And Such The Like

Ive : It/Ve trying, not perfect, but trying hope we make it through to the other side

[zey-again]

[seaglassdinosaur]

The affection between Black men in Sinners!

Smoke and Stack hugging and saying ‘I love you’ before they part ways in the corn field

Stack’s excitement and cheering as he listens to Sammie’s music while the two of them cruise down the road.

Delta Slim playing with Sammie and mentoring him by explaining the historical and spiritual significance of music to their community.

The way Smoke and Delta and all the others place their bodies in between Sammie and Remmick when the cards are laid before them, holding out an arm to stop Sammie from sacrificing himself; insisting that they’re going to die before they let Sammie leave through that door.

The protective and desperate way Smoke clutches onto Sammie in the final act; Remmick burning up in front of them and Smoke wrapped around Sammie to shield and comfort him and provide another barrier between them and the vampires just in case.

Stack showing up, telling Sammie he’s been following his career the whole of his life, collecting his albums because that’s his little cousin! He’s known him, they’ve known him, and isn’t it amazing to see how far he’s come? Supporting him from a distance, but supporting him nonetheless.

The option Sammie is given at the very end, and the way his choice is honored. Because as much as Stack (and Mary) love him, theirs is not a possessive love. It’s the selfless kind, that they will not try to hold onto Sammie past his time, but instead make sure he knows how important and loved he has been in life.

[drusclues]

One of my favourite things about Sinners is the use of colour to symbolize belonging and home vs assimilation or separation from self and the environment.

When Annie is in her home, connected to her ancestors by practicing Hoodoo and speaking Yoruba to the man she loves , her skin tone blends into the earthy, natural tones of her home. Who she is, is not at odds with her environment . She even wears the same deep blue as Smoke

When Sammie is singing the blues, filled with passion and surrounded by the love and joy of his community, his shirt matches the warm yellow glow of the lights in the Juke Joint. He fits in perfectly and effortlessly

Delta Slim is the embodiment of The Blues, every part of him is harmonious with the dark brown walls of the Juke Joint

In contrast, the church walls and the clothing of the congregation reflect the assimilating influence of whiteness to the land and people, the false binary of black and white. The pop of green of the wild, natural world beyond the stark walls stands out as a symbol of freedom and untamed passion. There is no warmth or vibrancy in this place that demands Sammie give up his music, his voice, his culture.

And this split dividing the twins is interesting to me. Stack shown with the open air behind him, foreshadowing his eventual escape and freedom from the Jim Crow South. His red hat, tie and car reflecting the blood spilled and his vampirism as the only means he has for leaving this world of division.

Then Smoke on the right is shown contained within the Juke Joint, his home and his metaphorical casket as this will be his final resting place with Annie. His blue hat and shirt are symbolic of the sky/spirit world where he will spend eternity, unnaturally separated from his brother

[serenestarling]

Dodging Kisses

Bo Chow x Grace Chow

Note: This was the first fic i ever wrote of them in my notes💀

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Bo had was half-way done with sorting through new stock in the backroom, now all hot and sweaty from the heavy lifting. Running a hand through his hair to fix the dark strands that stuck to his forehead. Taking a deep exhale as he restlessly rocked back and forth on his toes.

He’d been missing his wife, Grace, for a hot minute. He knows not to bother her when it comes down to business stuff. However, this time around, he couldn’t help himself. So he took a towel from his back pocket, dabbed his face to be rid of his sweat, then stepped out the backroom. Calling out to his daughter with a subtle nod of his head.

“Ay, Lisa! Go get ya mama for me, real quick. Need sum help here.”

The young girl simply nodded in response and stepped out from behind the counter. Walking over to the other side of the dirt road. Fetching her mama like he asked. Lisa walked right in and told her mom—

“Daddy wants you.”

Grace nodded her head and stepped aside, letting her daughter take the cashier role in her store. Walking across, like many other times. Arriving at Bo’s store and walking inside looking at Bo with a tilted head.

“Ya needed me for somethin?”

Bo simply nodded his head, speaking up with a subtle nod towards the backroom. “Need some help with this new stock, wanted to get it ready for tomorrow.”

He knew he could’ve had his fellow workers help but…Bo just wanted to see his wife again after being particularly worn from work this time around. Grace was fine with helping him with whatever, he’d always helped her in the past, before they were married and when they were kids.

It had been close to half an hour of restocking and assorting fresh produce for the couple. While they worked, they spoke about how their day was going so far. Grace asking if Lisa was doing her part in helping, along with certain chores. There wasn’t much for Grace to help with, since Bo had done most of it. Despite that, she did her best and it was about time for her to take her leave, and attend to her own store again.

“Welp, that’s all of it. I’ll see ya later today…” Grace said, looking at him with a subtle, yet warm smile.

“Mhm, love ya, I’ll see ya later.” Bo replied smoothly, pulling the woman close to him and leaning forward to peck a quick kiss to her lips—However, he didn’t feel her lips against his. Bo’s expression dropped a little, looking at Grace, confused and almost a bit offended. His eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

“Hm..? The hell…” Bo hummed in slight confusion, his hands moving down to her waist to pull her close again. Grace only pushed a hand against his chest and backed up. She acted nonchalantly at his reaction, even though on the inside, ahe was greatly amused by his reaction. She was well aware of his need to please her and love on her. She took advantage of it sometimes, just to tease him though. It was a sweet sight, to see him frown from not being able to kiss her. “What’s this about? I aint done nothin’, did I?”

“Mm-Mmh. I just gotta get back over there quick. You know how those folks are.” Grace shrugged her shoulders and walked towards the door. Bo was still wondering what was up. She usually let him kiss her, so what was up now? He didn’t give up though, managing to give her a quick kiss on the cheek before she stepped out the door. “Alright then…I’ll see ya later.”

[phoenixlionme]

The Only "Sinners 2025" Spinoff I Would Be MOST Interested In:

[ariesmon]

if u watched sinners and ur only takeaway is you wanted to fuck the irish vampire you should not be allowed to comment on movies. ever

[rottentiger-art]

this is the main lesson I took from sinners

disclaimer: I did not mean offence with the word "witchy" I know she practices hoodoo, but I've made this meme at 3am and just copied the original meme word for word, I'm sorry if it seems disrespectful

kofi || patreon

[lejardindeschats]

if sinners (2025) taught me anything, it's that it IS actually always about race.

you can be oppressed, and still promote and maintain the very same systems of oppression onto other marginalized people. being oppressed in one dimension doesn't allow you to be exempt from oppressing in other dimensions. the "villain" of the movie, remmick, being from the time period of the english colonization of ireland, all the while wanting to take a piece of sammie's own culture from him, use him for it. and this plot point coming after remmick witnesses the significance of sammie's playing within his culture, for his ancestors and how it would shape Black culture in the future.

even in today's society, ive noticed that people treat Black people like a commodity. our worth is only as much as other people decide it to be, and that's usually dependent on how much the oppressor can take from us. for example, the controversy of"internet slang" and how it is blatantly just AAVE with a bad disguise on

do you listen to Black musicians? do you watch Black movies? do you engage with Black creators? do you defend the racist tendencies you notice in your friends, in your family, or do you stay silent? do you listen when Black people tell you you've said or done something racist? do you actually care about not being racist, or do you just not want to look like you're racist?

i just think people have a very specific take on what racism is, and that if they're not committing KKK-levels of violence on people, then they're not racist. or if you've experienced oppression in one form, you cannot possibly be engaging with oppression in another form. but the ways in which we interact with other people and the world will always be through the lens of race, because that is simply what it means for oppression to be systemic, especially in the US and our current political climate

anyway 10/10 movie. highly recommend

[oneiric-wanderlust]

Buddy Guy on being cast in Sinners.

"Well, they came into my club here in Chicago, and I was surprised. They say, “Look, we want you to play this little part that’s called Sammie.” And I’m saying, “Well, let me see”… Because I don’t have a high school education to be reading long scripts. I did learn how to read and write. I’m like BB King: I’m not fast at it, but if you give it to me and give me time, I can memorize it. But the older you get, the less you can memorize. Whatever can help the blues stay alive, I’m all for it, and I will try anything. I said, I don’t know if I’m good enough to do that. But I’ll give it a try, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, at least I’ll say I gave it a try."-Buddy Guy.

Sinners (2025)│Directed by Ryan Coogler.

Buddy Guy's newest album "AIN'T DONE WITH THE BLUES" is available.

[thewolveswithin]

Ryan Coogler wins his first Oscar ever for Sinners (Best Original Screenplay) 🏆💌 and thanks his ‘SINNERS’ cast and crew:

“All my cast and crew, please stand up! You guys are amazing! You all are winners in my book.”

[kaleidoscopic-quiddity]

remmick and the vampires present a false dichotomy

Hogwood (the man who sold the twins the mill) and the KKK are very obviously bad, they are outright malicious bigotry, they use the n-word and plan to lynch the moore's and their community, they are so blatantly racist and hateful it's unavoidably obvious

remmick and the vampires however say that they believe in equality, say that they want to create a community, and yet remmick's goal throught the movie is to both metaphorically and literally steal sammie's ability for his own goal of reconnecting with his irish ancestors, a white man wants to harm a young and upcoming black man and use talents for his own goals without giving any regard to said black man's autonomy or agency

when sammie sings 'I lied to you' in the juke joint and calls forth the spirits from the past and future, it's a blend of cultures; west african, east asian, native american, and african american song and dance blend together across time and space to tell the stories of blues; where it takes its inspiration from, the music genres it then inspired, the complex history of black american culture and its intersections with other peoples of colour in the USA

when remmick and the vampires kill and turn the people in the juke joint, and then perform rocky road to dublin, only remmick's irish culture is on display, there is no influence from the black and asian people he has forcibly assimilated into his song, it's juxtaposition with the earlier scene is blatant, remmick is more than happy to assimilate people of colour into his 'community' of 'equals', and yet its only whiteness that is celebrated, that is normative

remmick claims that he's doing people a favour by turning them immortal, conviently ignoring that he literally has to suck the life out of them to do so, trapping their spirits on earth, he claims that he's the good guy, that the KKK were gonna come and lynch everyone at the joint in the morning anyways, conviently ignoring that he's doing the exact same thing; a white man leading a mob to kill a bunch of black people

in the final confrontation with sammie remmick repeatedly dunks him into the river, a forceful baptism. both the celtic irish and enslaved west africans had their religions suppressed and destroyed by colonialsm, had christianity forced upon them by the british empire, and in that scene we see remmick repeating that cycle, using christianity to inflict harm, and sammie reclaiming christianity, despite all the complex emotions he has arround it, as many colonised peoples have and still do, when he recites the lord's prayer

remmick and the vampires are no less racist than hogwood and the KKK, are no less predatory or evil, they're just less blantant about their bigotry, they represent the system, the normalised white supremacy that is seeped into the very foundation of culture in america, the point isnt that remmick would call any of the black characters in the movie the n-word, i dont think he would, the point is that his exploitation and desacration and inserting-himself-into-when-he-wasn't-invited of the juke joint is a microcosm of what white people have done to black american arts and culture since ever since there have been black and white people in america, and even before that

theres a reason vultures are shown early on in this movie

[buggotbrain]

saw a theory that the SmokeStack twins were posing as one man in Chicago, which helped them get away with stealing from both sides. i'm poised to believe that because visually their clothing was very clearly of the two mobs. smoke was full irish— tweed, bowler hat. while stack had the full mafia look. yk italian leather shoes, fedora etc etc . like the details!!

[sugurugetos]

SINNERS (2025) + Trivia

Ahead of the 98th Academy Awards, it has made history as the most nominated film of all time at the Oscars, with 16 nominations.

[kcyars99]

[saviourfinn]

I love how "Sinners" didn't villify the sinners in the movie. Sammie's father told him that playing music for "drunkards and philanderers who abandon their family responbilities to sweat all over each other" was a sin. And he was right about the kind of people going to the juke joint: Delta Slim is an alcoholic, and Pearline a cheater. It would have been easy to villify them, but the movie tells us that despite their flaws, they are humans worthy of love, respect and freedom.

Delta Slim drinks because he's traumatized by the horrors Black people of his time face. And he's kind and compassionate, encouraging and reassuring Sammie, and sacrificing himself to save everyone else.

Pearline literally saved Sammie's life and sacrificed herself to protect him, a boy she had only known for a day. It shows her kindness because she could have easily stayed back when Remmick tried to bite Sammy and not endangered her life more than necessary.

The movie shows us that preachers blindly condemning those sinners are wrong: Sammie is only alive because drunkards, philanderers and gangsters (Smoke) gave their lives to protect him. They are people, with flaws and qualities.

I love how nuanced the movie is: Sammie's father is not wrong about the kind of people Sammie wants to associate with and their potential bad influence, but he's wrong about them being evil and not deserving of respect.

[sawthatmountainburn]

i love how sinners was basically like “the cunnilingus was there. it didnt change anything. it didnt save anyone. there were just too many forces against it. but it still matters that the cunnilingus was there”

[stelladiver81]

🙂‍↕️ it mattered

[hellostranger1961]

the choctaw vampire hunters in sinners, photographed by eli joshua adé, smpsp.