LWLies 107: The Sinners issue
Published Apr 2025
In the issue
Political Acts: The Cinema of Ryan Coogler
Leila Latif takes a trip from Fruitvale Station to Sinners to explore the work of this mainstream radical.
Black and Blues
Kambole Campbell talks to writer/director Ryan Coogler about his music-powered, IMAX-shot thriller, Sinners.
Twin Cinema
Michael B Jordan on his deep creative and personal connection to Sinners director, Ryan Coogler.
Roots
A look to the past and present at a rich history of Black excellence in genre filmmaking.
Saints on Sinners
Emma Fraser and David Jenkins talk shop with eight members of the cast and crew of Sinners.
Up Jumped the Devil
Jake Cole explores the abiding screen influence and interest in mythical bluesman, Robert Johnson.
Immortal Beloved
Jourdain Searles writes in praise of Bill Gunn’s seminal, experimental vampire allegory, Ganja and Hess.
On the Batwalk: A Vampire Fashion Survey
Soma Ghosh reports live from the catwalks of Transylvania on cinema’s most plushly-threaded vamps.
Also in the issue we have incredible new illustration work from Olivia Twist, Iain Macarthur, Rachel Bruce, Snids, and Nick Taylor.
