26-04-2025
"Sinners" earning praise from Boston filmmakers and bringing crowds to theaters
Boston filmmakers and filmgoers are praising the box office hit "Sinners," the newest movie by director Ryan Coogler starring Michael B. Jordan that's set in the Deep South.
"The period piece for me was what made it really, really unique. Going back in time," filmmaker David J. Curtis said.
Horror-thriller set in Deep South
Jordan's on double duty playing twin bothers in the horror-thriller that meshes Jim Crow-era politics, Southern blues and vampires. It's an interesting mix that just works, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Jordan Fussell told WBZ-TV.
"The vampire storyline that goes on throughout it is very entertaining," said Fussell. "And, as a horror fan as well, it does drive forward on that. It's not cringey at all. It serves a purpose."
Coogler's artistry is a hit among members of Boston's Secret Society of Black Creatives, a group dedicated to empowering Black filmmakers.
"The sounds, the music. The music always draws you in," Secret Society of Black Creatives member Nerissa Williams Scott said.
Moviegoers will notice that the format of Sinners is wider, creating a grand experience at the theatres.
"It's wider format, 70 it was shot on film," filmmaker David J. Curtis said. "I could talk forever about this kind of stuff."
Representation onscreen
Perhaps what stunned movie lovers the most is the representation onscreen and behind the camera that allowed the themes of culture, race and music to really shine through.
"When the people are behind the scenes look like the people who are in front of the camera, representing a people that are going to come out and see it in droves, what else is better?" Williams Scott said.
"The ending was incredible," Fussell explained. "I cried like multiple times."
