LaMelo's Ascension, SiR's Chasing Summer Review and Judas and the Black Messiah Review
In this episode, Wellington and Savon discuss Lamelo Ball’s excellent development in his rookie season and staying ahead of the curve and also Lloyd Pierce’s exit from the Hawks and if there’s too much pressure on developing teams, that have emerging stars like Trae Young. They also discuss J.J. Watt’s move to the Cardinals, review SiR’s second album Chasing Summer and highlight how he used a lot of this project with distinctive songwriting and also review Brent Faiyaz’s 2017 debut Sonder Son.
In the second half, they’re joined by Trenton Morales, a good friend of the show to review Judas and the Black Messiah, the 2021 biographical drama film about the betrayal of Fred Hampton. The cast includes Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Piemons and Dominique Fishback and they dive into how this was one of the defining movies of the year, being a gripping dramatization of an historical event that was electrifying. They also discuss the new wave of the next generation’s great actors and actresses being displayed, how it’s a movie for the moment and it opening up a necessary discussion through a true story that had to be revisited.
In this episode, Wellington and Savon discuss Lamelo Ball’s excellent development in his rookie season and staying ahead of the curve and also Lloyd Pierce’s exit from the Hawks and if there’s too much pressure on developing teams, that have emerging stars like Trae Young. They also discuss J.J. Watt’s move to the Cardinals, review SiR’s second album Chasing Summer and highlight how he used a lot of this project with distinctive songwriting and also review Brent Faiyaz’s 2017 debut Sonder Son.
In the second half, they’re joined by Trenton Morales, a good friend of the show to review Judas and the Black Messiah, the 2021 biographical drama film about the betrayal of Fred Hampton. The cast includes Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Piemons and Dominique Fishback and they dive into how this was one of the defining movies of the year, being a gripping dramatization of an historical event that was electrifying. They also discuss the new wave of the next generation’s great actors and actresses being displayed, how it’s a movie for the moment and it opening up a necessary discussion through a true story that had to be revisited.