Episode 103: Man on Fire (2004)

Nighthawks' Podcast

It's one of those magical times when the late Tony Scott crossed paths with the legendary Denzel Washington.
Believe it or not, Trevor watched this movie for the FIRST time, specifically for this episode. Would the kidnapping revenge thriller hold up to nearly 25 years of build up?
Matt saw this in a timely manner and has been a fan. No question about it, Matt thinks the movie works.
Links from the intro:
One Of US Net’s Live From the End of the World webcast that specifically discusses the Black Lives Matter movement, and what allies need to know and how to help. The webcast was facilitated by Chris Cox at One of Us, and featured an all black panel.
https://oneofus.net/2020/06/one-of-us-show-live-from-the-end-of-the-world-ep-11/
Panelists include:
Joshua Dylan Hunter: The Reel Pineapple - https://www.facebook.com/thereelpineapple
Michael Van Slyke: Archangel Arts - https://www.facebook.com/pg/archangelarts/community/
Gene Seliasse - Is a critic, screen writer, comic writer, friend of the podcast. His comic anthologies include Puerto Rico Strong, Kayfabe Anthology Vol 3, and Elsewhere. Gene is also the writer of Peter Pan and the Land of Forever, a Modern twist on the classic Peter Pan story, an upcoming film from Dream Teller Animation Studios.
https://thescrumsports.com/author/geneselassie/
https://www.dreamtellerstudio.com/feature-films/
https://www.comixology.com/Elsewhere/digital-comic/
https://www.lionforge.com/puerto-rico-strong/
Books:
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander
https://newjimcrow.com/about/buy
So You Want to Talk About Race
by Ijeoma Oluo
https://www.sealpress.com/titles/ijeoma-oluo/so-you-want-to-talk-about-race/9781580056779/
How to Be an Antiracist
by Ibram X. Kendi
https://www.ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an-antiracist-1
Movies:
13th (Netflix Documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8
Selma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abkka8Vf2_M
Just Mercy
https://www.justmercyfilm.com/
Monsters and Men
https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Monsters-and-Men/1042022
Horror Noire A History of Black Horror
https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/horror-noire-a-history-of-black-horror/4548652
STOP (short film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5S2F1TLSvs