There has been a vampire resurgence over the last few years, with various different films.
Last year’s Abigail was a fun movie with a lot of humor.
Nosferatu (which I unfortunately never got around to reviewing) was a masterful remake of one of the world’s first horror movie.
Which brings us to 2025’s Sinners. 

Directed by Ryan Coogler, the film juggles many genres from vampire flick, to gangster film, to a study of black culture in the 1930s, and, of all things, a borderline musical.
The story follows the Smokestack Twins, both played by Michael B. Jordan, former gangsters who return to their hometown to open a juke joint.
Recruiting their cousin Sammie to perform, all seems to be going well until a group of vampires show up to ruin the party. 
The performances in Sinners are all fantastic.
Michael B. Jordan brings the Smokestack Twins to life with two very different performances.

Hailee Steinfeld is also great as Mary, Stack’s former flame.
Then there is Jack O’Connell, who is delightfully charismatic as Remmick, the leader of the vampires.
The standout of the movie, however, is definitely Miles Caton as Sammie.
What makes his performance so amazing is that this is his first role in a movie.
I hope this leads to a strong career in film for him because he knocked it out of the park both with his acting and singing.

Speaking of which, the music of Sinners is a character itself.
I called the film a borderline musical earlier, due to it having many musical performances, from old blues to Irish line dancing.
Every musical sequence is great and elevated by wonderful cinematography in what are undoubtedly some of the best movie scenes this year.
Sinners is full of great scenes, whether they be from the setup of the first half or the vampire carnage of the second.
The fact that I enjoyed both of these halves equally should show how great I consider the film to be.
If Sinners had just been about the Smokestack Twins establishing their juke joint, I am sure it would have been just as interesting as the version with the vampires. 

But do I have any criticisms of the movie?
Well, a few, although they are very minor.
My first criticism is that there are a few points in the film where random red shirt characters, who I am certain were not there before, show up just to die and add to the body count.
It drew me out of the movie a couple of times, as I wondered where these characters had come from.
My second issue is that the trailer gave away some of the characters who get turned into vampires, but that is more an issue with the trailer than the movie itself. 

Otherwise, Sinners is a brilliant vampire movie.
It has outstanding acting and singing, compelling commentary and cinematography, and a great mid-credits scene which ties the movie together (seriously, do not leave once the credits start rolling or you will miss something big).
Sinners is my favourite Ryan Coogler film and another great addition to the growing vampire flick resurgence.