Fuds On Film

In the third part of our look at Spike Lee’s joints, we’ll be talking about a powerful documentary; a remake of a Korean film based on a Japanese Manga about hammers; an adaptation of a 2,400-year-old play; a scarcely believable, yet mostly true, tale of improbable undercover police work; and a latter day Kelly’s Heroes, though with more scruples.

We continue our delve into the career of Spike Lee with a look at 4 Little Girls, He Got Game, Summer of Sam, Bamboozled, and 25th Hour. Mid-career and middle-of-the-road, or is he just hitting his stride? Join us and find out!

There are a number of notable film directors to have come from New York City, though some are particularly strongly associated with it, and with one borough in particular. Some of these filmmakers are short, bespectacled and often act in their own films. However, today we’re talking about one associated with Brooklyn, who isn’t a creep, and whose films we actually think are any good, so we know who that rules out. So, prompted by the recent release of _Da 5 Bloods_, we’ve decided to look at the work of Spike Lee for our main topic episode this month, though through a combination of an inability to suitably pare down a list and chronic procrastination, we’re spreading things out, declaring July 2020 “Spike Lee” month at Fuds on Film, and bringing you three episodes covering his work. We’re beginning in this episode, in an entirely perverse way, at the beginning, from Lee’s directorial feature debut, _She’s Gotta Have It_, up to his 1995 crime drama, _Clockers_. One other film from this period, _Jungle Fever_, was covered in our Wesley Snipes episode last year, and it’s probably also worth mentioning we’ve also covered Lee’s _Inside Man_ in a Compare and Contrast episode along with _Dog Day Afternoon_ - both episodes well worth checking out, of course.

This month, we turn our attention to these beauties: Weathering with You, Vivarium, Just Mercy, Ema, Richard Jewell, and Capone. Are they worth your time? Join us and find out!

We return to the Wong Kar Wai well to review the later half of his output thus far. Will we fall in love with Happy Together, In the Mood for Love, 2046, My Blueberry Nights, and The Grandmaster? Join us and find out!

We cover the early part of HK filmmaker Wong Kar Wai's career in this episode. Tune in to get the lowdown on As Tears Go By, Days of Being Wild, Chungking Express, Ashes of Time, and Fallen Angels.

Strumpets aside, we take a look at three films covering the horrors of the Vietnam war with Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, and Casualties of War. Join us as we find out if they hold up.

Another batch of contenders have appeared to allegedly entertain us during these weird-ass times. Do The Rhythm Section, Onward, Dark Waters, Trolls World Tour, Extraction, and The Day Shall Come make the grade? Join us and find out.

We take a look at three JCVD / Ringo Lam collabs, Maximum Risk, Replicant, and In Hell, and report back on whether that was a worthwhile endeavour. Spoilers - it wasn't.

Lock Me Up! Lock Me Down! We're right there with you, two metres apart, discussing Birds of Prey, Sonic the Hedgehog, and The Invisible Man. Turn on, tune in and drop out!