About this episode
The episode discusses Ryan Coogler's vampire horror film set in the Jim Crow South, exploring themes of cultural appropriation and the Black experience.
Ryan Coogler’s much glazed box-office smash is Yosra’s pick this month. It’s a vampire horror about life and times in the Jim Crow South with a banging Blues soundtrack and a lot to say about cultural appropriation, colonialism and the Black experience. Does its midway handbrake turn work or is it too reminiscent of a film Mick and Hannah would rather forget? Do the not one but two Michael B Jordans bring out the actor’s best? Is Jack O’Connell under control? And could we love Wunmi Mosaku any more? Find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Yosra
Topics covered
- vampire horror
- Jim Crow South
- cultural appropriation
- colonialism
- Black experience
- film analysis
Keywords
- Ryan Coogler
- vampire horror
- Jim Crow South
- cultural appropriation
- Black experience
- Michael B Jordan
- Wunmi Mosaku
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