Ari Brisbon

It doesn’t try to reinvent the crime genre—it sharpens it. Play Dirty feels closer in spirit to the raw unease of Harvey Keitel in Bad Lieutenant than any glossy studio thriller.

When an enslaved man named Khalil (played with intense gravity by Jordan Walker) discovers the wreckage, the film doesn't use it as a simple escape pod. The arrival of alien technology doesn’t erase the brutality of the time period; instead, it complicates it. This isn’t just a movie you watch; it’s a statement.

Sinners does not seek to comfort its audience; instead, it confronts them. Using the vampire genre as a window, Coogler tells a gratifying story rich in culture, history, and wonderment.