Films Under Discussion

Prepare yourself sports fans! We have another "Fud's of Future Past" special. All of our partners used to be part of our film club! And they have some ideas for what we should talk about on the podcast...Paul's partner loves a sports film... but doesn't watch a lot of actual sport. The Fuds have been challenged to pick a sport film they rate featuring a sport they would never watch. Paul may not be a fan of the Rugby but can most definitely appreciate how winning the world cup helped Nelson Mandela defeat apartheid in his pick... Invictus.As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Do you ever get nostalgic for simpler times? Do you yearn for the days where you still had to go into town and buy your films from a shop? Is there a film where the DVD bonus feature was so good that you remember it to this day? That's the question Paul is asking! Pick a film with your favourite DVD Bonus Content...Let's dial this podcast up to 11 as Jack takes us back into mockumentary territory...This Is Spinal Tap! Get ready for some slight confusion as Jack actually watched the film a little differently to Paul and Des. His DVD bonus content pick is the live commentary from the actors in character as the band.As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Do you ever get nostalgic for simpler times? Do you yearn for the days where you still had to go into town and buy your films from a shop? Is there a film where the DVD bonus feature was so good that you remember it to this day? That's the question Paul is asking! Pick a film with your favourite DVD Bonus Content...When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth... Hell must have frozen over because Des has picked a horror film...turns out Des, who hates horror, LOVES zombie films. Make this man make sense! Anyway, we're watching the remake of THE zombie film. Dawn Of The Dead As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Do you ever get nostalgic for simpler times? Do you yearn for the days where you still had to go into town and buy your films from a shop? Is there a film where the DVD bonus feature was so good that you remember it to this day? That's the question Paul is asking! Pick a film with your favourite DVD Bonus Content...Are you a "Mexi-can" or a "Mexi-can't"... Paul tries his best to defend Once Upon a Time in Mexico from a pair of "Mexi-c***s" who are coming in with a guitar case full of guns blazing. Jack and Des do aim some very fair criticism at the action flick... but the film was chosen for to the deep life lesson and personal philosophy Paul gleaned from the Robert Rodriguez "Ten Minute Cooking School"As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Jack loves a horror film. Des hates a horror film. Paul doesn't really care about horror films. As a compromise to get a bit of a horror fix Jack has challenged his fellow FUDs with picking a scary non-horror!Des has picked our most left field choice which doesn't seem to have the immediate hallmarks of anything particularly scary... but this really gives us insight into what truly terrifies Des in life... all expressed in the film he calls a mirror to his relationship. One Day.As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Jack loves a horror film. Des hates a horror film. Paul doesn't really care about horror films. As a compromise to get a bit of a horror fix Jack has challenged his fellow FUDs with picking a scary non-horror!Paul has picked a proto-pixar forerunner which even after the dodgy distribution and Disney drama still manages to spark so much online discourse due to the darkly disturbing tone the narrative has along with THE nightmare fuel scene... and this is a kids movie! It's The Brave Little Toaster!As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Jack loves a horror film. Des hates a horror film. Paul doesn't really care about horror films. As a compromise to get a bit of a horror fix Jack has challenged his fellow FUDs with picking a scary non-horror!We're off to see the wizard... wait... no we're not. The yellow brick road has been left to ruin, the land of Oz looks like the wastelands of Mad Max and Dorothy is very likely a schizophrenic child suffering major delusions. We're not in Kansas anymore as Jack has chosen "Return to Oz" for us to watch!As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Oh hello there... I know usually you just read this in a passive voice and the fact that the blurb has become somewhat self aware is perhaps freaking you out... but fear not my intrepid FUD... we are simply breaking the 4th wall with our theme choice from Des.With Johnny Gossamer... there's always two cases that seem unrelated, then they come crashing together. Paul's film choice Kiss Kiss Bang Bang brings up several mysteries that may or may not be connected... Will Des ever not bring up age gaps? Will Jack ever not nitpick over logic and rules... and will Paul ever not argue over the stupidest critiques... The answer is no, and that's why you listen!As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Oh hello there... I know usually you just read this in a passive voice and the fact that the blurb has become somewhat self aware is perhaps freaking you out... but fear not my intrepid FUD... we are simply breaking the 4th wall with our theme choice from Des.If there was an all time top 5 films that feature top 5 lists, our next pick from Jack would have to be somewhere in that conversation. High Fidelity takes us on an exploration of Rob's messy relationship situation and we decide to delve into our own relationship history and everything in between. Sub Question... Is this the most tangents in a single episode!? Yes... the answer is yes...As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Oh hello there... I know usually you just read this in a passive voice and the fact that the blurb has become somewhat self aware is perhaps freaking you out... but fear not my intrepid FUD... we are simply breaking the 4th wall with our new theme choice from Des.Now look, we all know that breaking the 4th wall is a bit of a fun and frivilous gimmick, but it can be used to great effect in serious and downright rage inducing films which are based on true stories, such as our first choice, also from Des... The Big Short! By the way... did you know Jack hates capitalism?As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

We're wrapping up the final film from our second "Fud's of Future Past" special. All of our partners used to be part of our film club! And they have some ideas for what we should talk about on the podcast...Jack's partner has decided to lead us down a dark cinematic path with a rare movie phenomenon... a film where the bad guy wins! Des has chosen Spike Lee Joint... Inside Man and the debate rages as to who the bad guy is, if they won and if it's actually ok to steal nazi gold. Jack even questions if it fits the criteria of the theme!As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

We're still in our second "Fud's of Future Past" special. All of our partners used to be part of our film club! And they have some ideas for what we should talk about on the podcast...Jack's partner has decided to lead us down a dark cinematic path with a rare movie phenomenon... a film where the bad guy wins! Paul has selected one of the most iconic twists in cinematic history where the bad guy wins! Does this film still live up to the pop culture hype or has it passed its prime? And which one of the fuds quotes the best "Keyser Söze"As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

We're at it again with our "Fud's of Future Past" special as all of our partners used to be part of our film club! And they have some ideas for what we should talk about on the podcast...Jack's partner is up next and has decided to lead us down a dark cinematic path with a rare movie phenomenon... a film where the bad guy wins! Jack is up first and he's asking us... who watches the Watchmen! Spoilers... we do, and we have some stuff to say about it!As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

It's the final film in our current theme! Paul keeps us out of the comfort zone of Hollywood and the English language...and has decided to take us into global cinema with foreign language films! Let's all overcome that 1 inch barrier together!Oh la la, Jack takes us all to Paris with French standout Amelie! This whimsical flick about a day dream believer suits Jack to a T... but will our cynical analysis be the reality check for this over-stylised slice of cinema or will whimsy win the day?As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Time for the second film in our current theme! Paul keeps us out of the comfort zone of Hollywood and the English language...and has decided to take us into global cinema with foreign language films! Let's all overcome that 1 inch barrier together!Des has picked a controversial film, the band is controversial, their music, their lifestyle their politics... all of it a quagmire of controversy... but in the most controversial twist of them all... does this film even fit the theme!? Find out in another exciting episode of FUDAs always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

New theme day! Paul keeps us out of the comfort zone of Hollywood and the English language...and has decided to take us into global cinema with foreign language films! Let's all overcome that 1 inch barrier together!Paul delves into one of his all time favourite genre's.... "jidaigeki" or samurai cinema! The Twilight Samurai follows Seibei, a petty samurai who struggles his way through life and finds himself fighting for more than just honor. Jack and Des also get a crash course on samurai history and culture.As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Last pick of our current theme... Jack seems to think we focus too much on blockbusters and budgets...so has also decided to take us out of our comfort zone with TV movies... did everyone else think Hallmark straight away?Des plays us out with a film that he thinks hits all the right notes, Behind the Candelabra. This film charts the story of Liberace and his young lover Scott through their turbulent relationship and lives...As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Our current theme is TV Movies! Jack seems to think we focus too much on blockbusters and big budgets...so has also decided to take us out of our comfort zone with TV movies... did everyone else think Hallmark straight away?Paul had to enter the mind palace of his old dvd collection to produce Citizen X. A gritty crime thriller based on a real life serial killer... in Soviet Russia! Strap in for this old school HBO TV Movie comrades!As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Time for the next theme! Jack seems to think we focus too much on blockbusters and budgets...so has also decided to take us out of our comfort zone with TV movies... did everyone else think Hallmark straight away?Jack will kick us off with To Hull and Back because he truly is a product of the generation before him and loves Only Fools and Horses. Can this iconic British classic stand up to the scrutiny of a modern eye?As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Time to wrap up another theme! Des has decided to take us out of our comfort zone, and as three white men with a podcast he's challenged us to think about films which have the best examples of female empowerment.Paul has chosen Hidden Figures, because what's more empowering for women than sending a bunch of men into space who may never return... doing it in America, during the space race, while being a black woman!As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Another episode with your favourite fuds! Des has decided to take us out of our comfort zone, and as three white men with a podcast he's challenged us to think about films which have the best examples of female empowerment.Jack has picked The Invisible Man...Des and Paul really don't like horror films for very different reasons. I wonder if that will come up at all this episode!?As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

New theme day! Des has decided to take us out of our comfort zone, and as three white men with a podcast he's challenged us to think about films which have the best examples of female empowerment.Des has picked Barbie as our first flick...the question never came up if he played with Barbie's as a kid... the question that did come up however was Jack's new segment... the existential crisis question!As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Surprise motherfudder, we have guest themes! We call this "Fud's of Future Past" as all of our partners used to be part of our film club! And they have some ideas for what we should talk about on the podcast...Des's partner has given us a truly excellent theme. A film we love from a genre we hate. Paul loves video games, Paul hates video game movies. Paul loves Mortal Kombat... but accepts that maybe some heavy nostalgia tinted glasses have influenced this first love!As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Surprise motherfudder, we have guest themes! We call this "Fud's of Future Past" as all of our partners used to be part of our film club! And they have some ideas for what we should talk about on the podcast...Des's partner has given us a truly excellent theme! A film we love from a genre we hate. Jack is not a big fan of the western genre, a staggering fact when you've seen how many hours he's sunk into Red Dead Redemption 2... but a western he loves is Bone Tomahawk.As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Surprise motherfudder, we have guest themes! We call this "Fud's of Future Past" as all of our partners used to be part of our film club! And they have some ideas for what we should talk about on the podcast...Des's partner has given us a truly excellent theme inspired by the fact that Des hates Keira Knightley in a corset... what a weirdo. She wants us to pick a film we love from a genre we hate. Des hates vampire movies (seriously... weirdo) but loves What We Do In The Shadows.As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, a wee quiz and our final scores.***Please excuse the technical difficulties with Des' mic on this episode***

Theme Three - Theme Hard with a Vengeance. Paul's up with his first theme and he wants to know what everyones first 18 certificate film was.Jack's first film was Return of the Living Dead Part II (according to his sisters) and we can only apologies if you happen to have watched this film because of us! We don't let him off easy...As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Theme Three - Theme Hard with a Vengeance. Paul's up with his first theme and he wants to know what everyones first 18 certificate film was.Des' first film was The Running Man and he has some interesting ideas on what his stalker name would be if he was part of the show.As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Theme Three - Theme Hard with a Vengeance. Paul's up with his first theme and he wants to know what everyones first 18 certificate film was.His was Predator when he was 8 years old and he had a rather interesting question about Chekov's Gorilla's...As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Theme 2 - Theme Harder... Jack has challenged us to pick films which opened us up to a new type of cinema, Des is rounding off the theme with his choice, Sweet Sixteen.That's the Ken Loach film by the way... NOT the 1983 slasher film of the same name. But you knew that of course, because Des clearly only picks Scottish films!As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Theme 2 - Theme Harder... Jack has challenged us to pick films which opened us up to a new type of cinema, Paul has picked THE indie film. Clerks! And would you believe he wasn't even meant to be podcasting today...As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Theme 2 - Theme Harder... Jack has challenged us to pick films which opened us up to a new type of cinema! His choice is Dead Man's Shoes which opened him up to a strange fear of elephants... We also introduce a new segment. Alternate Taglines and interrupting JackAs always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a wee quiz and some final scores.

Three episodes... I guess we're actual podcasters now! It's time to round off our first theme: Most Influential Scottish Films.Paul goes for an unexpected choice as a direct rebuttal to a previous pick. Prepare for some hot takes, film analysis, a bit of banter, a wee quiz and some final scores.

Another episode, we are really doing this! We are still in our first theme: Most Influential Scottish Films.Jack's first pick of the podcast, Trainspotting, an undeniably iconic slice of Scottish cinema. Prepare for some hot takes, film analysis, a bit of banter, a wee quiz and some final scores.

First episode baby! For this inaugural episode we have chosen our first theme: Most Influential Scottish Films.As theme originator Des gets first pick of the film and we will be looking at Braveheart. Prepare for some hot takes, film analysis, a bit of banter, a wee quiz and some final scores.