It has been a while since I last recommended a Movie for the Movie of the Month. Part of the reason is that I have not watched many movies in the last few years. However, due to the historic achievement of the movie Sinners, I decided that now would be a good time to revisit the tradition. Sinners has been nominated for a record setting 16 Oscar nominations.
Being curious, I actually watched the movie on Amazon Prime this weekend ... and I was amazed. Accordingly, I invite everyone to view this movie this month, especially since it an historic black themed movie during this historic Black History Month. You can find the various ways to watch the movie at
While I do not generally enjoy movies like Sinners, this one has stayed with me. It is truly a classic. One of the performances that stuck with me but did not get nominated is the performance of the actress who plays the light skinned mulatto who is in love with one of the twins. Throughout the movie, I was wondering who she was. She looked familiar but I could not immediately place her. It was not until the end credits rolled that I became pleasantly surprised.
After seeing the actress' performance, my mind immediately shifted to a time some nine years ago (December 2016) when I was on a cruise vacation along to coast of Brazil. One of the stops was the seacoast town of Buzios
a town that is famous for its life size statue of Brigitte Bardot
who passed away in December 2025.
It was a very hot day in Buzios and i needed something to cool me down. I went to an area that sold drinks. I purchased a delicious maracuja (passion fruit) shake and began walking back to the pier. As I did an American pop song began blasting out from one of the stalls. 'The song was "Starving" and it was sung by the woman who is now starring Sinners. In conjunction with her most recent role, the song has taken on a new meaning for me. Here is Hailee Steinfeld singing "Starving"
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Peace,
Everett "Skip" Jenkins
Class of 1975February 1, 2026
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