It’s the second masterpiece from a great American poet in just two years, and one of the best films about The American War ever made.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 6, 2024

Spike Lee has done it yet again. The man has made a lot of great movies and this is top tier Spike. He clearly trusts his actors completely and it shows in the performances here.

| Feb 23, 2024

One of the most effective storytelling strategies in Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods is the application of the simple and elegant dichotomy.

| Feb 7, 2024

As always, Spike Lee asks all the right questions, and it’s up to us to recognize that even though the answers may not be ones we want to hear, we need to grapple with them all the same.

| Jan 8, 2024

Behind the camaraderie, there's a nuanced story of disenchantment and disillusionment in humanity as the result of greed and war-induced PTSD. [Full review in Spanish]

| Feb 1, 2023

Da 5 Bloods leaves you uneasy and vulnerable. Lee’s themes extend far beyond our borders and, for that matter, much closer within our own circles. It’s blistering poetry on the battle against hate.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Sep 1, 2022

The dynamite Da 5 Bloods doubles as both a blistering breakdown of America’s painful past and an exhilaratingly entertaining epic in its own right, elevated even further by its exceptional ensemble.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 1, 2022

Spike Lee has a knack for getting people to overlook the messiness of his movies. For me that’s a challenge, yet his value as a filmmaker is unquestionable and the subjects he tackles are personal and relevant. “Da 5 Bloods” fits all of that.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 20, 2022

The core cast has a believable camaraderie with one another, and their chemistry brings a great deal of energy to even the dullest of scenes.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 5, 2022

I think Delroy Lindo has the performance of the year in this. It's Marlon Brando-level acting.

| Mar 11, 2022

Like a fine wine, Spike Lees skill as a director has aged beautifully. In one of the best streaks of his career, Da 5 Bloods cements Lees place as one of this generations best filmmakers.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 18, 2022

Da 5 Bloods is another jolt of Spike Lee electricity. It crackles in every which way. The film feels volatile, yet its voice has undeniable power.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 18, 2022

The more time that Da 5 Blood has to sit with you, the more it reveals itself and it is a film that will without a doubt grow even more powerful with age.

| Feb 12, 2022

The film loses itself in the Vietnamese jungles, the structure becomes blurry and disconnects us from the drama. Lee's style brings good moments, but it's not enough. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 6/10 | Oct 22, 2021

...Da 5 Bloods is a heaping buffet of everything - it's rich with ideas, motifs, aspect-ratio shifts, finely tuned perspectives, and big, careening sledgehammer blows.

| Sep 10, 2021

It's another raw and thought-provoking one from a filmmaker who, thankfully, can't do it any other way...

| Aug 30, 2021

This film is fearsome, engrossing, and will likely become necessary viewing for film studies and acting thanks to Delroy Lindo.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 2, 2021

Da 5 Bloods is a film of great poignancy, one that is keenly aware of 'history' as both a source of trauma and a means of healing it.

| Jun 5, 2021

Da 5 Bloods is a mixed bag, a thrilling genre adventure that aspires to social commentary but doesn't seem to understand how to do it consistently or meaningfully.

| Jun 5, 2021

As anti-racism protests continue, the firebrand filmmaker returns with one of his best ever movies...

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 23, 2021