Sinners: A Cultural Cinematic Event

It’s safe to say Ryan Coogler’s, Sinners, has cemented it’s place in cinematic history as one of the best films of all time. Like Barbenheimer, Sinners has turned into a cinematic event, not to be missed. Some may say it’s because of the care Coogler took to breakdown and explain the formats the film would show in, but there’s something deeper in it. Sinners hasn’t left audiences speechless, instead we can’t stop talking about it and it’s layers of brilliance. It is because of this that we wanted to do something different this time around in our coverage of it. We reached out to our communities and asked for their thoughts. What follows is a collection of those thoughts and reviews.

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14 Days of Black Love 2025

Following a prolonged hiatus, the 14 Days of Black Love Screening List is back for 2025. Read the review series written by WODC Co-Founder, Mercedes Khali, to inspire your next watch!

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Romancing the Stone (1984) - Written by Diane Thomas (Script Breakdown)

This is the first in an ongoing series of script breakdowns from Mercedes K. Milner, host of the WODC’s Script to Screen Podcast. These are companion pieces to the podcast for visual learners interested in digesting the information in article format.

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Three Uses of the Knife by David Mamet (Review)

In Three Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama, David Mamet breaks down the three act structure and parallels it with life and human connection to drama.

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The WODC’s Favorite Action Femmes (Global Edition)

When you love women in action as much as we do, it’s hard to narrow down the list to a few faves, but we tried and did. Check out our shortlist of action femmes that captured our Write or Die hearts.

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