Coogler's Sinners is the best film of the year so far. 2025 is yet to have that one box office hit which has people tripping over their tongues to praise, but it has arrived, and every inch of it is as arresting as the last.

Ryan Coogler is explaining how he pulled off a magic trick. He's not talking about convincing Warner Bros. to greenlight "Sinners," a $90-million blues-steeped thriller about vampires descending on a small Southern town in the 1930s.

The "Creed" and "Black Panther" director breaks free of franchises for a wholly original project starring Michael B. Jordan and gospel singer Miles Caton.