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Noah Oppenheim\u2019s taut script for Kathryn Bigelow\u2019s \u201cA House of Dynamite\u201d leads in Round 1; Dave Karger calls it \u201ca sure thing\u201d and Glenn Whipp says, \u201cIt\u2019s an ingenious construction; controlled, yet unrelenting. You might not sleep after seeing this movie.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ryan Coogler<\/a>, who has proved a master of making genre specimens his own, gets strong support for \u201cSinners\u201d: \u201cThe indie darling-turned-franchise hitmaker can craft everything from horror to period piece, crowd pleaser to prestige,\u201d writes Amy Nicholson. \u201cThis script is proof of his genre expertise \u2014 and love.\u201d Robert Daniels calls it a \u201csticky, sexy and sweaty vampire movie that doubles as an ode to Southern blues\u201d and praises the filmmaker for his \u201csheer willingness to take such narrative and tonal risks.\u201d<\/p>\n Karger adds that the top contenders aren\u2019t all American: \u201cThe writers branch could also make room for this year\u2019s winner and runner-up at Cannes<\/a>: Jafar Panahi\u2019s \u2018It Was Just an Accident\u2019 and Joachim Trier\u2019s \u2018Sentimental Value.\u2019<\/i> \u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n