For better or for worse, the Mission: Impossible franchise is something that has never felt stylistically intact. From the highs of De Palma’s classic, to the lows of Abrams’ shoddy Tony Scott impersonation, it is a collection of films heralded by one of action’s most iconic but yet all of them feel their own. Even with Christopher McQuarrie taking over the reins for the back half of the franchise, his eye shifts from film to film. However, there is something…

Ryan Coogler is a director who splices his personal feelings into his work frequently. Each visualising varying levels of cultural significance that is implemented into a different environment every time. Sinners is a film built on a well-researched landscape as it clashes old vs new, into ‘The Most Southern Place on Earth’; the Mississippi Delta. An entirely flat expanse consisting of Chinese immigrants, African Americans, cotton fields, and apparently Irish dancing vampires. A film that has John Carpenter and Robert…

The 70’s backdrop and TV show setting brings this stylish film alive with something that a lot of modern horror’s lack.

TENSION.

I’m so happy to see David Dastmalchian in a leading role because he was the perfect casting choice for this. The whole cast actually really impressed me.

The final 15 minutes of this is definitely the stand out though.

A long exposition dump at the beginning of the film however didn’t really do it any favours. Exposition is…