In the middle of Ryan Coogler's "Sinners", young blues guitarist and singer Sammie Moore (Miles Caton) gets up to sing at the 1932 juke joint that is the centerpiece of the movie. As the whole room begins to dance, musicians of the past join in, including a griot from West Africa playing a kora, and then musicians from the future as well, such as an electric guitarist dressed like a member of Parliament or Funkadelic, and later a DJ and rapper at a set of turntables, with the dancers joined by a break dancer. In the moment of music making, traditions come together, community is established, and the future is anticipated. (Andrew Shields, #111Words, 2 June 2025)