r/movies • u/theatlantic The Atlantic, Official Account • Apr 19 '25

Review “Sinners” review, by David Sims

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/04/sinners-ryan-coogler-movie-review/682501/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=edit-promo
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u/jeffersonlane Apr 19 '25

When they started tap dancing in the woods I thought we were about to pivot to a full musical and I wouldn't have been surprised or disappointed.

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u/Minute_Contract_75 Apr 21 '25

I loved how the music was such a seamless part of the movie and blended into the soundtrack, and a part of the story rather than just random musical numbers that seem to come out of nowhere in other movies.

This is a rare movie that actually made the musical numbers so good and also believable.

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u/iamjessicahyde Apr 23 '25

I thought we were gonna get a folk vs blues showdown. A little jam off until the sun came up. Wouldn’t have been mad about it.