The filmmaker also shares his "cinematic influences," including Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Ava DuVernay, Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese, among several others.

Director Ryan Coogler is showing his “eternal gratitude” for the moviegoers who saw his latest film “Sinners” in the theater, helping the supernatural thriller overcome expectations and claim the No.

As Ryan Coogler basks in the critical and commercial triumphs of his latest film, "Sinners," he turns a mirror back on the people who helped make that success possible. Coogler, who brought Marvel's "Black Panther" movies to life,