Dallas Buyers Club

Tali: Dallas Buyers Club is the true-life story of Ron Woodroof, a drunken cowboy who gets diagnosed with AIDs at the height of the crisis on the 1980's. He eventually starts a drug smuggling ring in an attempt to have alternative HIV/AIDs treatment medications reach a wider audience. It is important to note, that Ron was not a champion of the LGBT community - throughout the movie (and in real life, allegedly), Ron remained fairly homophobic and transphobic, and it's clear that he only went into the drug smuggling business for selfish reasons. However, this movie tugs on your heart strings and is truly inspiring. It also reminds us just how important finding a cure for this disease is for our and future generations. Matthew McConaughey is at his absolute best. Jared Leto was also great, though I believe that reputation should be given where reputation is due, and his role most certainly should have gone to a real trans actor. Definitely a must-see and definitely a contender this awards season. 86/100.

Leo: This is one of the Oscar movies that I actually did want to see, namely because I'm a huge fan of this "new" Matthew McConaughey who all of the sudden decided that he's not a surfer dude anymore and is an incredible actor. He does not disappoint. He sells this role incredibly well and makes you actually like the character, even though he's homophobic. Jared Leto was also incredible. I would not be surprised for Dallas Buyers Club to sweep the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories. The movie itself is very good, but not in the sense that I'd want to see it again or consider it a top contender. The story was....predictable but not really strong enough to have me care too much. The cause and the actors made this movie what it is. 81/100.