Sinners

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.5 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Paul and Amy head down to the juke joint for Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s genre-bending swing through 1930s Mississippi where blues, blood, and family ties collide. They break down Michael B. Jordan’s dual turn as twin cousins, the breakout presence of Miles Caton, and a stacked ensemble to unpack how Coogler weaves horror with history. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The year is 2025.
0:04.6	You boys twins?
0:07.8	Nah, we cousins.
0:10.1	Well.
0:11.3	The movie?
0:12.7	Sinners.
0:15.8	Hello everyone and welcome to Unspolled.
0:26.0	Yes, welcome to Unspooled. This is a podcast about good movies, critical hits, fan favorites, mustsies, and in case you missed them.
0:33.1	We have covered the AFI top 100, and now we are checking off movies from three major lists.
0:38.2	The Letterbox top 250 films with the most fans. The IMDB top 250. And the New York Times,
0:44.0	1,000 essential films. And hey, Paul, let's just even talk about what won four Oscars this week.
0:50.0	I mean, we are officially out of our Oscar fever, Amy.
0:55.7	I am feeling better.
0:57.3	And we can all breathe a sigh of relief knowing that this season has ended, but yet the next season has already started with the release of Project Tailmery.
1:07.2	I feel like that movie is going to be the sinners of next year.
1:10.2	But we got a long runway for that. How did you think the Oscars were? You know, I liked them. I totally blew my ballot. I don't know if I've ever done worse on my Oscar ballot ever than last year. And I like that because it means I got surprised and it means the wealth was scattered around. Well, we're going to talk about who won and who lost.
1:27.6	If you've not been following us on our substack, we have had a lot of chatter, a lot of
1:32.2	Oscar talk, a lot of ballot fill-ins, small talk at the Oscars.
1:36.2	Here's what I will say.
1:37.7	For me, my ballot was pretty solid.
1:41.2	There wasn't too many surprises.
1:42.5	I think the big surprise was in the documentary
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