by Chat McDuffie
Howard University News Service
Forget movie of the year — “Sinners” is a cultural event, a cinematic reckoning that redefines what Black horror and Southern storytelling can look like. Vampires, hoodoo, southern blackness, religion, blues and blood infiltrated our minds when the film opened in April. If you’re like me, some notable scenes constantly replay in your head.
If you haven’t experienced this masterpiece in person, it’s back in theaters until Thursday. That’s a perfect way to wrap up Spooky Season. After reading my deep dive into this film, you may be even more inclined to visit the theaters. So, spoiler alert!
I am a third-year MFA film candidate at Howard University, hailing from the small rural town of Statesboro, Georgia. Growing up, media and entertainmen

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