# Sinners: The Blues, Religion, Colonization, and the Catholic Critics Who Can’t Agree

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Podcast: [Morally Offensive](https://stenobird.com/podcast/morally-offensive-7096551)
Published: 2026-03-06T03:35:56+00:00
Episode link: https://www.morallyoffensive.com/e/sinners_ryancoogler_oscars2026_catholic_reviews/
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## Resource

In this episode of Morally Offensive, Bill and Jess are joined by horror author Ophelia Crane to dig into the Oscar-nominated film Sinners—and the very different reactions it’s sparked. The trio wades into Catholic reviews of the movie and what they reveal about how religious critics approach controversial art, while also exploring the film’s bigger ideas about religion, colonization, and the long history of cultures borrowing—sometimes stealing—stories, music, and folklore.

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