Beyond the single-file squeeze, the towering volcanic cones, and the heart-pounding 600-foot scrambles of Tent Rocks National Monument, I found something far more important than a view.

When Ryan Coogler’s Sinners introduces a klansman and a vampire in the same frame, the audience is left with a choice: cower in terror or snicker at the absurdity. I chose the latter. Click for my take from a writer's POV!