In this week's episode of BBB RADIO, Ricardo finally delivers his review of the latest Roland Emmerich disaster 'epic' "Moonfall", I share my thoughts on "The Wise Tapes", the newest mixtape from Trinidadian rapper Stvnna, the Best Picture and Best International Feature Film Oscar nominee "Drive My Car" and the first season of the animated fantasy series "The Legend of Vox Machina"; and we discuss the second third in the Kanye West docuseries "Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy" (with my reaction to Kan...
Feb 28, 2022•2 hr 12 min•Season 9Ep. 8
In this episode of BBB RADIO, Ricardo and I review the Oscar-nominated coming-of-age drama "Licorice Pizza", the first season of the "The Suicide Squad" spin-off series "Peacemaker", the first third in the Kanye West-themed docuseries "Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy" and the video game-to-animated TV series "The Cuphead Show". In addition, I review the second episode of the Trinbagonian superhero series "Batchack Man: Peacemakers" and Ricardo talks about the video game-to-live action feature film "U...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 59 min•Season 9Ep. 7
In this special, Superbowl Sunday-recorded episode of BBB RADIO, Ricardo, Ashton Menzies, CC Lilford, Tracy Hutchings and I discuss the first trailers for the upcoming Universal Pictures releases "Jurassic World: Dominion" and "Nope", the 2022 Oscar nominations list, the Best Picture Oscar-nominated "Nightmare Alley". the HBO MAX release "KIMI", Season 2 of Netflix's "Raising Dion", the first 3 episodes of the Peacock TV series "Bel-Air" and a SPOILER review of Disney Plus' "The Book of Boba Fet...
Feb 14, 2022•3 hr 13 min•Season 9Ep. 6
For my first R&B-based Retrospect Review, I celebrate the 25th anniversary of Erykah Badu's magnificent debut album "Baduizm" with North Carolina singer/songwriter E Smitty of The Soul Powers. 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Pre-ramble (Our individual introduction to Erykah Badu, "Baduizm" and her subsequent work) 13:20 - Baduizm: SIDE A - Rimshot (Intro) / On & On / Appletree / Otherside of the Game / Sometimes (Mix #9) / Next Lifetime / Afro (Freestyle Skit) / Certainly 44:18 - Baduizm: SIDE B -...
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 9Ep. 5
In this episode of BBB Radio, special guest Sommerleigh Pollonais talks about the first season of the Netflix-released, South Korean zombie horror series "All of Us are Dead", and discusses with Ricardo and I the immersive Severin Films documentary "Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror" and "Scream", the fifth entry in the beloved meta-horror franchise. Additionally, I share my thoughts on the fourth season of Netflix's hit series "Cobra Kai", and Ricardo and I review the ...
Jan 31, 2022•2 hr 27 min•Season 9Ep. 4
In this episode of BBB Radio, Ricardo talks about the $68 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft with Ashton Menzies ("The Unquestionable Nerd"). Later on in the show, Ashton reviews Season 2 of the Netflix animated series "Dota: Dragon's Blood" and the first seasons of the Indian series "Decoupled" and "Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein". Additionally, I share my thoughts on Kenneth Branagh's "Belfast" (with Ricardo), the first season of Showtime's "Yellowjackets" and the Netflix stop-mo...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 55 min•Season 9Ep. 3
For his first-ever interview, Matthew talks with E Smitty, North Carolina singer/songwriter and one half of the music duo The Soul Powers. They discuss the early years of E's music career and how he met Ontario producer/DJ Shy The BeatYoda, the other half of the Soul Powers, in addition to breaking down the Soul Powers' 2021 debut album "The Beginning Of..." CHECK OUT "The Beginning Of..." HERE: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thesoulpowers/the-beginning-of-2 READ MY WRITTEN REVIEW OF "The Beg...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 9Ep. 2
For the Season 2 premiere of BBB Radio, Ricardo and I acknowledge the passing of celebrities over the first half of January 2022, in addition to reviewing the sixth and final season of the sci-fi series "The Expanse", the fifth episode and season finale of the Trinidadian superhero web series "Magonolia", the Season 2 premiere of CW's "Superman & Lois", the series premiere of CW's "Naomi", the first 3 episodes of the "The Suicide Squad" spin-off "Peacemaker" and the Apple Original movies "Sw...
Jan 16, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Season 9Ep. 1
In the finale of the finale of the first season of the BBB Radio podcast, Ricardo, Tracy Hutchings and I count down the best films we saw in 2021. (00:00) Matthew's Guilty Pleasures (01:20) Matthew's Honourable Mentions (03:00) Matthew's Top 20 list (20 - 11) (10:12) CC's Honourable Mentions (11:21) CC's Top Film Discoveries (20 - 11) (29:02) Ricardo's Honourable Mentions (31:14) Ricardo's Top 10 list (34:34) Tracy's Honourable Mention (35:17) Tracy's Top Movies of 2021 (43:48) CC's Top Film Dis...
Dec 31, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 8Ep. 32
For Part 2 of the Season 1 finale of BBB Radio, Ricardo and I, with the assistance of CC Lilford and Tracy Hutchings, present our final reviews for the year: the fifth and final season of HBO's "Insecure", the series premiere of the ''Mandalorian" spin-off "The Book of Boba Fett" and the star-studded Netflix release "Don't Look Up". Afterwards, Ricardo, Tracy and I share our picks for best TV shows of 2021 and, along with CC Lilford, kick off our respective movie countdowns with the worst films ...
Dec 31, 2021•2 hr 20 min•Season 8Ep. 31
For Part 1 of the Season 1 finale of BBB Radio, I team up with Randerson "Crash" Beckett to count down our respective lists of the best musical projects to grace our ears in 2021. (00:00) Intro (01:50) Nos. 25 - 16 (Matthew) (18:50) Nos. 25 - 16 (Randerson) (34:41) Nos. 15 - 11 (Matthew) (45:21) Nos. 15 - 11 (Randerson) (57:16) Nos. 10 - 6 (Matthew) (1:08:30) Nos. 10 - 6 (Randerson) (1:20:19) Nos. 5 - 1 (Matthew) (1:39:02) Nos. 5 - 1 (Randerson) (1:53:14) Outro RETROSPECT REVIEWS - DMX TRIBUTE (...
Dec 31, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Season 8Ep. 30
For the penultimate episode of the first season of BBB Radio, Ricardo and I, along with special guests Michael Rochford, Danial Lum Young, Tracy Hutchings and CC Lilford, discuss the final Marvel Studios TV release of 2021 - "Hawkeye" - and the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2003's "The Matrix Revolutions": "The Matrix Resurrections". (00:00) Intro (02:46) Hawkeye (Season 1) THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS (28:00) Intro: Introductions to the Matrix franchise Spoiler-free Section (1:27:51) Spoiler Sect...
Dec 24, 2021•2 hr 46 min•Season 8Ep. 29
For episode 28 of BBB Radio, special guest Ashton ("The Unquestionable Nerd") Menzies comes through once again as we discuss the newest album from Trinidadian rapper/singer/producer 1st Klase "Trapikal Gawd 2", the fantastic musical films "West Side Story" (the Steven Spielberg remake) and "Tick, Tick... Boom!" from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the not-so fantastic, five-episode "Flash (Season 8)" story arc "Armageddon" and, in both spoiler-free and spoiler sections, the highly-anticipated "Spider-Man: N...
Dec 18, 2021•2 hr 42 min•Season 8Ep. 28
For the first Christmas episode of BBB RADIO / RETROSPECT REVIEWS, Ricardo and I, along with special guests Nerisha Sahibdeen and Danial Lum Young celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first third of the revered "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy: "The Fellowship of the Ring". 00:00 - Intro 02:39 - Pre-ramble (Our individual introduction to the LOTR and "Hobbit" trilogies) 31:10 - The Fellowship of the Ring 2:08:35 - Final Thoughts and Ratings WHERE TO FIND NERISHA FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.c...
Dec 15, 2021•2 hr 26 min•Season 8Ep. 27
In the second part of this 2018-recorded, two-part episode of Matthew Bailey's YouTube series "¿Waz D Scene?" (2015 - 2019), Matthew, Ricardo Medina and Sommerleigh Pollonais review the problematic then-conclusion to the Matrix franchise: "The Matrix Revolutions" (00:00) Waz D Scene intro (01:14) The Matrix Revolutions (53:00) Final Thoughts and Ratings on "Revolutions" and overall thoughts on the Matrix franchise (prior to "Resurrections") WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: https://www.instagram.com/dfstudi...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 8Ep. 28
With "The Matrix Resurrections" hitting theaters and HBO MAX on Wednesday 22nd December, Retrospect Reviews presents a remastered and re-released (after an unsuccessful, copyright-claimed YouTube upload and somewhat successful, bite-sized, IGTV upload) version of a 2018-recorded, two-part episode of Matthew Bailey's YouTube series "¿Waz D Scene?" (2015 - 2019) where Matthew, Ricardo Medina, Sommerleigh Pollonais and Julien Neaves take a retrospective look at "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Season 8Ep. 27
For episode 24 of BBB Radio, special guest Ashton Menzies ("The Unquestionable Nerd") comes through as we talk about our speculations on the upcoming "Matrix Resurrections", the scuffle between Bone Thugs N Harmony and Three Six Mafia during last week's VERZUZ, the animated 'Jupiter's Legacy' spin-off "Super Crooks", Season 1 of the 'League of Legends'-based animated series "Arcane", the Wes Anderson-directed feature film "The French Dispatch", the Peter Jackson-directed docuseries "The Beatles:...
Dec 06, 2021•2 hr 32 min•Season 8Ep. 24
For episode 23 of BBB Radio, I do a track-by-track review of Trinidadian rapper/producer Micwise's latest album "Dirty Pages", a spoiler review of the 'long-awaited' follow-up to 2018's "Venom", "Let There Be Carnage" and the newest Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film "Encanto"; Ricardo shares his thoughts on the Netflix mini-series "True Story" and the eagerly-anticipated "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" and we discuss the first two episodes of Disney Plus/ Marvel Studios' "Hawkeye", the second...
Nov 28, 2021•2 hr 51 min•Season 8Ep. 23
For episode 22 of BBB Radio, Ricardo discusses the Season 4 premiere of the now-Paramount Plus series "Star Trek: Discovery" and we review the Edgar Wright-directed psychological horror "Last Night in Soho", the biopic "King Richard" starring Will Smith, the sixth and final season of the Arrowverse series "Supergirl" and the highly-anticipated, live-action, Netflix adaptation of the beloved anime "Cowboy Bebop". (00:00) Intro (02:17) Last Night in Soho (23:51) King Richard (46:31) Star Trek: Dis...
Nov 22, 2021•2 hr 19 min•Season 8Ep. 22
For episode 21 of BBB Radio, we discuss the recent removal of YouTube's dislike count and highlights from Disney Plus Day (including some upcoming MCU titles), Ricardo gives some quick reviews on the second season of Hulu's "Animaniacs" revival series and the critically-acclaimed debut feature from Rebecca Hall "Passing", and I share my thoughts on "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", the painfully unnecessary "Home Sweet Home Alone" (with a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT at the very end of my rev...
Nov 14, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Season 8Ep. 21
For episode 20 of BBB Radio, I review the fourth episode ("Destiny") of the Trinbagonian superhero web series "Magonolia", Ricardo covers the first season of the currently-cancelled comic-book-to-TV-series "Y: The Last Man" and we share our thoughts on the Tom Hanks-led post-apocalyptic drama "Finch", the Revisionist western "The Harder They Fall" and the long-awaited, Chloe Zhao-directed MCU feature film "Eternals". (00:00) Intro (02:08) Magonolia (Episode 4) (12:20) Y: The Last Man (Season 1) ...
Nov 09, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Season 8Ep. 20
For episode 19 of BBB Radio, I review "Army of Thieves", the newest entry in Zack Snyder's zombie apocalypse-themed "Army of the Dead" series, Ricardo reviews the series premieres of the kid-friendly Star Trek animated series "Prodigy", the Apple TV sci-fi series "Invasion" and Justin Chon acted-and-directed drama "Blue Bayou", and we share our thoughts on the perverse absurdity of the French body horror film "Titane" and the Icelandic drama "Lamb". 00:00 - Intro 06:21 - Star Trek: Prodigy (Seri...
Oct 31, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Season 8Ep. 19
For the third crossover episode of BBB Radio and Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo and I touch on the killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins via a prop gun fired on-set by actor/producer Alec Baldwin, the first season of the Netflix adult animated comedy series "Inside Job", the third season of the DC/HBO MAX superhero series "Titans", and the three current feature-length incarnations of Frank Herbert's beloved novel "Dune": the 2013 documentary "Jodorowsky's Dune", the infamous David Lynch adapta...
Oct 25, 2021•2 hr 17 min•Season 8Ep. 18
For the second crossover episode of BBB Radio and Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo and I team up with fellow collaborators Tracy Hutchings and CC Lilford to talk about the second season of the hit animated comedy series "Star Trek: Lower Decks", major highlights from this year's DC Fandome, spoiler-free reviews of Marvel Studios' "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", "Halloween Kills", the follow-up to 2018's "Halloween" and the fifth and final Daniel Craig Bond film "No Time to Die", and conc...
Oct 18, 2021•3 hr 29 min•Season 8Ep. 17
In the first crossover episode of BBB Radio and Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo and I team up with fellow collaborators Tracy Hutchings, CC Lilford and Alice Oscura to review the new DC animated feature "Injustice" and share our picks for the best and worst film in the Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan series of James Bond films, in addition to paying tribute to the George Lazenby and Timothy Dalton entries in the James Bond franchise and our favourite Bond themes. 00:00 - Intro 03:15 - I...
Oct 11, 2021•3 hr 22 min•Season 8Ep. 16
For episode 15 of BBB Radio, I review "The Many Saints of Newark", the long-awaited film prequel to "The Sopranos", and we discuss the full season (with the exception of the first two episodes which we covered recently on the show) of Marvel Studios' "What If?", the final Netflix-released stand-up comedy performance from Dave Chappelle "The Closer", the Netflix horror/drama miniseries "Midnight Mass" and the South Korean survival drama series that literally took the world by storm - "Squid Game"...
Oct 08, 2021•2 hr 24 min•Season 8Ep. 15
For episode 14 of BBB Radio, I review Nicolas Cage's latest foray into the midnight movie scene with the post-apocalyptic action film "Prisoners of the Ghostland", and we discuss the new Scooby Doo direct-to-video feature "Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby Doo meets Courage the Cowardly Dog", the first season of Disney Plus/Lucasfilm's "Star Wars: Visions", the fourth and final season of Netflix's "Dear White People", highlights from the recently-held Netflix global fan event "TUDUM" and the video-...
Sep 28, 2021•2 hr 24 min•Season 8Ep. 14
For episode 13 of BBB Radio, Ricardo talks about the recent Emmy wins by the Apple TV+ comedy-drama series "Ted Lasso" and the first four episodes of the post-apocalyptic drama "Y: The Last Man", I talk about the eighth and final season of the beloved police procedural comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine", M. Night Shyamalan's "Old" (which I finally checked out), the highly-anticipated horror sequel "Candyman" and the Clint Eastwood drama "Cry Macho", and we share our honest opinions on the new Ja...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Season 8Ep. 13
For my third hip hop-based Retrospect Review of 2021, I, along with guest rapper Randerson "Crash" Beckett, celebrate the 15th anniversary of Lupe Fiasco's critically-acclaimed debut album "Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor". 00:00 - Intro 02:29 - Pre-ramble (Our individual introduction to Lupe Fiasco, "Food & Liquor" and the subsequent projects in his discography) 1:03:21 - Food & Liquor: SIDE A - Intro / Real / Just Might be OK / Kick, Push / I Gotcha / The Instrumental / He Say She Say ...
Sep 20, 2021•2 hr 36 min•Season 8Ep. 12
For my second hip hop-based Retrospect Review of 2021 (and first on BBB RADIO), rappers/producers Micwsie and Doe Boi, Ricardo and I celebrate the 25th and 20th anniversary respectively of two of Jay-Z's greatest albums "Reasonable Doubt" and "The Blueprint", and decide individually which is the better of the two. 00:00 - Intro 02:43 - Pre-ramble (Our individual introduction to "Reasonable Doubt") 11:54 - Pre-ramble continues (Our individual introduction to "The Blueprint" and thoughts on Jay-Z'...
Sep 10, 2021•3 hr 16 min•Season 8Ep. 11
