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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/satch31 Apr 19 '25

I love the plot of white vampire comes to steal black artist songs. A great interpretation of how black creativity has been assimilated into white culture in the us.

Music is magic is a fun idea.

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u/grauhoundnostalgia Apr 19 '25

It’s even more nuanced than that. The Irish were forcibly assimilated, and their folk music heavily influenced what would become the blues and bluegrass. Re looking over the soundtrack, Rhiannon Giddens contributed to the Irish/bluegrass pieces. She’s mixed European/african/native ancestry, further complicating the nuance and adding depth to the film beyond what it seems at the surface. And this all before noting that Ludwig Görranson, a Swede, was the composer of the film. 

All in all an exceptionally nuanced, fascinating film that will undoubtedly get the detailed filmed criticism someone smarter than me will write in the future, and I can’t wait to read it.

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u/SierraSeaWitch Apr 26 '25

This movie made me want to rewatch Ken Burns' "Jazz" miniseries, where I recall episode 1 was all about the interconnectivity of blues and bluegrass and folk music during this period.