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Signup for our newsletter: https://reelchums.com/newsletterWhat an incredible conversation this was. We are kicking off our month of thrillers with Ryan Coogler's *Sinners*, and honestly, this film reignited why we started this podcast in the first place.Danny retells his first time viewing the movie in a hospital room after his wife gave birth - he had just caught their baby that morning. Sitting there on that terrible couch, watching this film about legacy, life, and the duality of man while holding his newborn... it hit different. That viewing experience was special in its own way.This movie is a masterpiece. The way Coogler uses 70mm IMAX, the richness of the blues music, the powerful themes about cultural appropriation, religious oppression, and what it means to choose your own path - it's all here. Michael B. Jordan playing both Smoke and Stack is phenomenal, and Delroy Lindo as Delta Slim deserves all the awards.We talk about why this vampire film barely has vampires for the first hour, the importance of the blues to this story, and how Coogler uses duality throughout - from the twin protagonists to the conflict between conformity and individualism. This is cinema at its finest, and if you're not studying this film, you're missing out.Join us as we explore every layer of this incredible story.---Chapters: