Cinematic Breadcrumbs
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Cinematic Breadcrumbs
#67: "Sinners" (2025): The Power of Black Music
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Season 3
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Episode 67
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This week we talk all things the new Ryan Coogler masterpiece, "Sinners" (2025), starring Michael B. Jordan as both Smoke and Stack. It is a movie about vampires in the Jim Crow South, it is about the transcendent power of the blues and it is an undeniable hit.
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Further reading/sources:
- https://thesource.com/2025/04/23/fans-call-out-media-for-questionable-coverage-of-sinners-massive-box-office-success/
- https://www.blackenterprise.com/variety-criticized-for-sinners-coverage/
- https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/ben-stiller-pushes-back-on-sinners-box-office-narrative-in-viral-tweet
- https://www.salon.com/2025/04/26/the-smash-success-of-sinners-could-shift-hollywoods-power-balance/
- https://www.vulture.com/article/to-hollywood-the-scariest-part-of-sinners-is-ryan-coogler.html