Wonkette Movie Night: Sinners The film ‘Sinners’ centers on twin gangsters Smoke and Stack Moore returning to Clarksdale, Mississippi, to open a juke joint, where the blues music connects them to their ancestors. They encounter a family of vampires who present themselves as immigrants and a cult, drawn to the music but met with suspicion. A battle ensues between the vampires and the townsfolk, questioning who will survive when dawn breaks.

• Sinners is a film exploring history, family, culture, music, folklore, humanity, and inhumanity, featuring vampires.
• The vampire’s represent the soul-sucking theft of Black music and are described as a cult-like family.
• The story also follows twin gangsters Smoke and Stack Moore, WWI veterans, returning to Clarksdale, Mississippi, to open a juke joint named Club Juke.
• The music, featuring cousin Sammie and bluesman Delta Slim, is central to the plot, connecting lives to ancestors and future possibilities.
• Vampires, who hate garlic, sunshine, and wooden stakes, are drawn to the music from Club Juke.
• The Moore brothers initially mistake the vampires for Klan members due to their appearance.
• The film has received a record 16 Academy Award nominations and 5 Grammy nominations.
• Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku, Miles Caton, Delroy Lindo, Hailee Steinfeld, Li Jun Li, Omar Benson Miller, Jayme Lawson, Jack O’Connell, Lola Kirke, and Buddy Guy, and is directed by Ryan Coogler.
• Behind-the-scenes clips available explore the folklore of Hoodoo, visual effects, and cinematography techniques.