Van’s Damn He Got It list has five ranks: Larenz Tate in Love Jones fifth, Gosling in Drive fourth, Will Smith in Hitch third, Brad Pitt in Legends of the Fall second and Billy Dee Williams in Lady Sings the Blues first. Other Pitt roles are alternatives, not his selected entry.
Redford and Clooney are additional examples; a debate compares Clooney’s fame and film choices with Gosling’s, then discusses late-blooming actors.
Van recalls his father admiring Billy Dee Williams; the hosts discuss men openly acknowledging other men’s attractiveness and remember Colt 45 ads.
The Persian shopkeeper is nominated because his arc is difficult to understand.
The blanks objection is rebutted: he explicitly cannot read English, and the claimed explanatory packaging cartoon is disputed.
The family simply returning indoors after the shot is questioned; a response notes they could call police offscreen.
The language barrier seems too extreme for a man capable of running a store; his angel explanation is criticized.
Phillippe is miscast because his face is already untrustworthy, and the murderous turn needs another transitional beat. — Joanna Robinson
Tate is too visibly mature and established for a wide-eyed young man; actors from The Wire are suggested, including Bodie’s performer and Omar’s performer.
