Delroy Lindo and Chadwick Boseman in Spike Lee's "Da 5 Bloods"

This week, Gavia and Morgan debate the strengths and weaknesses of Spike Lee's new film Da 5 Bloods, available on Netflix now, which chronicles the journey of a group of Black Vietnam veterans returning to Vietnam to search for a fallen comrade. Topics discussed include the film's impressive performances by Delroy Lindo and others, its engagement with contemporary politics, its relationship to other American Vietnam War films and narratives, and much more.

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“Spike Lee goes to Vietnam with his politically muddled war movie Da 5 Bloods,” Ashley Ray-Harris, The A.V. Club

“Spike Lee’s ‘Da 5 Bloods’ Misses the Mark—and Does a Disservice to Its Women,” Cassie Da Costa, The Daily Beast

“Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods Is Gold,” K. Austin Collins, Vanity Fair

“Why Da 5 Bloods Has Four Aspect Ratios,” Matthew Dessem, Slate

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s live-tweet of the film (and The Sympathizer)