Vampires come to Clarksdale, Mississippi – the birthplace of the Blues – in director Ryan Coogler's most recent film, ...

Their cousin Sammie, a pastor's son known as Preacher Boy (played by newcomer Miles Caton), is an aspiring musician; his ...

"It could be a gateway into the music," he says in a phone interview. Kirky TG, a performer and president of the Houston ...

From references to the Chicago mob and the Pullman Company to a scene-stealing cameo by blues legend Buddy Guy, Ryan Coogler’s latest vampire horror film is an ode to the Windy City.

The multi-talented creative breaks down the connection between music and the Black church, and his role in Ryan Coogler’s ...

Coleman attributes the word-of-mouth success of “Sinners” to one simple fact: It’s a good movie. Combine that with Coogler’s ...

The audience, specifically Black members of the audience, made “Sinners” a fun movie experience. Audiences gasped, loudly commented, and talked to the screen. They also laughed, screamed during ...

"As long as American music survives, so will the blues." You can read the throughline of Sinners — in which Sammie, the lone human survivor of Remmick's vampire horde, abandons his father's ...

Sinners stars Michael B ... In his commitment to the blues, you can read the music as an urtext for Black American memoir, one that must carry on come hell or high water. Inscribed in its ...

Blues isn't simply the mother of sin; it is a nexus point along the continuum of Black music, birthing so many modern forms. In Sinners, vampires are the ultimate culture vultures, with the "soul ...