It’s not often I’ll go straight in for the punch, but Sinners is one of the best films of 2025, and I know that type of promotion ploy gets thrown around a lot, but this is undeniably worth any hype you’ve heard. While we’ll clearly explore the film a little now, I’d say you’re in for an even more surprising pleasure if you go into knowing little about it, so if you already don’t know much, turn away now and come back after you’ve seen it.

Still with me? Good… Out now on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD from Warner Bros. Pictures, Sinners is written and directed by the terrifically talented Ryan Coogler, who brings an original story to the big and (now) smaller screen. A genre-hopping horror, drama, darkly comic thriller, it pulls all the right strings and hits the right chords, and it’s super smart.

In Sinners, we follow twin brothers Smoke and Stack (both Michael B. Jordan, with one more serious, the other more expressive), who are trying to leave troubled lives from another city behind. To do this, they return to their hometown in the hope of a reset, but they still want to make a mark on where they grew up. However, in the rural settings of 1932’s Clarksdale, Mississippi, evil lurks in plain sight, in so many distinctive ways. Listen out for the line: “You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.” as it is key to what’s coming. As well as a stellar dual-role performance from Michael B. Jordan, there’s also a tremendous ensemble cast that includes Miles Caton (superstar), Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Benson Miller, and Delroy Lindo, who all have a vital role as this tale unties.

What makes Sinners particularly unique isn’t only the story and setting, there are sublime, inventive sequences that involve an amalgamation of music and ancestral history that sparks a visual thrill within you, so much so that you’ll want to invite it in – and you’ll certainly revel in the moment – but maybe less so with that follows. If you didn’t know, the film has a blood-sucking central link to everything, as these – seemingly friendly – predators exist in the shadows of the trees and the edges of the lives they watch. But these vampires aren’t just seeking blood, they’re joining the community, and flourishing in the culture. In many ways of the classic vampiric structure, the antagonists seduce and consume, whilst simultaneously twisting tradition within a settled, considerate community who endeavour to support each other, away from the dangers of the world beyond them.  

It’s a visceral experience with Sinners, and the multiple scenes that take place in and around Club Juke (the music venue where life changes forever), and the moments enhance the reality that this story isn’t just about survival, it’s a metaphor for how the soul of something can be stolen and reworked, especially for those who think they’re the most powerful – and that fight to survive against such things isn’t just for now, it’s vital for future generations.

With a true-to-earth quality in the cinematography from Autumn Durald Arkapaw that touches every emotion, as well as a wicked score from Ludwig Göransson, Sinners is surprising in the most rewarding way, it’s also inventive, morally twisted, culturally relevant and absorbingly human.

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The special features also extend the lore, reality and the depth of how Sinners came to be! Absolutely worth taking your time with the following:

• Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners
• Blues in the Night: The Music of Sinners – Composer Göransson explores the musical landscape, including the iconic Delta Blues
• Thicker than Blood: Becoming the SmokeStack Twins – Jordan and Coogler take us through the development, creation and portrayal of the Smokestack Twins, revealing how make-up, costumes, and visual effects came together
• Spirits of the Deep South – Prof. Yvonne Chireau explores the backdrop of Hoodoo in the deep south and how its beliefs and traditions in spirituality, ancestors, the hereafter, and defense against evil inform the film
• Wages of Sin: The Creature FX of Sinners – Creature Makeup FX Designer Mike Fontaine reveals the secrets behind the supernatural horrors that terrorize the Juke, Ryan Coogler’s fresh take on vampires, and the various gore and blood effects used throughout the film.
• Deleted Scenes: Farmhouse Dinner; Jed Sermon and Steal Away; Joan Watched Cornbread; Juke Building Montage; Mary and Annie talk about Gumbo; Sammie and Slim talk at Piano; Slim Plays My Preachin

Sinners is out now on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD, order here: https://amzn.to/4lofwTf