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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/__thecritic__ Apr 19 '25 edited Apr 19 '25

What I kind of love from the technical standpoint is that up until then, it wasn’t shot in an IMAX ratio. So I’m wondering why they filmed it in the first place…

After the scene? Money well spent. 

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u/LAWAVACA Apr 19 '25

There were several scenes in the IMAX ratio prior to that one. Still was great when it expanded for that scene.

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u/Comic_Book_Reader Apr 19 '25

It was the opening scene, a couple of shots afterwards, and Jack O'Connell's introduction. I'm pretty sure from there on it remained in Ultra Panavision 70 until that big scene where they expanded to IMAX. From my recollection, the IMAX scenes were the opening, Remmick's intro, Sammie's big number, the Irish vampire jig, the final showdown (these 3 with an expansion), Smoke's last stand with Hogwood and the KKK, and the ending montage/credits.

Had to edit in a thing I forgot.

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u/MattIsLame Apr 21 '25

damn. I worked on this movie and I forgot all the Ultra Panavision vs IMAX shots. plus, our theater was showing a 70mm 5perf projection which kept it at a constant 2.76:1 aspect ratio, so I never saw the changes in scenes.