161 - Da 5 Bloods finds gold

Episode Summary

A new Spike Lee movie couldn't have dropped at a more perfect time, or in a more perfect way. This was a really fun movie to watch and to talk about. Who knows what the future looks like, but if Netflix keeps doing what it's doing, it won't be all bad.

Episode Notes

1:00 - CJ apologizes for his echoey recording, and Jordan apologizes for bad audio last week. Neither of them realize no one cares.

3:10 - The timing of this movie

4:40 - Above the line (and LOTS of early nerding out over the cast)

11:50 - A fantastic easter egg

12:40 - The spoiler-free overview

15:15 - Jordan burps, and doesn't edit it out

18:50 - The movie plays out like a really cool history lesson

20:00 - SPOILERS ahead (lots of stuff we loved)

24:10 - Flashbacks, music, and vicarious experience

28:50 - The point where we finally let go and get sucked into the vortex of Paul's story arc and Delroy Lindo's apocalyptic performance

37:50 - Shoutout to The Bridge on the River Kwai

40:30 - Time to bring in Black Panther

43:00 - Getting the criticisms out of the way, and acknowledging the weaknesses in the fabric of the movie

48:30 - The respect this film has for all of its characters, and all of the groups of people they represent

56:00 - Next week: Predestination (available to rent) and 7500 (available on Amazon Prime)