As you must recall from Sinners, the characters inside the Juke Joint reach a level of safety from the vampires outside their door by the third act because they cannot enter the building unless they are invited in.

Li Jun Li and Ryan Coogler had a chat about how audiences might hate Grace for her climactic decision in 'Sinners.'

In the 12 years since they first worked together on Fruitvale Station, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan haven’t missed the mark once, teaming on a series of hit films covering a broad spectrum. Since the Sundance sensation drama about the police killing of 22-year-old unarmed Bay Area man Oscar Grant,

“Hamnet,” “One Battle After Another,” “Sinners,” “Frankenstein” and “Marty Supreme” were named to the American Film Institute’s list of the 10 best films of 2025, the AFI announced on Thursday. Also on the list: “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” “Bugonia,” “Jay Kelly,” “Train Dreams” and “Wicked: For Good.”

One Battle ’s frontrunner status came from the top down, its greatness anointed by critics and tastemakers before the general audience could see it. Sinners ’ awards bonafides were established from the bottom-up,

Three-time Oscar winner Stephen Schwartz penned two new songs for part 2 of “Wicked”: “No Place Like Home,” sung by Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, and “The Girl in the Bubble,” sung by Ariana Grande as Glinda. All four of these are strong contenders as they’re all performed on screen as a part of the narrative.