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Sinners

JL;DR SUMMARY Ryan Coogler's film "Sinners" unfolds in 1932 Clarksdale, Mississippi, presenting a narrative that intertwines racial history with supernatural themes. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Cultural AssimilationMusicIdentity PoliticsProgressive PoliciesAllegoryFrederick DouglassVampiresRyan CooglerRacial HistoryBlack Sharecroppers

Places mentioned

Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
"The film takes place over a single day in October of 1932, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and most of its characters are impoverished Black sharecroppers still living on plantations."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Having fought in World War I, they spent a few years in Chicago, doing brisk and bloody business with Al Capone."

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