161 - Da 5 Bloods finds gold

 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 movie4:40 - Above the line (and LOTS of early nerding out over the cast)11:50 - A fantastic easter egg12:40 - The spoiler-free overview15:15 - Jordan burps, and doesn't edit it out18:50 - The movie plays out like a really cool history lesson20:00 - SPOILERS ahead (lots of stuff we loved)24:10 - Flashbacks, music, and vicarious experience28:50 - The point where we finally let go and get sucked into the vortex of Paul's story arc and Delroy Lindo's apocalyptic performance37:50 - Shoutout to The Bridge on the River Kwai40:30 - Time to bring in Black Panther43:00 - Getting the criticisms out of the way, and acknowledging the weaknesses in the fabric of the movie48:30 - The respect this film has for all of its characters, and all of the groups of people they represent56:00 - Next week: Predestination (available to rent) and 7500 (available on Amazon Prime) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nerdcritic.substack.com