“Sinners” (2025), a conversation about a Blockbuster

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss one of 2025’s biggest blockbusters.

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Referenced media:

• “Swingers” (Doug Liman, 1996)
• “The Parent Trap” (David Swift, 1961)
• “From Dusk Til Dawn” (Robert Rodriguez, 1996)
• “The Lost Boys” (Joel Schumacher, 1987)
• “Fright Night” (Tom Holland, 1985)
• “Lord of the Dance” (Michael Flatley, 1996)
• “Battlestar Galactica” (Ronald D. Moore, 2003-2009)
• “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (Gene Roddenberry, 1987-1994)
• “True Blood” (Alan Ball, 2008-2014)
• “Assault on Precinct 13” (John Carpenter, 1976)
• “Fruitvale Station” (Ryan Coogler, 2013)
• “Black Panther” (Ryan Coogler, 2018)
• “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Ryan Coogler, 2022)
• “Creed” (Ryan Coogler, 2015)
• “Creed II” (Steven Caple, Jr., 2018)
• “Creed III” (Michael B. Jordan, 2023)
• “The Wire” (David Simon, 2002-2008)
• “Parenthood” (Jason Katims, 2010-2015)
• “Marty Supreme” (Josh Safdie, 2025)
• “School Daze” (Spike Lee, 1988)
• “True Grit” (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2010)

Audio quotation:

• “Swingers” (Doug Liman, 1996)
• “Sinners” (Ryan Coogler, 2025), including the songs “Old Corn Liquor”, written by Joe Thompson and performed by Rhiannon Giddensa and Justin Robinson; “Séance” written and performed by James Blake and Ludwig Göransson; “I Lied to You”, written by Ludwig Göransson and Raphael Saadiq and performed by Miles Caton; “This Little Light of Mine” written by an unknown lyricist and performed by Miles Caton; “Rocky Road to Dublin” written by D.K. Gavan and performed by Jack O’Connell, Brian Dunphy, and Darren Holden; and “Sinners”, written by Rod Wave, Tarkan Kozluklu, Darius Poviliūnas, Kyris Mingo, Leonard Denisenko, and Travis Harrington and performed by Rod Wave, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYcUz4vv5NU&list=PLeuk4c_cVcyrflkPU-2bQLHXw71Q-f7GO&index=14