Episode 84: Ocean’s 8 (Movie Night!)

What a delightfully ridiculous movie - the plot is spotty, but the laughs are real. Today your BYWAP favorites are conquering the 2018 trainwreck that was Ocean’s 8. A starcast of Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Mindy Kaling, and Helena Bonham Carter could not rescue Gary Ross’ film, but God bless ‘em. Will Debbie Ocean pull off the greatest heist of her life? Will she make her character relevant with her impossible group of hyper-talented thieves? Of course! We don’t have friends, we have family!... Oh, wait, sorry, wrong movie. Join us as we girlboss-gatekeep-gaslight our way to millions of dollars, critique Met Gala fashion, realize that all it takes to touch priceless art is to speak flawless french, and conspire that Danny Ocean is actually not dead.  

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