What if the only way to survive was to surrender your soul?
In this episode of The Rhythmic Lens, we dive deep into Sinners: The Movie—Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan’s genre-bending, time-traveling, blood-soaked allegory for Black life, love, resistance, and cultural resiliency. It’s part vampire flick, part spiritual reckoning, and all fire.
In this episode, Jason challenges us to wrestle with the film’s central provocation: Why is it called Sinners—and not Evil? Ron walks us through his unexpected journey from skepticism to awe, naming the film’s vampire metaphor as a gateway to understanding the violent but empty seductions of white supremacy. And Kim brings it all home, naming music not just as soundtrack but as salvation—our cultural archive, our time machine, our spiritual balm. Together, we explore how Sinners reclaims horror to tell a deeply human story about power, temptation, and the cost of freedom.
Join us as we unpack the symbolism, the controversy behind its title, and the way music—like the people it springs from—refuses to die. If you’ve seen the film, you’ll want to revisit it with us. If you haven’t, consider this your spoiler-laced invitation to feel something profound.
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