FFR 272: Crooklyn

It was an absolute joy to spend time in the world of Spike Lee's 1994 bildungsroman Crooklyn . Co-written by Lee and his siblings Joie and Cinqué, the film follows nine-year-old Troy navigating herself, her neighborhood, and her extended family in 1973. We're refreshed to see Lee's rich visual language as the backdrop for a young girl as the hero of the story of growing up. Especially when so many other auteur's attempts at this have left us feeling unimpressed. It's a messy movie, sure, but beautifully shot by Arthur Jafa ( Daughters of the Dust ) with knockout performances from the kids to the parents—played by Alfre Woodard and Delroy Lindo. Discussed in this episode: Common Sense Media's Crooklyn review , RuPaul's Starrbooty Find Kat: NEW: katexmachina.substack.com letterboxd.com/katexmachina bsky.app/profile/katexmachina.bsky.social twitter.com/kat_ex_machina Find A.C.: letterboxd.com/aclamberty instagram.com/aclamberty Find Us: Our Website

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FFR 272: Crooklyn is an episode from Feminist Frequency Radio by Feminist Frequency.

This episode is 00:49:02 long.

This episode was published on Mar 25, 2026.

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