(Online) 🍿《Open Screens》Best TV and Films Talk Series : Sinners

《Open Screens》Best TV & Films Talk Series: Sinners

Our 《Open Screens》discussion dives into the stories and ideas in movies or TV, exploring interesting issues. We try different formats to keep it fun, and it’s a great chance to meet people and practice English.

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For 2025, it’s basically a showdown between Sinners (268 wins) and One Battle After Another (230 wins) for the title of “Most Awarded Film.”

We’ll be watching both — but let's start with Sinners!

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Please watch the film on your own before the event, as it may be difficult to take part in the discussion otherwise.

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About the film:

★ Sinners is a 2025 American horror film[a] produced, written, and directed by Ryan Coogler. The film received critical acclaim and was a commercial success, grossing $369 million worldwide against a budget of $90–100 million. It has received a record sixteen nominations at the 98th Academy Awards. (Wikipedia)

The film has garnered 268 wins & 488 nominations from film awards around the world.

97% recommendations on Rotten Tomatoes by 428 critics.

"A rip-roaring fusion of masterful visual storytelling and toe-tapping music, writer-director Ryan Coogler's first original blockbuster reveals the full scope of his singular imagination."

👉 To Join: Please RSVP to access the meeting link on the right side of the page.

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Films and series we've discussed in the series:

Parasite, Honeyland, The Edge of Democracy, Ex Machina, Chernobyl, A Quiet Passion, 13th, The Platform, Avengers: Endgame, The Farewell, Get Out, American Factory, 我們與惡的距離, 做工的人, The Big Sick, Merchants of Doubt, Us, Arrival, Sing Street, Roma, Moonlight, The Witch, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Wadjda, BlacKkKlansman, Sing Street, Collective, Crip Camp, Minari, Nomadland, The Father, Dirty Money, Hamilton. The Florida Project. My Octopus Teacher. The Salesman. Hidden Figures. "Hang the DJ" (Black Mirror). Inception. First Cow. Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Perfume. Fire Will Come. Who Killed Malcolm X? Coda. The Power of the Dog. His House. Drive My Car. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom. In the Heights. Luzzu. Moonrise Kingdom. Coded Bias. Pride. Happening. Lucky Grandma. Pain and Glory. Escape from Mogadishu. Dune. Unorthodox. Limbo. The Distinguished Citizen. Reservation Dogs. Occupied. The Truffle Hunters. King Lear (2018 Film). Fresh Off the Boat. The Bear. Only the Animals. The Green Planet. The Serpent Queen. Romy's Salon. Good Mother. More Films for Freedom 2022 (UK). Only Murders win the Building. Everything Everywhere All At Once. NOPE. Prey. Barbarian. A Hero. RRR. Decision to Leave. The Playlist. The Big Sick. On the Basis of Sex. Daughters of Destiny. Pachinko. Wave Makers. Poldark. Turning Red. Midnight at the Pera Palace. Navalny. The Good Place. The Best of "Doctor Who" (6 episodes.) Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. Alice in Borderland. The Teachers' Lounge. Beef. The Invisible Man. Killers of the Flower Moon. Perfect Days. Island in Between. Io Capitano. The Law According to Lidia Poët. Lupin (Season I). The Taste of Things. Shōgun. Knives Out. Suzume. Gaza. Stonehouse. My Brilliant Friend. Palm Springs. Tokyo Vice. Squid Game 2. The Seed of the Sacred Fig. Anora. Kokuho. Nowhere Special. Adolescence. Wicked: For Good. It Was Just An Accident. Squid Game (Season 3). Civil War (2004).

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▶ Our events are conducted in English.
▶ Kat is a writer and teacher who has reviewed and directed theater in New York City. She has taken her Meetups to more than 29 countries.
▶ This will be our 579th event.