jarDeins: Sinners

Leietheater is setting up the film screen in the garden again for a relaxed movie night from a beach chair under the starry sky. Bring a filled cooler with drinks and refreshments, provide appropriate clothing, and enjoy a good movie on this sultry summer evening. Welcome to jarDeins! Tweelingbroers Stack and Smoke return to their hometown in the Mississippi Delta after years of wandering. In an attempt to leave their violent past behind, they transform a vacant building into a juke joint for the local Black population. Their first night back will be one to never forget, with singing, music, and dancing. But when three mysterious strangers knock on the door, the night quickly turns into a maddening nightmare. ' Cause if you keep dancing with the devil, one day he's gonna follow you home'. A unique mix of historical drama, blues music, and vampire horror, directed by Ryan Coogler ( Black Panther ). Good for a historical record of 16 Oscar nominations! Ultimately, the film won 4 Oscars, including Beste Acteur for Michael B. Jordan. Press and public were wildly enthusiastic when 'Sinners' appeared in theaters in April last year. The horror film proves itself once again as an ideal film genre for social criticism - from cultural appropriation to institutional racism. The story unfolds layer by layer: sometimes in the background, sometimes via a jump scare , sometimes in silence, sometimes in an incredibly well-crafted musical intermezzo. Add to that a striking visual style, excellent acting, and a tension arc of the highest order, and you understand why this 'Sinners' was so well-received by the Academy. (source: Sphinx Cinema) Tim Maerschand, member of the Ghent horror and cult collective Kuru and regular film introducer at Leietheater: "Sinners gives you two films for the price of one: a swirling gangster drama anchored in (Afro-)American (music) history and a wonderfully classic horror film with a heart. A blockbuster like they rarely grace the big screen anymore. A shame to miss." ‘Sinners’ with Michael B. Jordan is one of the most exciting, unique, and simply best films of the year. ‘The comparison with ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez is obvious, but ‘Sinners’ is more powerful and grander, and the horror cuts much deeper than you think.’ ★★★★1/2 - Erik Stockman in Humo Like no other filmmaker, Ryan Coogler makes exciting genre films that, within their tight formula, also have something essential to say. He proves that once again with his vampire film Sinners . ★★★★ - in De Morgen