The film represents a departure for the “Black Panther” director, and a creative risk; it grapples with ideas about music, race, family, religion—and vampires.

Only a select number of movie theaters are able to show "Sinners" as director Ryan Coogler intended. Three are in California, with commemorative filmstrips.

Only a few theaters in the U.S. are showing parts of the hit movie "Sinners" in IMAX's 1.43:1 aspect ratio. Washington state is on the list.