn they bought. Their open night goes wrong when vampires end up trying to fight their way inside, slowly recruiting partygoers to help them try to get to Sammie, an incredibly talented musician and the pastor’s son.

All-in-all, this movie is filled with powerful symbolism, important messages, and exciting thrillers.

Rating: 5/5