Howie Long battles ruthless escaped convicts and a raging wildfire in Firestorm (1998), an underrated slice of ’90s action-movie mayhem. In the first episode of Sunset Video: Quick Picks, we rewind this fast-moving disaster thriller, dig into what works, and explain why Firestorm still quietly kicks ass.

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