Filmmaker Ryan Coogler has made his first truly original film in “Sinners,” which opens in theaters nationwide Friday.

Coogler recently chatted with the Get Rec’d podcast and revealed that the villain in Sinners is inspired by the Wolf from Puss in Boots in the most obvious way. “Think about the villain. Think about ...

Ryan Coogler’s memories of hanging out with his uncle, who grew up in Mississippi, while listening to the blues in their Oakland home partly inspired his most personal and ambitious film yet, “Sinners ...