Ryan Coogler, a director famous for his films Black Panther and Wakanda Forever, Creed, and others, has done it again with another hit, Sinners, Starring Michael B. Jordan, released on April 18. The film is a rated R horror adventure set in the 1930’s Mississippi during the Jim Crow era. This film takes real life history and adds a twist to it, creating suspense for the rest of the movie.

The film follows a set of twins, Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan), as they try to open a juke joint in their hometown after being away in Chicago for a while. The journey the twins take with their cousin, Preacher Boy (Miles Caton), in one day is never forgotten. The movie is heavily reliant on the music, and it does a great job of portraying the significance of the connection between blues music and African Americans. Though the movie is advertised as a horror movie, the film won’t make people jump out of their seat or tuck behind a hoodie, and the gore is minimal.

Sinners is a great historical movie that also functions as a fantasy, an amazing feature, accomplished well by Ryan Coogler. It brings a classic take, with garlic, wooden stakes, and the sun all harming the film’s antagonist. The movie makes a point to draw a line between church and blues music and has an intriguing mix of the protagonist and the antagonist to support the idea of separating church and the blues. There is great representation of African Americans, Native Americans, Irish Americans, and Chinese Americans in the film, and the roles they played in 1930s Mississippi all contribute to the heart of the film.

 It’s a film that has multiple hidden Easter eggs. When people watch Sinners in theaters, they should be sure to stay for the mid credit scene and the post credit scene.

 Viewers see the responsibilities and hardships of being African Americans and the realities of their lives in the Jim Crow era in Mississippi, and the joys they find in their lives. The story is impactful before the action really begins, though when it reaches its height, the audience will feel for every character on screen.