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The Proof of Life / David Caruso Award for a Character Who Should Have Been Spun Off into Their Own Sequel
Giancarlo Esposito’s Cassius Clay Sr., watching his son’s rise
Flex pick · Van Lathan
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:27Read transcript
- The flex category explicitly asks which character deserves a sequel. — Van Lathan
- Cassius Clay Sr.’s perspective across his son’s transformation is the chosen story. — Van Lathan
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:32:30Read transcript
- Don King, Joe Frazier, and Portia are nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The panel settles on the Don King performance.
- Giancarlo Esposito is later proposed because he appears in only a few scenes.
What’s Aged the Best?
Jamie Foxx and Giancarlo Esposito together, James Toney’s acting, the Foreman heavy-bag image, sports-media cameos, “The Champ Is Here” sample, Smith’s fighting credibility, the Malcolm X structure, and the opening music staging
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:10:32Read transcript
- Foxx and Esposito sharing the screen is the first candidate. — Bill Simmons
- James Toney’s acting and the Foreman heavy-bag shot are separate choices. — Bill Simmons
- Jim Gray and Bill Plaschke cameos are enjoyed. — Bill Simmons
- The “Champ Is Here” sample is selected. — Chris Ryan
- Smith’s credible fighting and the film functioning partly as a Malcolm X movie are praised. — Chris Ryan
- The Sam Cooke performance recreation and call-and-response staging are praised. — Chris Ryan
- The actors playing fighters were allowed to hit Smith hard short of knocking him out.
Van Lathan Award for Did This Movie Need More Black People?
A Black David Lindhagen
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:02:42Read transcript
- Van says the film needs a Black David Lindhagen. Idris Elba and Taye Diggs are deemed too handsome, Ice-T rejected, and Keenen Ivory Wayans and Giancarlo Esposito proposed.
- Esposito is disputed as too sinister; Underwood, Haysbert and Chris Rock are considered, with age and scene-dominance objections. Bacon’s ordinary likability is defended. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:56:54Read transcript
- Giancarlo Esposito is floated and another cast member, garbled in the transcript as "peep pasta weight," is called eligible, but the award goes to Peter Greene as Redfoot, with his lines quoted. — Bill Simmons
- Any movie like this from 1992 to 2010 needed Peter Greene; the hosts say personal problems, reportedly drugs according to the internet, kept him out of more movies. — Bill Simmons
- Greene first impressed in Nick Gomez's Laws of Gravity with Edie Falco in 1992, and the hosts are surprised he was not in Heat. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:21:08Read transcript
- Giancarlo Esposito was written down, but the other participant would not pick him because Buggin' Out is meant to be bugging out, though sometimes he could chill. — Sean Fennessey
- Ruby Dee is named instead, not for a bad performance but for Mother Sister's burn-it-down moment, which is still shocking. — Wesley Morris
- The Esposito picker is surprised and accepts the Ruby Dee choice. — Wesley Morris
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:20:20Read transcript
- Frank Vincent is one of the all-time that guys, and it could always be him. — Sean Fennessey
- Other candidates: Frankie Faison, known from The Wire, Roger Guenveur Smith and Miguel Sandoval as a cop. — Sean Fennessey
- Giancarlo Esposito used to win this category until Breaking Bad. — Sean Fennessey
- Faison is suggested, then Frank Vincent 'because it's always Frank Vincent', met with agreement; he has not moved beyond that-guy status. — Wesley Morris
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