Devin Booker's Absence from Phoenix, Syd's Broken Hearts Club Review and Ocean's Thirteen Review
In this episode, Wellington and Savon discuss thoughts on Devin Booker’s injury in the Pelicans series and what it means for Phoenix going forward. They also discuss their easy takeaways from the young talent displayed in the Grizzlies-Timberwolves series and the issues with Utah’s nucleus against Dallas; plus analysis on the Celtics-Nets series and Ben Simmons’ return. Then they review Syd’s latest sophomore album Broken Hearts Club, discuss how she captured the energy of heartaches, also review Bas [Bump] Pick Me Up EP, SAULT’s latest sixth album Air and discuss the elemental and escapist feel plus Flores’ new single Exito.
In the second half, they review Ocean’s Thirteen, the 2007 heist comedy film written and directed by Steven Soderberg; starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt and Al Pacino. They dive into how this delivered being the final film in the Ocean’s Trilogy, it adding recognition of both the city’s traditions and new trends. They also analyze how it still was a competent film and well-constructed even after being in the shadow of a perfect Ocean’s 11 and successful sequelin Ocean’s 12. Finally, they discuss the pinpoint nature of how Steven Soderberg picked every cast in every film of this trilogy.