Beers, Beats & Bailey

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 review) and the painfully mediocre "Red Notice", in addition to giving a special shout to West Coast rapper/producer Sneek Rothstein for his reception to my written review of his new album "Menace".  "Menace" is now available on major streaming platforms: https://empire.ffm.to/menace "Menace" Album Review: https://legallyblack.wordpress.com/2021/11/13/album-review-sneek-rothstein-menace/ (00:00) Intro (02:42) YouTube Dislike Count Removed (06:07) Shout Out to Sneek Rothstein (12:52) Disney Plus Day Highlights (28:

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) (20:23) Finch (37:04) The Harder They Fall (1:11:24) Eternals (1:53:43) Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 Music by 99Instrumentals (Envato Elements) Thanks for listening! RIP Dean Stockwell

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 (Series Premiere) 15:58 - Invasion (Series Premiere) 25:08 - Blue Bayou 34:51 - Titane 54:47 - Lamb 1:17:11 - Army of Thieves 1:42:35 - Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 Music by 99Instrumentals (Envato Elements) Thanks for listening!

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 adaptation from 1984 and this year's highly-anticipated adaptation from Denis Villeneuve.  00:00 - Intro 02:12 - Alec Baldwin Prop Gun Incident 14:55 - Inside Job (Season 1) 26:10 - Titans (Season 3) 52:00 - Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) 1:09:49 - Dune (1984) 1:36:28 - Dune (2021) 2:14:11 - Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/

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 conclude my Best and Worst of the Bonds special with our ranking of the theme songs for Craig's Bond films and our picks for Best and Worst Craig Bond film.  00:00 - Intro 03:41 - Star Trek: Lower Decks (Season 2) 15:46 - DC Fandome 2021 Highlights 1:42:34 - Shang-Chi 1:47:43 - Halloween Kills 2:04:16 - No Time to Die 2:33:10 - Best and Worst of the Bonds: PART 2 (Daniel Craig) 3:27:16 - Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB

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 - Injustice 29:57 - Best and Worst of the Bonds: Intro (how we got introduced to the franchise) 1:15:13 - Favourite Bond themes  1:51:49 - Best and Worst Sean Connery Bond films 2:10:06 - George Lazenby and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" 2:17:20 - Best and Worst Roger Moore Bond films 2:37:17 - Timothy Dalton, "The Living Daylights" and "License to Kill" 2:48:06 - Best and Worst Pierce Brosnan Bond films 3:20:10 - Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REV

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".  00:00 - Intro 03:55 - The Many Saints of Newark 30:57 - What If? (Season 1) 1:06:03 - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 1:38:45 - Midnight Mass 1:54:29 - Squid Game 2:18:48 - Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 Music by 99Instrumentals (Envato Elements) Thanks for listen

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-game themed comedy "Free Guy", starring Ryan Reynolds.  00:00 - Intro 02:19 - Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby Doo meets Courage the Cowardly Dog 18:50 - Star Wars: Visions 51:56 - Dear White People (Season 4) 1:16:04 - Netflix TUDUM highlights 1:36:33 - Prisoners of the Ghostland 1:56:15 - Free Guy 2:19:40 - Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Socia

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 James Wan-directed horror flick "Malignant". 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Ted Lasso Emmy Wins 04:24 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Final Season) 18:44 - Y: The Last Man (1st 4 Episodes) 24:36 - Old (MATTHEW'S REVIEW) 45:15 - Candyman 1:07:02 - Malignant 1:21:54 - Cry Macho 1:37:20 - Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://faceb

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 / Sunshine  1:38: 53 - Food & Liquor:  SIDE B - Daydreamin' / The Cool / Hurt Me Soul / Pressure / American Terrorist / The Emperor's Soundtrack / Kick, Push II / Outro  2:23:51 - Final Thoughts and Ratings WHERE TO FIND RANDERSON  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/Rexicity  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/rexicity/ Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://link

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's discography up to "The Blueprint 3")  50:09 - Reasonable Doubt: SIDE A - Can't Knock the Hustle / Politics as Usual / Brooklyn's Finest / Dead Presidents II / Feelin It / D'Evils / 22 Two's 1:31:01 - Reasonable Doubt: SIDE B - Can I Live / Ain't No N***a / Friend or Foe / Coming of Age / Cashmere Thoughts / Bring it On / Regrets 2:06:33 - The Blueprint: SIDE A - The Ruler's Back / Takeover / Izzo (H.O.V.A.) / Girls, Girls, Girls / Jigga that N***a / U Don't Know / Hola' Hovito / Heart of the City (Ain't N

For episode 10 of BBB Radio, Ricardo and I pay tribute to the late, great actor Michael K. Williams and discuss the fifth season of Adult Swim's "Rick & Morty" (SPOILERS INCLUDED) and the latest "Mortal Kombat Legends" animated feature "Battle of the Realms", while I review the third episode of the post-apocalyptic web series "Black Land: Aftermath", the horror thriller "Don't Breathe 2" and the newly-released studio albums from current rivals Kanye West and Drake respectively: "Donda" and "Certified Lover Boy".  00:00 - Intro 02:20 - RIP Michael K. Williams 09:48 - Black Land: Aftermath (Episode 3) 16:04- Rick & Morty (Season 5) 47:08 - Donda & Certified Lover Boy 1:22:41 - Don't Breathe 2 1:41:50 - Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of The Realms 2:00:27 - Outro WATCH THE FIRST THREE EPISODES OF "BLACK LAND: AFTERMATH" HERE: https://www.gtcaribbeannetwork.tv/blackland Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Ra

For episode 9 of BBB Radio, Ricardo and I share our thoughts on the teaser trailer for the upcoming Marvel Studios/Columbia Pictures superhero film "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and the second season of the Adult Swim (formerly Netflix) animated comedy series "Tuca & Bertie", and I review the new album from West Coast rappers Killahronh ("The Implementer") and the collaborative album from Killahronh and Irie2012 ("2020 Hindsight"), the first season of the TV series based on the movie of the same name "Blindspotting", the sophomore feature from "Blindspotting" director Carlos Lopez Estrada "Summertime" and the newest action film from Trinbagonian filmmaker Keyon Byron "After the Apocalypse (Only the Strong Survive)". 00:00 - Intro 02:45 - Spider-Man: No Way Home (Teaser Trailer) 22:05 - Killahronh & Irie2012 - The Implementer & 2020 Hindsight ALBUM REVIEWS 25:18 - Blindspotting (Season 1) 43:51 - Summertime 56:44 - Tuca & Bertie (Season 2) 1:15:07 - After the Apocalypse 1:48:17 - Outro WRITTEN RE

For episode 8 of BBB Radio, Ricardo and I review the second trailer for the upcoming Marvel Studios feature "Eternals", the second episode of their animated series "What If...?" and the first season of the CW superhero series "Superman & Lois", and get 'spoilery' on the third film in Paramount's live-action G.I. Joe series "Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins" and the A24-released medieval fantasy "The Green Knight".  00:00 - Intro 01:43 - Eternals (2nd Trailer) 10:08 - What If...? (Episode 2) 27:23 - Superman & Lois (Season 1) 58:43 - Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins 1:30:37 - The Green Knight  1:55:56 - Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 Music by 99Instrumentals (Envato Elements) Thanks for listening! RIP Sonny Chiba. 

For episode 7 of BBB Radio, Ricardo and I discuss the series premiere of the Marvel Studios' animated series "What If...?", the first three episodes of the third season of DC/HBO Max's "Titans", Ricardo talks about the Season 2 premiere of CBS All Access' "Star Trek: Lower Decks" and the documentary "Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain", and I review the new Mr P Chill and Nas albums "L.I.F.E. (Living in Fragile Environments) and "King's Disease II", Season 1 of the Star Wars animated series "The Bad Batch", the Val Kilmer-themed documentary "Val" and the Netflix thriller "Beckett" (with SPOILERS near the end). 00:00 - Intro 04:29 - L.I.F.E. & King's Disease II (Album Reviews) 16:06 - What If...? (Series Premiere) 27:29 - Star Trek: Lower Decks (Season 2 Premiere) 31:04 - Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Season 1) 48:47 - Titans (Season 3 - 1st 3 Episodes) 1:09:58 - Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain 1:16:55 - Val 1:31:50 - Beckett 1:52:38 - Outro WRITTEN REVIEW OF "L.I.F.E.": https://legallyblack

For episode 6 of BBB Radio, Ricardo and I, with assistance from fellow collaborators Alice Oscura and Tracy Hutchings, talk about the new chapter of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga, the recently-held Verzuz between legendary East Coast rap groups The LOX and Dipset, the release of Nas' "King's Disease 2" album, the newest M. Night Shyamalan thriller "Old", the Arthurian fantasy "The Green Knight" and the latest Disney theme park attraction-turned-big budget fantasy adventure film "Jungle Cruise", and do spoiler reviews on "F9 (Fast & Furious 9)" and the DCEU's "The Suicide Squad".  00:00 - Intro 02:33 - New Chapter of Bleach (Manga) 04:13 - The LOX Verzuz Dipset  13:37 - Nas' King's Disease 2 Album 16:56 - Old 20:50 - The Green Knight 23:36 - Jungle Cruise 52:51 - F9 (Spoiler Review) 1:34:18 - The Suicide Squad (Spoiler Review) 2:34:44 - Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/b

For episode 5 of BBB Radio, we share some quick thoughts on the Disney/Disney Plus fiasco involving Scarlett Johansson and her work on the recently-released "Black Widow", I talk about the two albums, EP and single I've reviewed (via my Fiverr gig) for Chicago musician/producer/singer-songwriter C.W. Franz, Season 7 of CW's "The Flash" and the final two films in the highly-impressive "Rurouni Kenshin" live-action manga/anime adaptation series, and we review both parts of the "Batman: The Long Halloween" film adaptation and the highly-anticipated entry into the Fast (& Furious) Saga: "Fast 9".  00:00 - Intro 02:38 - Scarlett Johansson Vs. Disney 09:00 - C.W. Franz (March - August 2021 Music Reviews) 22:00 - The Flash (Season 7) 1:01:33 -  Batman: The Long Halloween 1:17:56 - Rurouni Kenshin: The Final & The Beginning 1:49:55 - Fast 9  2:23:52 - Outro C.W. FRANZ MUSIC REVIEWS: ALBUM REVIEW: C.W. Franz – Peloponnesian Grove – A LEGALLY BLACK BLOG (wordpress.com) TRACK REVIEW: C.W. Franz

For episode 4 of BBB Radio, I review the excellent debut album from hip-hop/R&B artist .nic "something about rain" and Janicza Bravo's provocative comedy-drama "Zola", and Ricardo and I review the first two episodes of the newest web series from Ville Ventures Universe "Black Land: Aftermath", Steven Soderbergh's noirish crime film "No Sudden Move", Michael Sarnoski's fantastic debut feature "Pig" and the first half of the first season of the highly-anticipated "He-Man" follow-up series "Masters of the Universe: Revelation", along with its fan backlash since its release. 00:00 - Intro 03:28 - something about rain (Album Review) 06:47 - Black Land: Aftermath (Episodes 1 & 2) 16:49 - No Sudden Move 38:24 - Pig 55:38 - Zola 1:13:04 - Masters of the Universe: Revelation 1:53:26 - Outro WRITTEN REVIEW OF "SOMETHING ABOUT RAIN": https://legallyblack.wordpress.com/2021/03/05/album-review-nic-something-about-rain/  WATCH THE FIRST TWO EPISODES OF "BLACK LAND: AFTERMATH" HERE: https://www.gtcaribbeanne

For Episode 3 of BBB RADIO, Ricardo and I, with special guests Tracy Hutchings, Alice Oscura, Sommerleigh Pollonais and I Julien Neaves pay tribute to rapso icon Brother Resistance and hip-hop legend Biz Markie, celebrate the 35th anniversary of James Cameron's "Aliens", go spoilery on the first season of Marvel Studios'  "Loki" and share our honest opinions on the long-awaited "Space Jam: A New Legacy".  02:46 - RIP Brother Resistance & Biz Markie 21:12 - Aliens (RETROSPECT REVIEW) 1:58:27 - Loki (Season 1 SPOILER REVIEW) 2:59:38 - Space Jam: A New Legacy Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey   Ricardo Medina on Social Media  https://twitter.com/Rmeddy  https://facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 Tracy J. Hutchings on Social Media  https://www.facebook.com/joshanabetaknerai  https://www.youtube.com/user/stealahb  https://www.i

For episode 2 of BBB Radio, Ricardo and I pay our respects to the late, great filmmakers Richard Donner and Robert Downey Sr., and review "A Quiet Place Part II", "Luca", "The Tomorrow War" and "Black Widow". Additionally, I share my quick thoughts on two of 2021's best albums (The Soul Powers' debut "The Beginning Of..."  and Terry Blade's debut "American Descendant of Slavery") and one of 2021's best movies, the Questlove-directed "Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). 00:00 - Intro  03:34 - RIP Richard Donner & Robert Downey Sr. 12:27 - A Quiet Place Part II 31:04 - Luca 44:35 - The Beginning Of & American Descendant of Slavery 54:51 - Summer of Soul 1:13:04 - The Tomorrow War 1:35:30 - Black Widow 2:08:13 - Outro WRITTEN REVIEW OF "THE BEGINNING OF..." HERE: https://legallyblack.wordpress.com/2021/04/23/album-review-the-soul-powers-the-beginning-of/ WRITTEN REVIEW OF "AMERICAN DESCENDANT OF SLAVERY" HERE: https://legallyblack.wordpress.com/2021/02/01/albu