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Da 5 Bloods

Spike Lee goes deep into the emotion of conflict in Da 5 Bloods
Arts Culture

Spike Lee goes deep into the emotion of conflict in Da 5 Bloods

To say that Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods is ripped from the headlines is to give those headlines too much credit. Filming wrapped last summer, but the movie is more rooted in this moment than the latest breaking stories. Even its flashbacks have more to say about the present than the 24-hour news networks. Like […]

kristoferjenson | June 24, 2020

Arts Culture

Spike Lee goes deep into the emotion of conflict in Da 5 Bloods

To say that Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods is ripped from the headlines is to give those headlines too much credit. Filming wrapped last summer, but the movie is more rooted in this moment than the latest breaking stories. Even its flashbacks have more to say about the present than the 24-hour news networks. Like […]

kristoferjenson | June 24, 2020

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