In this episode, we do a quick review of "Iron Fist" Season 2, pay respect to the late Mac Miller, address the Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly rap feud and Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck's "official" departure from the DCEU, and review Season 5 of Netflix's "Bojack Horseman", the live-action adaptation of the "Bleach" manga/anime, the dark comedy/mystery "A Simple Favor" and the sci-fi action flick "The Predator". TIMESTAMPS: 01:30 - Iron Fist (Season 2) 04:35 - R.I.P. Mac Miller 07:08 - Eminem vs. M...
Sep 17, 2018•2 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Ricardo and I return from our individual hiatus to review Spike Lee's latest cinematic offering "BlacKKKlansman", the mystery/thriller "Searching", the romantic comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" and rapper Eminem's surprise album "Kamikaze". TIMESTAMPS: 05:41 - BlacKKKlansman 18:56 - Searching 43:19 - Crazy Rich Asians 58:06 - Kamikaze BACKING TRACKS: Murmur - Black Bear Basement BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://dezi-belle.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-traits Cold - EazyNotey BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://eazynot...
Sep 05, 2018•1 hr 51 min•Season 4Ep. 27
In this episode, we pay respect to the late, great literary icon V.S. Naipaul, mention actress Ruby Rose's sudden departure from Twitter and the recently-released HBO TV series "Random Acts of Flyness", and discuss Season 1 of the superhero series "Cloak and Dagger", the dark comedy/thriller "Thoroughbreds", the controversial "Best Picture Film" Academy Award category and the ridiculously absurd closer to the summer blockbuster season: "The Meg". TIMESTAMPS 02:43 - R.I.P. V.S. Naipaul 07:52 - Ru...
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 49 min•Season 4Ep. 26
In this week's episode, Ricardo shares his thoughts on one of my favourite movies of 2018 ("Blindspotting"), I review the horror anthology movie "Ghost Stories" and Season 6 of Netflix's highly-popular prison comedy-drama "Orange is the New Black", and we finally review Lynne Ramsay's taut, intense thriller "You Were Never Really Here" TIMESTAMPS 05:02 - "Blindspotting" (Ricardo's review) 13:08 - Ghost Stories 27:25 - You Were Never Really Here 58:03 - Orange is the New Black (Season 6) BACKING ...
Aug 07, 2018•1 hr 37 min•Season 4Ep. 25
In this week's episode, I review the comedy-drama "Tully", the home invasion thriller "Breaking In" and the urban drama "Blindspotting"; Ricardo reviews the Netflix sci-fi thriller "Extinction", and we review the sixth entry in the highly-successful "Mission: Impossible" movie franchise: "Fallout". TIMESTAMPS: 02:58 - Tully 19:47 - Breaking In 48:33 - Extinction 56:33 - Blindspotting 1:19:39 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout BACKING TRACKS: Feeling - Oka Miles BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://okamiles....
Aug 02, 2018•1 hr 55 min•Season 4Ep. 24
In this week's episode, we talk about the unfortunate firing of "Guardians of the Galaxy" director James Gunn from Disney / Marvel Studios, the TV and movie trailers released at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, Season 2 of Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale", Season 2 of HBO's "Westworld", and the movies "The First Purge", "The Equalizer 2" and "Skyscraper". TIMESTAMPS: 01:46 - James Gunn FIRED 10:45 - San Diego Comic-Con 2018 Trailers 57:23 - The Handmaid's Tale (Season 2) 1:03:42 - Westworld (Season ...
Jul 25, 2018•2 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://www.facebook.com/legallyblackMJB/ Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 Doe Boi on Social Media https://www.instagram.com/goodjobdoeboi/ Music by C.J. Harris(audioblocks.com) 01:20 - BLACK SUNDAY 56:14 - TEFLON DON In...
Jul 18, 2018•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this week's episode, I FINALLY talk about Season 1 of YouTube Premium's critically-acclaimed continuation of the "Karate Kid" movie franchise: "Cobra Kai", along with the critically-panned mob biopic "Gotti". Ricardo and I then discuss the MCU's palate cleanser for the emotional roller coaster that was "Avengers: - Infinity War": "Ant-Man and the Wasp". TIMESTAMPS: 02:43 - Cobra Kai (Season 1) 34:31 - Gotti 1:04:52 - Ant-Man and the Wasp Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/Leg...
Jul 11, 2018•1 hr 39 min•Season 4Ep. 22
We review Season 3 of the (formerly) SyFy series "The Expanse", Season 2 of FX's "Legion", Season 2 of Netflix's "GLOW", the Blumhouse "horror" flick "Truth or Dare", Wes Anderson's second forary into the world of stop-motion animation with "Isle of Dogs", and the unexpected sequel to the incredibly intense crime thriller "Sicario": "Day of the Soldado" TIMESTAMPS: 02:57 - Pre-ramble 17:19 - The Expanse (Season 3) 22:02 - Legion (Season 2) 41:35 - Glow (Season 2) 51:47 - Truth or Dare 1:12:11- I...
Jul 03, 2018•1 hr 54 min•Season 4Ep. 21
In this week's episode, we discuss the life and music of recently-deceased rapper XXXTentacion, the first trailer for "Creed II", Season 3 of the CW's "Supergirl", the new DC/Warner animated feature "The Death of Superman", the second season of Netflix/ABC/Marvel's "Luke Cage" and the latest chapter in the Jurassic Park franchise: "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom". Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.faceb...
Jun 26, 2018•2 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 20
In this episode, I review Nas' 12th studio album "Nasir", Ricardo shares a brief overview of the Jay-Z & Beyonce album "Everything is Love", we discuss trailers from this year's E3 event, I review the remake of "Super Fly", Ricardo talks about "Ocean's 8" and we share our honest opinion on the long-awaited sequel "Incredibles 2". TIMESTAMPS: 04:05 - E3 2018 Trailers 25:36 - Nasir (Album Review) 1:00:28 - Everything is Love (Album Overview) 1:05:09 - SuperFly 1:45:40 - Ocean's 8 1:56:34 - Inc...
Jun 19, 2018•2 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 19
In today's episode, we review the lyrically brutal response to Drake's "Duppy Freestyle" from Pusha T called "The Story of Adidon", followed by the new Kanye West album/EP "Ye", the Trinbagonian feature-length drama "Moving Parts", Season 4 and the first half of Season 5 of the sitcom "Arrested Development", and the Han Solo movie that everyone asked for: "Solo: A Star Wars Story. 03:32 - The Story of Adidon 16:39 - Ye 41:23 - Moving Parts 58:05 - Arrested Development (Seasons 4 & 5A) 1:24:2...
Jun 05, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Season 4Ep. 18
In Episode 6 of Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo Medina and I discuss the legacy of Allen and Albert Hughes' raw, gritty and highly influential urban drama "Menace II Society" 25 years after its release. Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://www.facebook.com/legallyblackMJB/ Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.co...
May 29, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In today's episode, we review Pusha T's third studio album "Daytona", the final season of Starz' "Ash vs. Evil Dead", Season 1 of SyFy's "Krypton", Season 4 of CW's "The Flash", the rape/revenge thriller "Revenge" and the second film adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian novel "Fahrenheit 451". TIMESTAMPS: 07:45 - Daytona (Album Review) 42:24 - Ash vs. Evil Dead (Final Season) 1:06:54 - Krypton (Season 1) 1:16:17 - The Flash (Season 4) 1:32:26 - Revenge 1:51:31 - Fahrenheit 451 BACKING ...
May 29, 2018•2 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 17
As much as we would've loved to talk about the Royal Wedding throughout the entirety of today's episode (sorry, ladies), we opted instead to discuss Season 2 of Netflix's "Dear White People", Season 2 of FX's "Atlanta" and the sequel to 2016's surprise R-rated superhero action comedy hit "Deadpool". TIMESTAMPS: 06:00 - Dear White People (Season 2) 33:25 - Atlanta (Season 2) 1:24:35 - Deadpool 2 Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitte...
May 24, 2018•2 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Check out Beers, Beats & Bailey on iTunes (FEEL FREE TO LEAVE A RATING): https://itunes.apple.com/tt/podcast/beers-beats-bailey/id1369455002 Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://www.facebook.com/legallyblackMJB/ Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 ...
May 15, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Sommerleigh's YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIyqKL-ZuzALxqFPWjxh78g Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.facebook.com/mattbaileyTT Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 BACKING TRACK: allthetime – digitalluc BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://digitalluc.bandcamp.com/album/re-ups ...
May 08, 2018•2 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 15
FINALLY, we've made it to episode 100!! We celebrate this milestone by talking about Kanye West's latest attention-grabbing antics, Season 1 of the CW's "Black Lightning", the Warner Bros./DC animated feature "Batman Ninja", the teen/parent sex comedy "Blockers" and the monstrous film adaptation of the 80s video game "Rampage". Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews...
May 01, 2018•1 hr 55 min•Season 4Ep. 14
In the fourth episode of Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo Medina, San Fernando producer/rapper Doe Boi and myself look back at the debut album from the late, great Bronx rapper Big Punisher: 'Capital Punishment'. Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://www.facebook.com/legallyblackMJB/ Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://t...
Apr 26, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode, we discuss WWE's Wrestlemania 34 event, the HBO Sports documentary "Andre the Giant", the DC/Warner Bros. animated feature film "Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay", Season 3 of the CW's "Legends of Tomorrow", the Season 3 premiere of SyFy's "The Expanse" and Season 1 of Netflix's "Lost in Space" TV reboot. Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://ww...
Apr 26, 2018•1 hr 48 min•Season 4Ep. 13
In the third episode of Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo Medina and I discuss two iconic sci-fi movies released in 1968: Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking "2001: A Space Odyssey" and Franklin J. Schaffner's intellectual "Planet of the Apes". 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - 01:41 PLANET OF THE APES - 1:00:46 Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.facebook.com/mattbail...
Apr 26, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Beers, Beats & Bailey delves into the current controversy surrounding the highly popular Channel Awesome YouTube channel, the powerful sixth episode of FX's "Atlanta" (Season 2), the nail-biting horror/thriller "A Quiet Place" and the Steven Spielberg-directed film adaptation of Ernest Cline's sci-fi/pop culture extravaganza "Ready Player One". CHANNEL AWESOME CONTROVERSY - 02:23 ATLANTA - "Teddy Perkins: - 25:07 A QUIET PLACE - 31:48 READY PLAYER ONE - 50:46 Matthew Bailey on Social Media: ...
Apr 26, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Ricardo Medina and I review the series premiere of SyFy's "Krypton", the dark political satire "The Death of Stalin", the film adaptation of the 2013 reboot of the classic "Tomb Raider" video game, and the sequel to the robots-vs-monsters movie we all asked for: "Pacific Rim: Uprising". PRE-RAMBLE (includes thoughts on Migos' "Walk It Talk It" music video) and the "Deadpool 2" trailer - 02:15 Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter....
Apr 26, 2018•1 hr 32 min•Season 4Ep. 11
We pay tribute to East Coast rapper Craig Mack and legendary physicist Stephen Hawking, and discuss the second trailer for the highly-anticipated "Avengers: Infinity War", the BET mini-series "Death Row Chronicles", the sci-fi thriller "Annihilation" and the sci-fi fantasy "A Wrinkle in Time". Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.facebook.com/mattbail...
Apr 26, 2018•2 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 10
In the second episode of Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo Medina, Doe Boi and I talk about the 1993 comedy / mockumentary "CB4" and its (possible) relevance 25 years after its release, especially within the genre of hip hop which the movie boldly poked fun at. Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://www.facebook.com/legallybl...
Apr 25, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode, Ricardo Medina reviews the 10-part web series "Stargate Origins" and the Eli Roth-directed, Bruce Willis-starred remake of the classic 1974 revenge flick "Death Wish", while I review the second season of the Netflix / Marvel TV series "Jessica Jones", the dark comedy "Game Night" and the VOD-available, Bruce Willis-starred (sort of) action thriller "Acts of Violence". Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/Lega...
Apr 25, 2018•1 hr 44 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Clearly more people opted for the further adventures of Rick Grimes than this year's Academy Awards. But Ricardo and I checked out the ceremony, and in this special episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, we talk about its hits, misses, wins and losses. Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://www.facebook.com/legallyblackM...
Apr 25, 2018•54 min
In this comic-book themed episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Ricardo Medina, Julien Neaves, Sommerleigh Pollonais and I review the DC/Warner animated feature film "Batman: Gotham by Gaslight", the live-action adaptation of the widely popular "Full Metal Alchemist" anime/manga and a watershed in superhero cinema - Marvel Studios' "Black Panther". Julien Neaves on Social Media https://www.facebook.com/julien.neaves/ https://www.facebook.com/MovievilleTT/ https://www.instagram.com/movievillett/ ...
Apr 24, 2018•2 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 7
In this episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Ricardo Medina and I complete our 2018 Academy Awards reviews with "Last Men in Aleppo", "Strong Island", "Loveless" and "Dear Basketball", and share our thoughts on the new trailer for "The Incredibles 2" and Season 1 of "Star Trek Discovery". LAST MEN IN ALEPPO - 02:51 STRONG ISLAND - 06:31 LOVELESS - 18:06 DEAR BASKETBALL - 32:37 THE INCREDIBLES 2 TRAILER - 37:16 STAR TREK DISCOVERY (SEASON 1) - 42:33 Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.w...
Apr 24, 2018•1 hr 51 min•Season 4Ep. 6
In Season 4 Episode 5 of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Ricardo Medina and I share our thoughts on some post-Superbowl movie trailers and teasers, Netflix's unexpected release of the latest entry in the Cloverfield cinematic universe - "The Cloverfield Paradox" - and (WITH SPOILERS) Paul Thomas Anderson's Best Picture contender "Phantom Thread". Matthew Bailey on Social Media: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthe...
Apr 24, 2018•1 hr 29 min
