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Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Is the First Oscar Movie of 2025


"Sinners" could mark a turning point for horror at the Academy Awards. Ryan Coogler’s new film will change the Oscar conversation.

From chronicling the final hours of Oscar Grant’s life in “Fruitvale Station,” to reviving the “Rocky” franchise with “Creed,” to breaking barriers with the cultural juggernaut “Black Panther,” Coogler fuses personal and political storytelling with mass appeal like few others. Michael B. Jordan, Coogler’s longtime muse, delivers a career-defining double turn as twin brothers Smoke and Stack, performances that feel so distinct, so alive, that it’s hard to believe they share a body. Alongside him, newcomer Miles Caton tears through the screen as Sammie “Preacher Boy” Moore, evoking the gritty charisma that once catapulted Daniel Kaluuya into the mainstream.

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