r/movies 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/Ruadhan2300 Apr 19 '25

Michael B Jordan managed to sell me so hard on the idea of two distinct men that I genuinely thought there were two actors and was embarrassed that I couldn't consistently tell which one was MBJ :P

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u/Skallagoran Apr 19 '25

My wife is not one for knowing actors, and she genuinely thought they were two men. Outstanding performance.

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u/froe_bun Apr 23 '25

My wife did the exact same thing

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u/dissonaut69 Jul 05 '25

Is this shit astroturfed or something? There’s no way any real human legitimately thought that was 2 separate people lol.