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When a similar deal was cut with Quentin Tarantino for 2019’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” the headline from the Hollywood Reporter touted it as a “score” for the director.

“Sinners” puts Coogler in the same company as renowned filmmakers Nolan, Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, who have the clout and expertise to shoot on film, said Keighley.

Otherwise, these interconnected plots are rousing pulp fictions — the Quentin Tarantino film is an obvious inspiration.

The film was written by Quentin Tarantino and saw Kilmer reunited with Top Gun director Tony Scott.

It could lead to many bad films - but it could also help discover the next Quentin Tarantino or Martin Scorsese, even if they don't have the backing of a big studio.