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I don’t foresee ten other movies coming out this year to knock Ryan Coogler’s Sinners out of the top lists of 2025. It’s the kind of film that makes you believe we can tell serious stories, even in the realm of horror. Michael B. Jordan and Miles Caton deliver incredible performances in this soulful, bloody tale that masterfully marries blues, vampires, and the vibrant spirit of New Orleans.

Ryan Coogler enters the horror realm and nails it in Sinners, which drops vampires into a deeply personal, heartfelt, emotional, sexy, and bloody story that’ll stick with you. Michael B. Jordan wows in a dual performance as twins Smoke and Stack, and other frequent Coogler collaborators like cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw and costume designer Ruth E. Carter do remarkable work bringing the brothers’ world to life. Sinners also puts music to beautiful use, as we’re reminded that vampirism is but one way to achieve immortality.

The unshakeable conviction that 'war is hell' informs the most celebrated military movies... Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza have pushed that concept to its logical, visceral and most infernal conclusion. This is a movie that’s as difficult to watch as it is to forget. It’s a sensory blitz, a percussive nightmare and a relentless assault on the soul.

This visceral, immersive real-time retelling of a surveillance mission gone horribly wrong is as raw and direct as its title suggests. Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza craft an unflinching, sharply authentic snapshot of combat that’s not about honour and glory, but desperation, fear and survival. It’s not for the faint-hearted either.