Conversation about the film "Sinners": mixed reactions — praise (“such a wonderful movie”), criticism of structure and tone (“ambitious and memorable but has serious structural and tonal issues”), debate over protagonists being pimps tied to Al Capone, award discussion referencing Golden Globes/Oscars (comparison to "Hamnet", accusation “hamnet beating sinners is gutter racism”), mentions of Michael B. Jordan and director/co-writer Coogler, and comparison to "One Battle After Another."
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"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
I was afraid to watch it because I don't like horror movies but it was sooooo good.💕
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
I almost jumped out of my seat somewhere over the Atlantic. It's so complex I forgot about the horror element.
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
I FINALLY GOT TO WATCH IT FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY AND IBWAS BLOWN AWAY IT WAS SO AMAZING!
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
I haven’t seen sinners yet, need to. Just hope it lives up to the hype cause One Battle After Another was a dud.
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
I had the same experience, all I heard was how good it was and saw it on an in flight movie list so i was like oh I finally have the time. The second half caught me entirely off guard 🤣
"You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg "
That river dancing scene was honestly incredible and unique
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
This is a great movie.
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
sinners was great. The ping-pong movie though? What a piece of crap. Not deserving of anything close to the nominations it’s gotten.
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
Agreed! I loved Sinners the 1st time and I loved it even more the 2nd time. It's spectacular and deep rooted in culture and history. There are jaw dropping scenes that by themselves deserve an Oscar. Really, Sinners deserves them all.
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
Same! The music-melding scene was incredible. One of my favorite scenes in film. But, in totality, meh. Wouldn't watch again. Horror is hard. The new 28YL was incredible. If sinners can do this well, 28YL should get noms. But it won't.
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
Saw it again last night on the big screen, which is how it should ve seen if at all possibke.
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
okay, I may have to watch it
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
I love it too!!! And of course I love the blues!!!! Preacher boy Sammie killed it! “Somethin I been wantin to tell you, for a long time. It might hurt you, Hope you don’t lose your mind. Well I was just a boy, about eight years old, threw me a Bible On that Mississippi road.”
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
Great movie!!! The best of this year's nominees imo
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
Fabulous movie - great directing, fabulous storyline, amazing acting, perfect editing - all of it deserves an Oscar. It must be so!
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
It is an excellent movie. Shocking and excellent.
"Rewatched Sinners today, and I’m sorry but if you don’t think this movie deserves the accolades it’s gotten I’m gonna look at you funny."
This is why we look at them funny
"You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg "
Watched it in the cinema and only understood half, really needed those subtitles!
"You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg "
Thanks. Always enjoy your prospective on stuff.
"You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg "
I used to say the same. This is different.
"You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg "
Wow. Kind if agree that it started out interesting but went down hill fast. So much hype that my expectations started very high. I would never watch it twice, and wouldn't recommend anybody waste their time watching it.
"You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg "
Have you watched the show Last Samurai Standing on Netflix? I was blown away by the fight choreography and just with that show generally. Highly recommend.
"You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg "
😭
"You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg "
I may never watch a horror musical
"You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg "
If you can find it, here's a super fun horror comedy musical https://evildeadthemusical.com/
"You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg "
At 89, Buddy Guy is still playing residencies in Chicago and touring. Absolute living legend.
"You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg "
Not a fan of musicals myself but Sinners was great.
"You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg "
I wanted it to be better. Was a bit choppy for me.
"You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg "
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"You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg "
Yea great movie! 💯
You know what there aren't a lot of? Horror musicals. Anyway, I watched "Sinners" last night, and enjoyed it more than I expected. My husband and I are currently in a movie-a-night mode after a long stretch of zero movies. Here's a quick review. Sinners is getting a lot of hype because it was nominated for a record-breaking16 oscars. Of course, with Hollywood quality deteriorating over time, an oscar nomination isn't really what it used to be. There's some oscar-inflation, basically. And there's often a huge disconnect between what critics and insiders like vs what the public likes, especially in this highly polarized environment. Set in1930s Mississippi, Sinners is a stylized action story about the supernatural. It's one of those elevated type of stories, where there's 1) what's happening at the surface level for entertainment, and 2) what themes those actions are meant to represent. But it didn't get as heavy-handed as I expected. Well-executed themes can deepen the entertainment, whereas heavy-handed or misaligned themes can dampen entertainment, and for me the combo was neutral-to-positive. The music and the directing/cinematography are truly incredible. Like, outlier masterpiece level, 10 out of 10. There's a huge blues component, and the visuals are just constantly surprisingly good. My biggest complaint is the action in the third act. That's the only aspect that detracted from its entertainment value for me. Physical fights and gun battles don't work with a consistent set of rules or power scaling. As a result, the fights feel very unrealistic, and the outcomes feel determined by where the plot needs things to go, rather than maintaining the illusion of cause-and-effect (e.g. it distracted me enough to pull me out of the immersion, and I felt the writer's hand strongly at play). Overall fight choreography is like a 4/10 here. Thus I consider it a flawed masterpiece. Really glad I watched it for its music and visuals and overall plot concept, but was sufficiently distracted by third act details and execution. https://blossom.primal.net/56a60b07ae1ff14982d5ea56214adaea38c1e0aa79a9c6f62256569773a45993.jpg
One of the best films I have seen in a long time, dealing with how we cope with life and loss, and the many roads of bereavement. Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are sensational. And the closing scenes at The Globe with the play Hamlet are stunning. Both heart-wrenching and heart-warming.
6 #Hamnet As often happens a good books key minor factors that drive plot are reduced or removed, making the film disjointed. Add in over long pauses, the script jolts for what seems longer than its 2hrs. Gorgeous on the big screen & 2 strong leads elevate emotions in a standard love & loss script 7
I haven't seen Hamnet yet and don't think I've ever seen Jessie Buckley act. I know her as the person who wrote and recorded a GREAT album with Bernard Butler in 2022. Enjoy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWSB...
Check out my interview with Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, wherein we talk Hamnet AND they pitch their gritty Father Christmas kitchen sink drama, with Mrs Claus as a bitter alcoholic and Santa himself as a raging narcissist. HOLLYWOOD MAKE THIS MOVIE YOU COWARDS. open.spotify.com/episode/12tF...
My review of Chloe Zhao's awards favourite Hamnet from this weekend is now up on MixCloud! True story: when I first saw it at last year's LFF it emotionally affected me so much I lost all sense of time and got in the wrong queue for the next film I was seeing. www.mixcloud.com/bathsound/jo...
"Best movies out of the bunch are SINNERS and One Battle After Another. Also, Michael B Jordan should get the Best Actor trophy but I feel like they're gonna give it Screenplay and a bunch of technical awards at the Oscars. Coogler will eventually get a Best Director. Too talented."
Sinners is ambitious and memorable but has serious structural and tonal issues. Plus any film in which the protagonists are pimps who worked for Al Capone is just a bit too on the skeevy side for Best Picture imo.
Went to see 'Hamnet' yesterday. Guy two seats along chose the taut, fraught and QUIET moment on which the film turns to have a good, long rummage in a plastic packet of sweets. At a similar moment in the final scene his phone rang, which he handed to his wife to see who was calling.
I have nothing against Ludwig Göransson or his wonderful music for SINNERS (one of the film's true highlights I have no reservations toward) but MY GOD I can't believe it's going to steamroll over Jonny Greenwood. I really convinced myself this was the year they'd pull their heads outta their asses
""Sinners" just won at the Golden Globes for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement"
Totally agree, this is a nonsense category and awarding it to this high-calibre a film seems insulting, really. I’m happy if the win drives more people to see it, but hope it isn’t foreshadowing of a lack of Oscars recognition!
