In ‘Sinners,’ the blues is a portal between this world and the next

Miles Caton as aspiring bluesman Sammie Moore in a pivotal scene from <em>Sinners</em>.

Ryan Coogler’s period thriller knows “the devil’s music” isn’t the opposite of the holy word, but its twin.

Ryan Coogler’s period thriller knows “the devil’s music” isn’t the opposite of the holy word, but its twin.