FIRST TIME WATCHING: Sinners

So some context for anyone confused: this was after slavery but during sharecropper times. The main characters are the sharecroppers. Sharecroppers were basically slaves with slightly more rights. They worked and maintained land owned by other people who got a cut of whatever they made on that land. The owners got a majority cut, most of the time. They could theoretically leave (to another farm or if they had connections they could go north and maybe find work there) and they got paid. A lot of the time, since this wasn't illegal, companies or families that owned the sharecropping farms would have workers live on the land and pay them in their own made up currency. This could buy them things within the company land and nowhere else. Imagine you lived and worked in disneyville and were paid disney bucks that were only redeemable in disney stores, but leave disney and you're completely broke because you have no real money. The disneybucks don't buy american goods because they aren't american dollars. This was another 'incentive' for them to never quit no matter how bad the working conditions were. Company towns existed like this for a long time, and it expanded to even poor white people inmplaces like Appalachia. the "wooden pennies" and "fake money" the people in this film pay with is company money, money they earned but can't spend anywhere else.

You watched the trailer before seeing the movie. Rookie mistake, but you're no rookie. I wish I saw this sooner. I wanted to see this when it came out in theaters, but couldn't because of priorities. I finally saw Sinners last month in June. After someone spoiled had to do with vampires. But I didn't know Michael B Jordan was playing twins Michael A Jordan and Michael B Jordan lol. Another reactor made that joke. I really liked this movie. I think I would add it to my list of favorite movies. Michael B Jordan does seem to play characters that are similar to each other. Same personalities and background story, but he still gave his best performance. Love to music. This movie is definitely inspired by the legend of Delta Blues singer and guitarist Robert Johnson who some believe sold his soul to the Devil because he was the worst guitar player or couldn't play at all. He disappeared and six months later. he goes on stage and was playing guitar like a pro. From the worst laughable who couldn't play to being a great guitar legend. Back then, church people felt if you weren't playing music for the Lord, you were playing for the Devil.

If you know you’re going to react to a movie you should try to steer clear of spoilers. Even the trailer lol

For movies that have a unique story told and not a remake, based off a true story or another superhero movie probably NOT watching the trailer is a good option cuz they’re only trying to get you to watch it in theaters. I stayed away cuz I knew it was a vampire movie and only watched cuz I pay $5 a month to see you watch it 😂. Cool reaction tho

Stack's knife is indicative of the twin's WW1 service, it's a Mark I trench knife, with solid cast bronze knuckleduster for the grip, also making it very hard to drop/be disarmed.

Absolute fantastic movie! I love it so much.

you should add creed to a movie poll! i think its michael b jordans best work

loved this movie, my only slight problem is how quick it goes from 0 to 100 & then right back to 0

Great movie, but if you're using the lore of "Vampires need to be invited to get in", those vampire should know when the Sun comes out. First 1 1/2 hour was good, rest was stupid.

The aspect ratio changes a few times through out the film. It’s very effective and I loved it! This was the first film ever to use both IMAX and Ultra Panavision 70, which is why it changes multiple times. Really enjoyed this one

Going into this movie I felt the same way, I've never understood the hype for Michael B. Jordan. Granted all I think I've seen him in was Black Panther. He won me over with this movie for sure! Wow, what an incredible movie! Best I've seen in I don't know how long. What an all-star cast and Miles still stole the show with his debut role!

oh nat...theres no heaven. Just the ancestors.

You should definitely should watch Creed and Fruitvale Station on the channel! I'd say both are some of his best work but I think I understand what you mean, he's not a chameleon in his work (Gary Oldeman like) I think he's become a type cast where he ends up playing the same kind of person in each one.

I never watch a Trailer for a movie I might see.

Always happy to see more horror movies on the channel, and Sinners is definitely a quality pick. I like whenever we see classic vampire rules like needing to be invited in to a property, or the slight bind between a vampire and its maker, it helps make vampirism seem more like the curse that it’s intended to be rather than free immortality cheat codes with some blood drinking. I like how Remmick got a little ‘Fright Night’ towards the end there, with the big teeth. A director who knows his history 🙂‍↕️ The red eyes and excessive drooling was also a nice touch 🔴🫦🔴 Interesting choice to make Remmick (the lead vampire) Irish - another minority, particularly at the time. Highlighting what somebody else said in another comment, that the subjugated and oppressed can themselves become oppressors. Also pretty funny that he wanted to eat Sammie so badly so he could Irish jig /even harder/ with his crew Speaking of Remmick, I’m so glad to see Jack O’Connell getting his flowers! I first saw him as Cook in the UK show ‘Skins’ when I was a teen, dude was always electric to watch, it’s nice to see him getting bigger opportunities. I recognise what they were going for, but I was very caught off guard by the 70s electric guitar, DJ sets and the like being mixed in with Sammie’s performance and I’m still not sure how I feel about it 😅 But Sammie’s voice is so crazy good that it makes you believe it could pierce the veil so I’ll run with it 😂

The aspect ratio does change through the movie because it was shot on film using Ultra Panavision 70 and IMAX.

I enjoyed it, but thought the ending kinda sucked. Like the last 15/20mins. Agreed the soundtrack was awesome. But as a vampire bar movie I would put Dusk till Dawn over it.

I took a break from playing my Switch 2 for this lol. Fruitvale and Creed are so good they remain Cooglers best films. I would recommend finishing the Rocky films before moving on to Creed, it does catch you up on the events in the other films that are relevant for Creeds story but the Rocky sequels are so campy fun I’d recommend watching them anyway.

then yea you should definitely watch fruitvale station and creed then lol

I really enjoyed "Sinners" when I watched it in the theatre... but I don't feel compelled to add it to my horror movie collection because it's not as re-watchable. I appreciate that the first hour and a half was focused on character development (and exposition), to help the audience care about the characters before the horror kicked off, but that's why it's not as re-watchable. In comparison, "From Dusk Till Dawn" kicked off around the 60-minute mark, and the first half contained action, tension, humour, AND Selma Hayek's erotic snake-dance! FDTD is not even in the same universe as "Sinners" in terms of film quality, but much like "Bram Stoker's Dracula" compared to "Nosferatu" (2025), I guarantee that horror fans will re-watch the former more than the latter. Additionally, I dislike the modern vampire movie trope of vampires inexplicably FORGETTING their vulnerability to sunlight. Sunlight is the one thing that's guaranteed to destroy them (I KNOW that "Bram Stoker's Dracula" was the exception to the rule), but it has been the deus ex machina in so many recent vampire movies (I don't mean the heroes shooting holes in the walls or collapsing part of a building to let in the sunlight). In "Sinners," the vampires who got away had only been vampires for a few hours, but they knew to take shelter before dawn, whereas the oldest vampire was implied to be hundreds of years old, and he just... forgot!? It would've been better if the old vampire had dove into the water to try to escape the sunlight while the newer vampires burned up. Then Preacher Boy used his guitar handle as a wooden stake to stab him under the water, and grabbed him and pulled him above the surface of the water to finish him off with the sunlight. At least it would've been an actively heroic moment rather than just dumb luck. Regardless, great movie, and I enjoyed Natalie's reaction! I hope Natalie watches "Bring Her Back" when it's released to streaming. I saw it last night and it's better than "Let Me In." Maybe for this year's Nat-mare Season!

Are you having a live stream this week?

Nice just bought it today

This movie is fantastic. Even those who have been subjugated and disenfranchised can subjugate and disenfranchise, even under the guise of paradise (paradise with fangs and claws, in this case). And holy shit, Miles Caton can sing!

Important to note this movie was actually shot on film, part of why it looks so good and helps fit the era it's set in.

I've heard such good things about this film but I'm gonna wait to check it out until the 4K blu-ray comes out in a month :)

Jayme Lawson who played Pearline also plays the mayor of Gotham Bella Reál in The Batman franchise. Glad to see she is getting shine. MBJ also proved himself as legit. Miles Canton, Jack O'Connell, everyone was great.

Ok but now she needs to watch Predator:Killer of Killers, or at least add it to a poll

Someone saw From Dusk 'Til Dawn and went "That's good, but I can do much better"

popcorn in bed does theirs sitting in their bed xD looks comfy

Another really good, original movie that never got the visibility it deserved: The Zero Effect. Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Ryan O’Neal. You would love it, I promise. Everyone else will love it too.

This film was such a surprise when I saw it in theaters. I'm so glad I only watched the first trailer and not the succeeding ones. I just thought it was supposed to be a mob movie or something, but when the film turned I was pleasantly surprised. The characters were funny and engaging before all hell broke loose.

Happy Feature Friday Nat. Havent managed to see this one yet so looking forward to watching it with you over the weekend ☺

Don't worry Nat, there are more of us that think Michael B Jordan is overrated but he was awesome in this movie.

can't wait to watch this later once i'm off from work!