In this 2-part episode of Retrospect Reviews, CC Lilford, Alice Oscura, Sommerleigh Pollonais, Julien Neaves and I review the seven Universal Studios horror classics that were recently made available for free viewing (only for a week though) on NBCUniversal's YouTube channel, Fear: The Home of Horror: "Dracula" (1931), "Frankenstein" (1931), "The Mummy" (1932), "The Invisible Man" (1933), "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), "The Wolf Man" (1941) and "Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein" (1948). 03...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In this episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Ricardo shares his thoughts on the Martin Scorsese-directed docu-series "Pretend It's a City" and we review Regina King's debut feature "One Night in Miami" and the martial-arts themed Batman animated film "Batman: Soul of the Dragon". Afterwards, special guest Ashton Menzies joins us for a review of both the Netflix sci-fi action flick "Outside the Wire" and the first two episodes of the highly-anticipated Disney Plus / Marvel Studios TV series "Wan...
Jan 17, 2021•2 hr 17 min•Season 7Ep. 2
In the Season 7 premiere of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, we pay respect to the late, great rapper/producer MF DOOM, share our thoughts on last week's Capitol Hill insurrection and talk briefly about Ricardo's EXTRA honourable mentions which he forgot to add to his Best of 2020 list. Afterwards, we review the dark comedy/thriller "Promising Young Woman", the action horror "Shadow in the Cloud", the first half of Season 1 of Netflix's "Lupin". the final season of Netflix's "Chilling Adve...
Jan 12, 2021•2 hr 18 min•Season 7Ep. 1
In Part 2 of the season 6 finale of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, Ricardo Medina, Sommerleigh Pollonais, CC Lilford, Alice Oscura, Tracy Hutchings and yours truly share our picks of the best movies - along with guilty pleasures, horror movies and a bit of TV - we saw this year (NOT LIMITED TO CONTENT WE VIEWED IN 2020, MIND YOU). Matthew Bailey / Beers, Beats & Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC & MOVIE REVIEWS) and where you can hear the Beers, Beats & Bailey pod...
Dec 30, 2020•2 hr 47 min•Season 6Ep. 42
In Part 1 of the season 6 finale of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, Ricardo Medina, Sommerleigh Pollonais, CC Lilford, Alice Oscura, Tracy Hutchings and yours truly count down our favourite TV shows, least favourite movies and film disappointments 2020 offered us (NOT LIMITED TO CONTENT WE VIEWED IN 2020, MIND YOU), in addition to movies that were unfortunately delayed due to the pandemic. Matthew Bailey / Beers, Beats & Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC & MOVIE REVIEW...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 59 min•Season 6Ep. 41
In the penultimate episode of Season 6 of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, I share my list of top favourite hip hop projects I checked out in 2020, one that truly pissed me off, some honourable mentions and one dishonourable mention that kinda sorta pissed me off! Afterwards, Ricardo and I share our thoughts on the romantic drama "Sylvie's Love", the Disney/Pixar fantasy-comedy "Soul" and the highly-anticipated superhero film "Wonder Woman 1984". 01:19 - Top 20 Hip Hop Albums of 2020 43:05...
Dec 29, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 40
In this episode of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, we review the last two films in Steve McQueen's "Small Axe" film anthology "Alex Wheatle" and "Education", the Oscar-worthy drama (featuring the final film appearance of Chadwick Boseman) "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and the second season of the live-action Star Wars TV series "The Mandalorian". 02:41 - Small Axe: Alex Wheatle 15:59 - Small Axe: Education 41:59 - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 1:05:40 - The Mandolorian (Season 2) (SPOILER REVIEW)...
Dec 20, 2020•1 hr 51 min•Season 6Ep. 39
With only a few episodes left before our season finale, Ricardo and I discuss the major announcements and trailers from the recently-held Disney Investor Day, the delightful animated feature "Wolfwalkers", the head-scratching comedy-drama "Black Bear", the satisfactory re-edit of Francis Ford Coppola's third "Godfather" movie entitled "The Godfather: Coda - The Death of Michael Corleone" and the Lifetime/KFC crossover film NO ONE saw coming: "A Recipe for Seduction", 08:43 - Disney Investor Day ...
Dec 15, 2020•2 hr 14 min•Season 6Ep. 38
In this episode of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, we discuss the simultaneous release of Warner Bros' theatrical slate on HBO Max, Letitia Wright's ("Black Panther", "Small Axe: Mangrove) anti-vaccine comments, the latest mixtape from Trinbagonian rapper Profess "Two 16's", the collaborative EP from his fellow Southside Lifestyle labelmate Micwise and R&B/neo-soul singer/producer John Skweird "Wise Skweird", the third film in Steve McQueen's "Small Axe" film series "Red, White and Bl...
Dec 08, 2020•2 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 37
In this episode of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, we pay respect to the OG Darth Vader David Prowse, acknowledge Marvel Studios' tribute to Chadwick Boseman on his birthday, and review the series premiere of the Trinbagonian superhero series "Magonolia" along with the first two films in Steve McQueen's "Small Axe" anthology - "Mangrove" and "Lover's Rock". In addition, Ricardo talks about the sketch comedy "Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun" and the Werner Herzog documentary "Fireball: ...
Dec 01, 2020•2 hr 24 min•Season 6Ep. 36
In the first-ever crossover episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey and Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo Medina, C.C. Lilford, Tracy Hutchings and I discuss the Christmas Day release of "Wonder Woman 1984" in theaters and on HBO MAX, get 'spoilery' on the infamous 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special" and share our thoughts on the "LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special", Hulu's "Animaniacs" revival and the highly-anticipated "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" reunion special. 05:36 - WW84 in Theaters & HBO MAX 24:48 - T...
Nov 22, 2020•3 hr 23 min•Season 6Ep. 35
In this week's episode, I do a 'gauntlet-style' review of three critically-acclaimed films - "The Assistant", "David Byrne's American Utopia" and "His House" - followed by my episode-by-episode review of the second half of Cartoon Network/Adult Swim's "Primal" and closing with my (and Ricardo's) thoughts on the disaster film "Greenland" 09:39 - The Assistant 21:11 - David Byrne's American Utopia 35:56 - His House 51:40 - Primal (Season 1 - 2nd Half) 1:14:57 - Greenland Matthew Bailey / Beers, Be...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 44 min
In this week's episode, we talk briefly about Joe Biden's victory, the Dave Chappelle-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live and the untimely passing of Alex Trebek. Also, I review the sci-fi horror flick "Possessor" and the latest Spongebob Squarepants movie "Sponge On The Run", Ricardo reviews the sci-fi thriller "Synchronic", and we share our thoughts on the Netflix limited series "The Queen's Gambit" 00:48 - Joe Biden, Dave Chappelle & Alex Trebek 22:06 - Possessor 35:45 - Synchronic 40:3...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Season 6Ep. 34
In this week's episode, I share my thoughts on the politically-charged BET Hip Hop Awards, and we review the first seasons of HBO Max's sci-fi drama series "Raised by Wolves", the Netflix animated fantasy adventure series "Blood of Zeus" and the surprise sequel to one of the 2000's best comedies: "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" 01:48 - 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards Highlights 22:02 - Raised by Wolves 53:48 - Blood of Zeus 1:16:01 - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Matthew Bailey / Beers, Beats & Bailey on ...
Nov 01, 2020•1 hr 42 min
In the second part of this special episode of Retrospect Reviews, Alice Oscura, Tracy Hutchings, Sommerleigh Pollonais and I share our individual picks for BEST horror movie franchise, along with an honourable mention each. 00:00 - Matthew's Honourable Mention 08:49 - Tracy's Honourable Mention 13:04 - Alice's Honourable Mention 22:18 - Sommerleigh's Honourable Mention 27:02 - Sommerleigh's pick for Best Horror Movie Franchise 31:51 - Tracy's pick for Best Horror Movie Franchise 39:39 - Alice's ...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 28
In this special, Halloween-themed episode of Retrospect Reviews, Sommerleigh Pollonais, Tracy Hutchings, Alice Oscura and I share our individual picks for Best and Worst horror movie franchises (along with one honourable and dishonourable mention each), staring with.......THE WORST! 02:59 - Matthew's Dishonourable Mention 18:18 - Alice's Dishonourable Mention 22:03 - Sommerleigh's Dishonourable Mention 27:07 - Tracy's Dishonourable Mention 34:53 - Alice's pick for Worst Horror Movie Franchise 1:...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In this week's episode of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, Ricardo shares his thoughts on the "Burn the Witch" anime, the 3DCG animated feature "Lupin III: The First", "Batman: Death in the Family" (which I covered in the last episode) and the Season 3 premiere of "Star Trek: Discovery"; I talk about the Oscar-worthy Netflix drama "The Trial of the Chicago 7", and we review the first season of HBO's horror thriller series "Lovecraft Country" "JAB JAB COUNTRY" - https://youtu.be/Hll1XDSRn7Q...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 57 min•Season 6Ep. 32
In Episode 202 of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, I review the first two entries in Amazon Prime/Blumhouse Television's "Welcome to the Blumhouse" series ("The Lie" and "Black Box") and the Blu-Ray for the highly-anticipated Warner Animation/DC film "Batman: Death in the Family", Ricardo reviews the first season of CBS All Access' animated series "Star Trek: Lower Decks", and we share our thoughts on Amazon Prime's smash superhero series "The Boys" 03:43 - The Lie (SPOILER REVIEW) 24:00 -...
Oct 11, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Season 6Ep. 21
In Episode 26 of Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo Medina, C.C. Lilford and I review the uneven yet ambitious and surprisingly impactful sophomore feature from the Hughes Brothers: "Dead Presidents". In our pre-ramble, we pay tribute to the late, great Dennis "Sprangalang" Hall. 01:14 - R.I.P. Sprangalang 05:02 - Individual histories with "Dead Presidents" and the films of the Hughes Brothers 16:54 - "Dead Presidents" ACT I 46:06 - "Dead Presidents" ACT II 1:47:06 - "Dead Presidents" ACT III 2:15:01 -...
Oct 06, 2020•2 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 26
In Episode 201 of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, I review Season 1 of the animated "Jurassic World" series "Camp Cretaceous", and we share our thoughts on the first trailer for Disney Plus' "WandaVision" series, the bleak psychological drama "The Devil All The Time", the delightful mystery film "Enola Holmes" and the underwhelming horror "Antebellum". 02:58 - WandaVision 1st Trailer 08:05 - Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (Season 1) 30:43 - The Devil All the Time 53:28 - Enola Holmes 1:1...
Sep 29, 2020•2 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 30
In this episode of Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo Medina, Sommerleigh Pollonais, Julien Neaves and I take a look back at David Fincher's neo-noir psychological thriller - and the movie that officially paved the way for his impressive directorial oeuvre: 1995's "Seven" 01:12 - Individual histories with "Seven" 10:06 - "Seven" MOVIE REVIEW 1:56:20 - Final Thoughts and Ratings Matthew Bailey / Beers, Beats & Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC & MOVIE REVIEWS) and where you can hear ...
Sep 22, 2020•2 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 25
In this Tenet-themed (you'll know it when you hear it), 200TH EPISODE (seriously!!) of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast and celebration of the 9th anniversary of A Legally Black Blog (which helped spawn this podcast btw), we share our thoughts on the 1st trailer for Denis Villeneuve's "Dune", Hulu's upcoming "Animaniacs" revival series, the 1st trailer for Season 2 of Disney Plus' "The Mandalorian", highlights from the recently-held DC Fandome: Explore the Multiverse online event, the 'cont...
Sep 17, 2020•2 hr 33 min•Season 6Ep. 29
On the 199th (yes, 1 - 9 - 9) episode of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, I review the critically-acclaimed Brazilian thriller "Bacarau", the BBC One/ HBO comedy-drama series "I May Destroy You" and with the assistance of Ricardo, the Charlie Kaufman-directed psychological drama "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" and the highly-anticipated live-action adaptation of the beloved Disney animated film "Mulan". 03:49 - Bacarau 18:26 - I May Destroy You 47:19 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things 1:23:05...
Sep 08, 2020•2 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 28
In this episode, we pay tribute to the late, great Chadwick Boseman ("Get On Up", "Black Panther", "Da 5 Bloods") and share our thoughts on the years-in-the-making "Bill & Ted" sequel "Bill & Ted Face the Music". Additionally, Ricardo talks about the third season and first season respectively of the animated series "Infinity Train" and "The Owl House" and I review "Peninsula", the action-oriented sequel to one of the most beloved zombie films of the 2010s: "Train to Busan". 01:34 - RIP C...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Season 6Ep. 27
In this episode, I review the BET docu-series "No Limit Chronicles", and we discuss the latest album from Trinbagonian rapper/producer/ Retrospect Reviews collaborator Micwise "Hate Sicks Hate", highlights from the recently-held online event DC Fandome and the newest DC/Warner Animation feature film "Superman: Man of Tomorrow" 02:30 - No Limit Chronicles 34:21 - Hate Sicks Hate (ALBUM REVIEW) 1:13:06 - DC Fandome Highlights, 1:58:27 - Superman: Man of Tomorrow Matthew Bailey / Beers, Beats &...
Aug 25, 2020•2 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 26
In this episode, we review "Siege", the first chapter of Netflix's "Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy" animated series, the Warner Bros. / DC adult animated action flick "Deathstroke: Knights and Dragons: The Movie", Season 1 of DC Universe's "Stargirl" and the Netflix 'superhero' action film "Project Power". 01:34 - Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy: Siege 27:17 - Deathstroke: Knights and Dragons: The Movie 45:01 - Stargirl (Season 1) 1:03:22 - Project Power FOR MOVIE REVIEW REQUEST...
Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 6Ep. 25
In this episode of Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo Medina, Sommerleigh Pollonais and I look back at the 1995 live-action adaptation of the beloved fighting game "Mortal Kombat" and answer the question of all questions when it comes to this film: Is it still the greatest video game movie ever made? 02:50 - The Problem with making the "best" video game movie 10:10 - Individual history with the games, movies and spin-off films 36:37 - "Mortal Kombat" review 2:11:55 - Final thoughts, ratings and "Is it ...
Aug 14, 2020•2 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this episode, Ricardo talks about "Axiom's End", the newest sci-fi novel from YouTuber/film critic Lindsey Ellis, the return of the hilarious YouTube channel "Primm's Hood Cinema" and the series premiere of the animated series "Star Trek: Lower Decks"; I review the second season of the Netflix superhero series "The Umbrella Academy", and we share our thoughts on "Mulan" and "Antebellum" making their way to PVOD (Premium Video On Demand), the first trailer for the upcoming Warner Bros. release...
Aug 09, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 6Ep. 24
In this episode, we pay our respects to the late, great TV personality Regis Philbin, actors John Saxon and Olivia de Havilland and YouTuber Michael Brooks, make mention of the latest re-scheduling of certain movie release dates and a few highlights from the recently-held San Diego ComicCon@Home online event, and review the horror films "Relic" and "The Rental", along with the Netflix docu-series "Fear City: New York vs. The Mafia". 03:24 - R.I.P. Regis Philbin, John Saxon, Olivia de Havilland &...
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 6Ep. 23
In this episode, Ricardo reviews the first season (save for the currently unreleased finale) of Apple TV+'s animated musical comedy series "Central Park", and we review the first season of HBO Max's animated comedy series "Close Enough", the dark romantic comedy "Palm Springs", the Netflix-released comic-book action movie "The Old Guard" and the originally-scheduled-for-theatrical-release war thriller "Greyhound". 04:42 - Close Enough (Season 1) 24:21 - Central Park (Season 1: Episodes 1 - 9) 34...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 39 min
