Sinners

Clearly I’m on a vampire kick with all these blooming vampire movies! I rewatched this not just because the Academy Awards is coming up shortly and this got 16 Nominations!! I also wanted to show it to my dad, and while he’s not a massive fan of horror, I think he really enjoyed it! There’s definitely some things I forgot about this film from my first watch, such as the aspect ratio changes like when all of the vampires are let in or the many establishing shots in the first half of the film, or the copious amounts of symbolism I didn’t notice on my first watch. Also this wouldn’t be a Sinners review without the iconic scene where Sammie is singing and we see all of these people from the past present and future dancing along. This film 100% deserves every single nomination for that scene alone. Michael B Jordan is also a powerhouse playing two distinct characters at once, whether it be the more serious Smoke or the charming Stack, and arguably you can even say that the vampire version of Stack is a character in itself! I wasn’t initially sure on whether I wanted him or Leonardo Di Caprio to win the Oscar for best actor (Timothee is amazing too!) but seeing his performance again… man, I’m rooting for him! Miles Canton plays Sammie, and oh-my-days, the shock I felt when I found out that this was his FIRST film role? I know for a fact that he’s going to be an amazing actor in years to come and I’m genuinely so excited to see what he’s in next! Other notable actors and actresses that blew me away were Hailee Steinfield who is absolutely amazing as Mary (both in human form and vampire, where she really shows you the contrast between the two!), Jack O’Connell as Remmick, where he shows his talent to the fullest in this film and I really need to see him in more stuff! Wunmi Mosaku is amazing aswell and I love Annie as a character so much, she carries them !!! And finally Jayme Lawson as Pearline is so good aswell, the scene where she sings ‘Pale Pale Moon’ is so underrated and leads up amazingly to Stack’s death where we feel that increasing dread on knowing what’s going to happen to him. Overall this film is absolutely amazing, no wonder it got 16 Nominations!!! :DD