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Ryan Coogler’s film Sinners is about a lot of things. Blues music, cultural appropriation, the African-American experience, the lives of immigrants, one’s battle with faith, and the carnal attraction felt between lovers.

Oscar-winning ‘Sinners’ proves the blues is more than music — it’s a story of Black survival

March 16, 2026 4:34 pm

Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson use the Mississippi Delta’s “race music” to summon a history of defiance that the modern world tries to bury

Sinners gets the 'loudest applause' during Oscars Luncheon: Will Ryan Coogler become the first black filmmaker to win Best Director?

February 11, 2026 10:45 am

As the Academy Awards move closer, Sinners director Ryan Coogler and his chances of winning Best Director seem to be increasing.

Ryan Coogler reveals the original story of Black Panther 2, one that featured T’Challa and his son: 'Chadwick Boseman would have...'

December 30, 2025 4:09 pm

Director Ryan Coogler recently talked about his original plans for Black Panther 2, before the untimely demise of actor Chadwick Boseman.

Those who love cinema and those who pursue this uniquely demanding art in the face of overwhelming odds owe much to Redford, for he helped keep the faith alive

Robert Redford’s legacy: An indie film movement that began at Sundance

September 19, 2025 1:39 pm

His vision, of building a legacy of storytelling, was more than realised at Sundance, which launched the careers of some of the most daring and creative minds working in cinema today: Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, the Coen brothers, Chloe Zhao and Ryan Coogler

Ironheart review: Riri Williams made her MCU debut in Coogler's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Ironheart review: Marvel ends phase five with one of the worst shows of 2025; even Ryan Coogler couldn't save it

June 25, 2025 10:53 am

Ironheart review: Despite Ryan Coogler’s name being attached as executive producer, this feels less like a heartfelt superhero story and more like an algorithmically generated content dump.

Sinners and Khauf, two atmospheric works of the genre, reveal that true horror is never otherworldly; it lives in the grammar of everyday oppression

May 09, 2025 8:00 am

What’s greatly unsettling is how both Sinners and Khauf suggests that for the marginalised to claim power, they must first inhabit the very skin of their oppressors.

Sinners: Ryan Coogler compares Marvel to soul-sucking vampires in one of the best movies of the year

July 30, 2025 2:54 pm

Post Credits Scene: After making three franchise films in a row, Ryan Coogler sinks his teeth into weighty themes with his gloriously vengeful vampire thriller.

Black Panther Wakanda Forever makers on coping with Chadwick Boseman’s death: ‘We were able to build that sense of community’

November 10, 2022 2:53 pm

Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige also revealed that Black Panther director Ryan Coogler had been working for almost a year on a version of the sequel with Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler on Rihanna singing 'Lift Me Up' in the MCU movie: 'Motherhood is a major theme of this film'

November 03, 2022 6:02 pm

Ryan Coogler shared that Rihanna, after watching Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer, said, "Hey, I wanna see this film."

Ryan Coogler almost quit filmmaking after Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman's death

October 04, 2022 10:49 am

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was made in honour of Chadwick Boseman's legacy with the director Ryan Coogler saying they never thought about recasting T'Challa, the real name of Boseman's Black Panther.