Try to think of something, anything, that vampires haven't done yet. And before you raise your hand and say "I got one," check your work, because even if you think there's never been a musical about a 300-year-old vampire virgin whose true love gets reincarnated every 22 years,

"Sinners" works more than it doesn't, though it doesn't always gel, but it's a compelling and spirited demonstration of how lavishly "serious" a popcorn movie can be.

Together, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan have built a cinema collaboration transcending genre. They've leaped from heart-wrenching biographical drama to soul-warming sports drama to a politically daring superhero movie that is undoubtedly the best the MCU has produced.