In this episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Ricardo Medina and I discuss a TON of topics under 2 hours - from the passing of Adam West, the first teaser for "Black Panther" and a few E3 2017 highlights, to the fifth season of "Orange is the New Black", the third and final season of "The Leftovers", the 'long-awaited' sequel "T2: Trainspotting", the 'much-needed' cinematic adaptation of "Baywatch", and a bullet-riddled breath of fresh air with "Free Fire". Oh, and we also talk about Fidget Spin...
Apr 01, 2018•1 hr 57 min
In this special episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Ricardo Medina, special guests Julien Neaves (of Movieville), Sommerleigh Pollonais (of MovieJunkieForLife) and myself discuss the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie franchise, along with its FIFTH entry "Dead Men Tell No Tales", in addition to the latest seasons of CW's "Supergirl", "The Flash" and "Arrow", and the DC Extended Universe's fourth shot at critical redemption with "Wonder Woman". PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (1-4 RECAP) - 05:10 PIRATE...
Apr 01, 2018•2 hr 9 min
In this episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, we review the long-awaited final season of one of Cartoon Network's best series "Samurai Jack" and Ridley Scott's third "Alien" movie "Alien: Covenant", in addition to recapping the long and ridiculously weird trajectory of the "Alien" franchise from 1979 to now. SAMURAI JACK (Season 5) - 7:00 ALIEN RECAP - 46:04 ALIEN: COVENANT - 1:50:28 "PROMETHEUS" WRITTEN REVIEW - https://legallyblack.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/see-this-movie-prometheus-2012/ MATTH...
Apr 01, 2018•2 hr 21 min
In this Mother's Day-recorded episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, we review the 80s throwback horror flick "The Void", Season 2 of the EXCELLENT Netflix comedy-drama series "Master of None", and the Charlie Hunnam-starred films "The Lost City of Z" and "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword". THE VOID - 08:40 MASTER OF NONE (Season 2) - 30:26 THE LOST CITY OF Z - 51:43 KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD - 1:04:18 MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack ...
Apr 01, 2018•1 hr 45 min
Beers, Beats & Bailey kicks off the summer blockbuster season of 2017 with reviews of the highly-anticipated MCU sci-fi adventure"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2", and the sci-fi black comedy "Colossal", along with Season 2 of SyFy's "The Expanse" and the first seasons of three "controversial" TV shows available on Netflix: "13 Reasons Why", "Bill Nye Saves the World" and "Dear White People". THE EXPANSE (Season 2) - 10:42 13 REASONS WHY (Season 1) - 20:55 BILL NYE SAVES THE WORLD (Season 1) ...
Mar 22, 2018•2 hr 42 min
In this EPIC episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Ricardo Medina, special guest Wayne S. Rock (of Rock N Reviews) and myself discuss the cinematic road of the Fast & Furious franchise, starting with 2001's "The Fast and the Furious" and ending with the EIGHTH entry "The Fate of the Furious". We also talk about the trailers for "Thor: Ragnarok", "Transformers: The Last Knight" and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi", and pay respect to the late, great comedian Charlie Murphy. TRAILER REVIEWS & R....
Mar 22, 2018•3 hr 28 min
Ricardo and I talk about the 33rd edition of WWE's "Wrestlemania", a few TV season finales and premieres, the full season of Netflix's "The Get-Down", the Warner/DC animated superhero film "Teen Titans: The Judas Contract", the sci-fi thriller "Life" and the sci-fi drama "The Discovery". WWE WRESTLEMANIA 33 RECAP - 04:12 TV SEASON FINALES & PREMIERES - 28:02 THE GET-DOWN(Season 1 - Full Review) - 47:11 TEEN TITANS: THE JUDAS CONTRACT -...
Mar 22, 2018•2 hr 6 min
In this April Fools' Day-recorded episode, Ricardo and I talk about a few movie trailers and music videos, the indie sci-fi drama "Bokeh", Season 1 of the mind-bending FX TV series "Legion" and the long-awaited remake of one of the most beloved anime movies of all time: "Ghost in the Shell". LATE MARCH 2017 TRAILERS & MUSIC VIDEOS - 08:33 BOKEH - 28:11 LEGION (Season 1) - 48:10 GHOST IN THE SHELL - 1:06:51 </...
Mar 22, 2018•1 hr 54 min
Ricardo reviews the new Mass Effect video game "Andromeda", and we talk about the second "Justice League" trailer, the two Dave Chappelle stand-up comedy specials on Netflix, Disney's latest animation-to-live-action-adaptation "Beauty and the Beast" and the big-budget cinematic reboot of the popular TV series "Power Rangers". MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA - 12:02 JUSTICE LEAGUE (Trailer 2) - 26:03 DAVE CHAPPELLE: TWO CITIES ONE EVENT - 43:56 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST -...
Mar 22, 2018•2 hr 34 min
Ricardo reviews the latest Marvel/Netflix TV series "Iron Fist", I do a track-by-track review of The Notorious B.I.G.'s second and final album "Life After Death", and we both review Jordan Peele's creepy debut film "Get Out" and the official introduction of the 8th Wonder of the World into Warner Bros.' "monsterverse": "Kong: Skull Island" IRON FIST (Season 1) - 19:43 LIFE AFTER DEATH - 39:13 GET OUT - 1:44:23 KONG: SKULL ISLAND -...
Mar 22, 2018•2 hr 37 min
Ricardo and I discuss the newest "Deadpool", "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" and "Kong: Skull Island" trailers, as well as review the FX / BBC One TV series "Taboo", the animated send-up to one of the most iconic superheroes of all time "The Lego Batman Movie", and the R-rated farewell to arguably the most popular X-Man "Logan". TABOO (Season 1) - 15:56 THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE - 37:06 LOGAN - 1:02:52 MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com...
Mar 22, 2018•1 hr 56 min
In this special episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Ricardo and I recap what started off as a less than exciting Academy Awards ceremony, but wound up being one of the most memorable (for better or worse) in years! MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB...
Mar 22, 2018•56 min
Ricardo Medina and I talk about the Grammy Awards and share our predictions for the upcoming Academy Awards, as well as review the Oscar-nominated movies "Jackie" and "A Man Called Ove", and the recent theatrical releases "A Cure for Wellness" and "The Great Wall". GRAMMYS 2017 - 03:46 JACKIE - 18:01 A MAN CALLED OVE - 39:07 A CURE FOR WELLNESS - 49:47 THE GREAT WALL -...
Mar 22, 2018•2 hr 14 min
In this episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Ricardo and I discuss the critically-acclaimed nominee for Best Foreign Language Film "Toni Erdmann", the sequel to the sleeper hit that ushered the return of Keanu Reeves into the action genre "John Wick: Chapter 2" and the 'much-needed' sequel to one of the worst films of this decade "Fifty Shades Darker" TONI ERDMANN - 06:43 JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 - 18:56 FIFTY SHADES DARKER - 49:47 MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com...
Mar 22, 2018•1 hr 37 min
In today's episode, Ricardo and I talk about the recent upgrade in the quality of the CW's Arrowverse, as well as review Season 4 of "Sherlock", Best Picture Oscar nominees "Manchester by the Sea" and "Lion", and the psychological thrillers "The Autopsy of Jane Doe" and "Split". ARROWVERSE UPDATE - 6:42 SHERLOCK (Season 4) - 22:32 MANCHESTER BY THE SEA- 44:09 LION - 1:03:44 THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE -...
Mar 22, 2018•2 hr 30 min
In this episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Ricardo Medina and I (through the magical powers of Skype) briefly touch on the 2017 Academy Awards nominations, the untimely passing of veteran actor John Hurt, and review "Justice League Dark", "Patriots Day", "Fences" and "Silence". 2017 ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS & JOHN HURT - 3:12 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK - 14:19 PATRIOTS DAY - 29:09 FENCES - 52:25 SI...
Mar 22, 2018•1 hr 54 min
In this episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Ricardo Medina and I discuss the second trailers for "Logan" and "Power Rangers", and review (MINOR SPOILERS - you've been warned) "Sing Street", "La La Land", "Hidden Figures" and "XXX: Return of Xander Cage". NEW LOGAN & POWER RANGERS TRAILERS - 1:01 SING STREET - 21:43 LA LA LAND - 38:52 HIDDEN FIGURES - 1:18:09 XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE -...
Mar 22, 2018•2 hr 24 min
In the Season 3 premiere of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Ricardo Medina and I talk about our most anticipated TV shows, movies and games of 2017, followed by our reviews of 4 movies we wished we saw in 2016: "Loving", "American Honey", "Moonlight" and "Hacksaw Ridge". There's also a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT to look forward to, and yes, it has something to do with Patreon ;) SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - 2:42 OVERTURE TO 2017 - 11:04 LOVING - 48:42 AMERICAN HONEY -...
Mar 22, 2018•2 hr 40 min
In the final part of the Season 2 finale, Ricardo and I share our picks for Worst Movies of 2016 and Top 16 picks (Yep! Once again!)for Best Movies of the year! MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyrev...
Mar 22, 2018•1 hr 9 min
In the second third of the Season 2 finale, special guest Michael Richards (C.E.O. of Phastraq VFX) counts down his top 10 best live-action and animated movies (with regards to visual effects of 2016) and Ricardo runs through his favourite video games. Afterwards, Ricardo and I talk about our favourite TV shows of the year. Check out more of Phastraq VFX at http://www.phastraqvfx.com/ , and https://www.facebook.com/Phastraqvfx/...
Mar 22, 2018•38 min
In the first third of the Season 2 finale of Beers, Beats & Bailey, I count down my Top 5 favourite hip-hop beat tapes & EPs and Top 16 (YEP, 16!!!) best hip-hop albums of 2016! MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.insta...
Mar 22, 2018•1 hr 29 min
In this penultimate episode of Season 2 of Beers, Beats & Bailey, we review the Tom Ford-directed neo-noir thriller "Nocturnal Animals", the latest film from controversial director Paul Verhoeven "Elle", the powerful documentary from Ava DuVernay "13th", and the first standalone movie in the Star Wars series thus far "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story". NOCTURNAL ANIMALS - 19:47 ELLE - 40:01 13th - 1:09:33 ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY -...
Mar 22, 2018•2 hr 15 min
In today's episode, Ricardo and I talk about a few December 2016 trailers, along with the HBO TV series "Westworld" and "Insecure", the comedy-drama "Don't Think Twice", the 'supernatural horror movie' "The Darkness", the South Korean romantic thriller "The Handmaiden", and the South Korean zombie horror flick "Train to Busan" DECEMBER 2016 TRAILERS - 05:11 WESTWORLD (Season 1) - 32:15 INSECURE (Season 1) - 1:06:47 DON'T THINK TWICE -...
Mar 22, 2018•2 hr 32 min
With only a few episodes left before the season finale, Ricardo and I talk about some new PSX trailers, as well as review "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", "Allied", "Norm of the North", "Moana" and the CW's Arrowverse crossover TV event "Invasion!" PSX 2016 TRAILERS - 06:03 FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM - 20:27 ALLIED - 44:26 NORM OF THE NORTH - 1:03:54 MOANA -...
Mar 22, 2018•2 hr 20 min
In today's episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, we review the Mira Nair-directed biographical sports film "Queen of Katwe", the drab attempt by comedian Kevin James at action comedies with Netflix's "True Memoirs of an International Assassin" and the extended cut of "Suicide Squad", which amazingly managed to make an admittedly mediocre movie even worse. QUEEN OF KATWE - 8:02 TRUE MEMOIRS OF AN INTERNATIONAL ASSASSIN - 18:09 SUICIDE SQUAD (EXTENDED CUT) - 48:42 MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: l...
Mar 22, 2018•1 hr 33 min
In today's podcast, Ricardo and I talk about the first post-Donald Trump episode of "Saturday Night Live" hosted by Dave Chappelle, the documentary parody TV series "Documentary Now", the neo-noir crime drama "Dog Eat Dog", the intelligent sci-fi drama "Arrival" (SPOILER TALK) and the long-awaited album from legendary hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest: "We Got it from Here...Thank You 4 Your Service" DAVE CHAPPELLE ON 'SNL' - 04:46 DOCUMENTARY NOW - 15:00 DOG EAT DOG - 20:54 ARRIVAL - 45:13 WE ...
Mar 06, 2018•2 hr 24 min
On November 5th 2016, through the mystic powers of Skype, Ricardo Medina and I reviewed the first-person shooter "Titanfall 2", the dystopian political thriller "V for Vendetta", the absurdist comedy-drama "Swiss Army Man", the fantasy-based Marvel Studios film "Doctor Strange" and the critically-acclaimed comedy-drama TV series "Atlanta". This is what happened. MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB...
Mar 06, 2018•2 hr 25 min
In this special Halloween episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Matthew Bailey and Ricardo Medina talk about the third seasons of "Black Mirror" and "Halt and Catch Fire", the documentary "HyperNormalisation" and our individual Top 5 favourite unconventional horror movies. SPECIAL SPECIAL THANKS to José Sinetto for providing this episode's opening and closing tracks: "Symphony of the Night" and "Windows Shut (Trip-hop instrumental version)" MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress....
Mar 06, 2018•2 hr 8 min
In the mystic realm of Skype, Ricardo and I talk about the newest Warner Bros. Animation feature "Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders", Ben Affleck's answer to fellow actor Matt Damon's "Jason Bourne" - "The Accountant", and the long-awaited and somewhat controversial directorial debut from actor/director Nate Parker - "The Birth of a Nation". BATMAN: RETURN OF THE CAPED CRUSADERS - 11:14 THE ACCOUNTANT - 27:54 THE BIRTH OF A NATION - 47:57 MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpres...
Mar 06, 2018•1 hr 46 min
Listen as Matthew and Ricardo brave the elements of faulty microphone cords, distracting noises from our respective homes and periodic mouse (mine) clicks to share our thoughts (via Skype) on the latest slate of movie trailers from "Power Rangers" to "Get Out", the biographical disaster film "Deepwater Horizon", the remake of a remake "The Magnificent Seven" and Tim Burton's 'return to form' "Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children". NEW MOVIE TRAILERS - 03:19 DEEPWATER HORIZON - 17:39 THE M...
Mar 06, 2018•1 hr 28 min
