Dallas Buyers Club Review

 

Dallas Buyers Club Review

It's Pride Month, so here is my review of Dallas Buyers Club, based on the true story of Ron Woodroof, a rodeo cowboy diagnosed with AIDS. Back in the 80s, people assumed only gay people got AIDS, but we all know people can get AIDS from unprotected sex of any kind or bad blood transfusions. There's even a scene where Ron remembers having sex with a hooker who had needle marks on her arm. That leads him to realize how he may have gotten it. He is shunned by his friends and told he has only 30 days to live. He doesn't believe it until he learns from Dr. Eve, played by Jennifer Garner, that Mexico has drugs not approved by the US government. So he goes to Mexico, gets the drugs, and decides to sell them with the help of a trans woman named Rayson, played by Jared Leto. They form the Dallas Buyers Club for LGBT people who have AIDS, as well as straight people, especially when Ron hooks up with a straight woman who has AIDS. 

It's interesting when Ron went from hating gays to working with them and defending Rayson when someone refused to shake her hand. The film's cast is great, like Matthew McConaughey. I was shocked by how much weight he lost to play Ron Woodroof, and he did a fantastic job, as you feel for the guy. Even though AIDS is now more manageable, back then, you were going to die. Rayson, played by Jared Leto, was a good character who taught Ron not to judge anyone for who they are. One of the saddest moments is when she accepts her death, but she helps Ron by selling her life insurance with her dad. Rayson's death hits Ron so hard that he starts focusing on helping LGBT people instead of making money. At the end of the film, Ron dies seven years later, proving the doctors wrong, and since then, AIDS has become more treatable. It's a sad film, but overall it teaches us to show compassion to those and not to judge anyone by their sexuality. 

The cast of the film did a great job, and Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto deserved their Oscars... even though Leto is a disgusting human being. Still a great film. 

This movie was great, and it's a great LGBT film. I give Dallas Buyers Club an 8 out of 10. 

Happy Pride Month to everyone!

Spider-Noir Review

 

Spider-Noir Review 

So I watched all of Spider-Noir, and here’s my review of it. I loved it as I wrote it before, and I’ll write again. This is what Sony should have done for the live-action Spider-Verse instead of those villain spin-off films. This show is a lot of fun, and I love the detective-noir feel. I watched it all in black and white, and I recommend you do the same. Now is different from the comics, but I really love this show. 

Now Nicolas Cage did a great job as Ben Reilly/Spider-Noir, like he was funny, he was cool, and like most Spider-Men, he lost people close to him. Also, the rest of the cast, like Lamorne Morris and Karen Rodriguez as Robbie Robertson and Janet, were great characters, and I got to say it’s great to see the character Robbie Robertson again. Black Cat appears as Ben’s love interest, played by Li Jun Li. Now, she doesn’t wear her costume; instead, she’s a singer at night. The main villain of the show is Silvermaine, played by Brandon Gleason. He’s a cool villain, like obviously they couldn’t use Kingpin, but still, he was a fun villain to watch.

Also, I love this new take on some of Spider-Man’s like Electro, Sandman, and Tombstone. They have very different origins, which I won’t spoil, but I got to tell ya, the guy who plays Electro is such a bastard in this show.

Now, as I mentioned, they do change a lot from the comics, like Spider- Noir, for example, he gets his powers in a different way, which, I will be honest, reminded me of the Crimson Chin’s origin lol. As well, he’s very different from the comic counterpart, who was more serious; this Spider-Noir has more of the Spider-Verse vibe to him. Since Nicolas Cage plays him, he’s much older, whereas in the comics, he was younger. I do find it interesting that they went with Ben Reilly as Spider-Noir. Now, the question is, if Sony announces a Scarlet Spider show, will it be about Ben Reilly or Kaine Parker? I would go with Kaine personally, but we will see. I do understand why some Noir fans may not like the changes. I get it, I wanted to be a darker, grittier show, but I love the show for what it is. However there were some scary moments in the show like Ben’s nightmare scene like it’s pretty scary.

The people who made this show did a great job. I give full credit to Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Honestly, they should have handled the live-action Spider-Verse a long time ago. The show's cast was amazing, and I gave it an 8 out of 10. One of my favorite shows of the year, watch it. If you love Spider-Man and noir-style TV shows, you will love this show and watch it in black-and-white. As well there will be a lot of memes from this show. 

My top 5 choices for the next James Bond/007

 

My top choices for the next James Bond/007

Now we all love the James Bond franchise, and we are getting a new film from MGM and Amazon. Now, many are concerned about what they could do, but I think that's a change we got: Denis Villeneuve directing, and Steven DeKnight writing the script. Let's face it, everyone, this film is in great hands just as long as Phoebe Webber is away from this franchise. 

Now here are my top five choices to play the next James Bond, as well I'm going to include my top five for Bond Ladies, Bond Villains, M, Q, MoneyPenny, and of course a Bond Henchman. First...

5. Aaron Taylor Johnson 

4. Jacob Anderson 

3. Paul Mescal

2. Jacob Elordi 

1. Harris Dickinson 

Now the Bond Ladies.

5. Sydney Sweeney 

4. Jayme Lawson 

3. Sophie Skelton 

2. Jaz Sinclair 

1. Lilly Rose Depp 

Now the Bond Villains. 

5. Colman Domingo 

4. Michael C Hall 

3. Aya Cash 

2. Ed Skrein 

1. Cillian Murphy 

Now M.

5. Rachel Stirling 

4. Paddy Considne 

3. Simon Pegg 

2. Jack Davenport 

1. Lennie James 

Now Q. 

5. Mandeep Dhillion 

4. Daniel Portman 

3. Megan Ricahrds 

2. Divian Ladwa 

1. David Tennant 

Now MoneyPenny. 

5. Madeleine Madden 

4. Lilly James 

3. Letitia Wright

2. Maisie Williams 

1. Tanzyn Crawford 

Now Bond Villain Henchmen

5. Roman Reigns 

4. Hafpor Julius 

3. Lewis Tan 

2. Natalia Tena 

1. Jai Courtney 

Now if I had to choose who I would would pick for the next Bond I would go with. 

Harris Dickinson as James Bond 

Lilly Rose Depp as Bond Lady

Ed Skrein as Bond Villain

Hafpor Julius as Bond Henchmen

Lennie James as M

Divian Ladwa as Q

Tanzyn Crawford as MoneyPenny 

So that's who I would cast in the next James Bond. Let me know what you think are you excited for the next Bond film because I like who they got as director and the screen writer made Daredevil so it's in good hands so far. Depends on who they cast as the next Bond.