Antwone Fisher (2002): Proper Therapy for the Black Experience

Podcast: Black on Black Cinema | Black Movie Reviews · TNP Studios

Opublikowano: 2026-10-08

Black on Black Cinema reviews "Antwone Fisher" (2002), Denzel Washington's feature directorial debut, based on the true story of Antwone Fisher, a young Navy sailor sent to a psychiatrist who must face his painful past and search for the family he never knew. Derek Luke makes his film debut in the title role, opposite Washington as Dr. Jerome Davenport, with Joy Bryant, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, and Viola Davis. Fisher wrote the screenplay himself, drawing on his memoir "Finding Fish." We break down Luke's breakout performance, Washington's choices as a first-time director, how the film portrays a Black man opening up in therapy...