'Sinners' review: Pulsating, vein-bursting horror with Michael B. Jordan on double duty

'Sinners' review: Pulsating, vein-bursting horror with Michael B. Jordan on double duty

The Star Online - Lifestyle·2025-04-20 11:00

Sinners

Director: Ryan Coogler

Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Buddy Guy, Delroy Lindo, and Li Jun Li. 

It’s gotta be something in the water. How else to explain the plethora of A-list twins on Hollywood screens lately?

In the last few months alone, we’ve had Robert Pattinson, Theo James, and the great Robert De Niro playing opposite each other on screen. But now we have by far the most creatively ambitious, culturally layered, artistically bold twin-led cinematic outing yet - if this sentence feels like a lot, get ready for the movie! - with Michael B. Jordan on double duty in Sinners.

And while the Jordan-Jordan pairing is front and center and full of charisma, Jordan himself would probably agree the most important pairing here is the one between him and Ryan Coogler.

I wonder if Michael B. Jordan would ever consider playing a pair of twins called Michael and Jordan?

The supremely talented writer-director turns once again to Jordan - star of all four of his previous films - for his first completely original movie. Both men are firing on all cylinders.

So what exactly is Sinners, shot on large-format film (including IMAX 65 mm and Ultra Panavision 70) befitting the size of its vision, about? Depends which layer you’re looking at.

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