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"Sinners" is a vampire IP that audiences weren't exactly thirsting for. With clear inspiration emanating from the movie "From Dusk Until Dawn", the plot, though slow for the first quarter of the runtime, proves to be an intriguing narrative for the most part. However, despite the above average direction and compelling performances, it's clear that Ryan Coogler's ongoing tendency toward very subtle political messaging, frequently framed around a "white people bad" narrative, this time hidden beneath the mask of "historical accuracy", is once again genuinely frightening critics from criticizing the greedy writing of this film.

"A Working Man" is yet another movie about the same ole guy who you wouldn't expect to be good at fighting is suddenly good at fighting trope and to make matters worse, the protagonist is played by the most fitting, immersion breaking actor, Jason Statham. The story has no ambition and the plot is nothing more than mediocre at best as it abandons the expectations it sets for the audience by becoming more about forcing its way to a solution rather than earning it even after the opening scenes show much promise to what viewers might see. Clearly this genre of action is getting noticeably tiresome in just a span of 5-10 years.

"The Alto Knights" is a retelling of the true story of the downfall of the American Mafia. The beginning is fairly slow when it doesn't necessarily have to be, but after the audience gets acquainted with the characters and the satisfactory, albeit vague context surrounding the plot, the story and the politics involved do get quite interesting, enough to keep the audience engaged. However, in the spirit of remaining faithful to the real life events, the plot concludes in a more anti-climactic way, rendering this another true story that might not be best told as a feature length Hollywood movie with Robert De Niro playing two completely different people.