Beers, Beats & Bailey

In this episode of Retrospect Reviews, Sommerleigh Pollonais (MovieJunkie ForLife), Julien Neaves (Redmangoreviews) and I look back at the influential 1980 slasher film "Friday the 13th", the movie franchise (and TV series) it spawned, the controversy its earlier films sparked and its iconic, hockey-mask-wearing, machete-wielding flag-bearer Jason Voorhees. 03:52 - Friday the 13th: The Series  07:37 - Individual histories with the Friday the 13th movies  14:48 - Thoughts on Parts II and III, and the Friday the 13th remake  27:30 - The Final Chapter & A New Beginning'  39:11 - Siskel & Ebert  48:21 - Jason Lives, The New Blood & Jason Takes Manhattan  1:02:35 - Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday & Jason X  1:08:40 - Freddy vs Jason  1:14:38 - Friday the 13th MOVIE REVIEW  1:50:02 - CLOSING THOUGHTS AND RATING AUDIO CLIPS COURTESY OF (c) Paramount Pictures Corporation 1980 All Rights Reserved FOR MOVIE REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/shar

In this episode,  we pay respect to the late, great Trinbagonian playwright Tony Hall, Bollywood/Hollywood actor Irrfan Khan, Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor and Hollywood/TV actor Sam Lloyd. Afterwards, we talk about the recent online reunions of the cast members of the beloved sitcoms "Parks and Recreation" and "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and the HBO Films comedy-drama "Bad Education", Ricardo reviews the 'off-beat' detective story "Butt Boy", and I discuss the Netflix true crime docu-series "The Innocence Files" and the Apple TV music documentary "Beastie Boys Story". 03:19 - RIP Tony Hall, Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor & Sam Lloyd 15:49 - Parks and Recreation & Fresh Prince of Bel Air Reunions 30:41 - Butt Boy 36:29 - The Innocence Files 1:12:19 - Bad Education 1:40:06 - Beastie Boys Story FOR FILM REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/qDLoPV FOR MUSIC REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/BR1yGd Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.inst

In this week's episode,  Ricardo reviews the first two episodes of the ESPN docu-series "The Last Dance" and the first season of the surreal adult animated series "The Midnight Gospel", I discuss the final, abruptly-concluded season of FOX's "Empire" and the Netflix-released action thriller "Extraction", and we talk about the hyper-violent Mortal Kombat animated movie "Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge".  04:17 - The Last Dance (Episodes 1 & 2) 15:18 - Empire (Season 6-ish Review) 1:00:56 - The Midnight Gospel (Season 1) 1:10:15 - Mortal Kombat Legends - Scorpion's Revenge 1:35:08 - Extraction FOR MOVIE REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/qDLoPV FOR MUSIC REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/BR1yGd Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.instagram.com/beersbeatsandbailey https://facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://facebook.com/legallyblackMJB https://legallyblack.wordpress.com Ricardo Medina on Social Media: https://twitter.com/

In this episode of Retrospect Reviews, rappers/producers Micwise and Doe Boi team up with yours truly for a track-by-track review of the 1995 East Coast hip hop masterpiece: Mobb Deep's second album "The Infamous".  ** This was recorded via Skype on the night of Bronx rapper Fred the Godson's untimely passing **  00:50 - Thoughts on Fred the Godson's death 06:04 - Pre-ramble (Our individual introduction to Mobb Deep, "The Infamous" and their other albums) 46:13 - Concerns for Scarface's medical condition 47:07 - Album Review 1:50:18 - Closing Thoughts and Ratings FOR MOVIE REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/qDLoPV FOR MUSIC REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/BR1yGd Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.instagram.com/beersbeatsandbailey https://facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://facebook.com/legallyblackMJB https://legallyblack.wordpress.com WHERE TO FIND MICWISE  SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/micwise88  YOUTUBE: https:/

In this episode of Retrospect Reviews, I, along with special guests Julien Neaves and Sommerleigh Pollonais, look back at the 1995 cult comedy / stoner film that is F. Gary Gray's debut feature "Friday". 04:10 - PRE-RAMBLE (Our individual introduction to "Friday" and its sequels "Next Friday" and "Friday after Next") 19:31 - MOVIE REVIEW 1:41:26 - CLOSING THOUGHTS AND RATING AUDIO CLIPS COURTESY OF (c) New Line Productions Inc. 1995/2009 All Rights Reserved FOR MOVIE REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/qDLoPV FOR MUSIC REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/BR1yGd Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.instagram.com/beersbeatsandbailey https://facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://facebook.com/legallyblackMJB https://legallyblack.wordpress.com CHECK OUT SOMMERLEIGH'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIyqKL-ZuzALxqFPWjxh78g JOIN HER OFFICIAL "MOVIEJUNKIES CONT'D" FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/794085497392173/ CHECK O

** Forgive the audio quality of this episode in advance. Recording within full, self-quarantined houses wasn't as easy as it sounded on Easter Monday when we did this. ** In this special episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, I team up with rappers/producers/Hostility Podcast founders Micwise and Doe Boi to break down the songs played during the recent Verzuz battle between the legendary East Coast hip hop producers DJ Premier and the RZA, and share our individual scorecards and picks for who WON said battle.  INTRO AND PRE-RAMBLE: 00:00  ROUNDS 1 - 5: 14:12  ROUNDS 6 - 10: 32:09  ROUNDS 11 - 15: 47:51  ROUNDS 16 - 20: 1:05:34  BONUS ROUNDS: 1:24:04  SCORECARDS, PICKS & FINAL THOUGHTS: 1:49:53 BACKING TRACK: Playa Hataz - Roland Jones & HPShawty  BUY THE COMPILATION ALBUM "La Familia, Pt. 2" HERE: https://alwaysprop3r.bandcamp.com/album/la-familia-pt-2 WHERE TO FIND MICWISE  SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/micwise88  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.

In this week's episode,  Ricardo reviews the first-person shooter video game "Doom Eternal", the Disney Plus animated series "The Owl House" and the Netflix limited series "Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker", and we discuss the outrageous Netflix docuseries "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness", the first season of "Star Trek: Picard" and the 'controversial' thriller "The Hunt".  06:36 - Doom Eternal 16:55 - The Owl House, 23:14 - Tiger King 55:20 - Star Trek: Picard (Season 1 - SPOILER REVIEW) 1:37:31 - Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker 1:49:34 - The Hunt FOR MOVIE REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/qDLoPV FOR MUSIC REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/BR1yGd Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.instagram.com/beersbeatsandbailey https://facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://facebook.com/legallyblackMJB https://legallyblack.wordpress.com Ricardo Medina on Social Media: https://twitter.com/Rmeddy

In this week's episode,  we talk about the re-scheduling of the MCU's Phase 4 slate of movies, WrestleMania36's KICK-ASS Boneyard Match between The Undertaker and A.J. Styles and the Season 2 premiere of DC Universe's "Harley Quinn". In addition, Ricardo shares his thoughts on the Season 3 premiere of "DuckTales" and the Chinese animated film "White Snake", while I review the Spanish sci-fi thriller "The Platform", the critically-acclaimed drama "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" and the GODAWFUL 'buddy cop' movie "Coffee and Kareem".  07:54 - MCU Phase 4 Re-Scheduled 11:56 - WrestleMania 36 Boneyard Match 27:56 - Harley Quinn & DuckTales Season Premieres 35:44 - White Snake 40:20 - The Platform 57:41 - Never Rarely Sometimes Always 1:18:58 - Coffee and Kareem (RANT) FOR MOVIE REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/qDLoPV FOR MUSIC REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/BR1yGd Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.instagram.com/beersbeatsand

In this episode of Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo and I discuss the 2000 martial-arts action film "Romeo must Die", best known for the first lead performance by action movie icon Jet Li in a Hollywood movie and the first of two movie performances by the late, great R&B songstress Aaliyah.  02:00 - PRE-RAMBLE (Influence of martial-arts films on black culture, Jet Li's impact in the 90s, "Romeo + Juliet", hip-hop in the late 90s and "Queen of the Damned")   25:35 - MOVIE REVIEW   1:00:40 - CLOSING THOUGHTS AND RATING AUDIO CLIPS COURTESY OF  (c) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 2000 All Rights Reserved FOR MOVIE REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/qDLoPV FOR MUSIC REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/BR1yGd Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.instagram.com/beersbeatsandbailey https://facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://facebook.com/legallyblackMJB https://legallyblack.wordpress.com Ricardo Medina on Social Media: https://twitte

In this episode,  we pay respect to the late, great actor Max Von Sydow, discuss the impact of the COVID-19 virus fmovies, TV shows and sports (with a couple of surprise hip hop album releases alleviating the frustration), and how it will impact the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast going forward. Afterwards, I review Season 3 of the CW's "Black Lightning", Season 1 of the Amazon Prime series "Hunters", the outrageous sci-fi action comedy "Guns Akimbo" and the lackluster sci-fi action flick "Bloodshot". 01:07 - R.I.P. Max Von Sydow 08:57 - Coronavirus' Impact on Movies and TV 27:52 - PODCAST UPDATE 32:28 - Black Lightning (Season 3) 1:01:23 -  Hunters (Season 1) 1:27:57 - Guns Akimbo 1:46:35 - Bloodshot FOR MOVIE REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/qDLoPV FOR MUSIC REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/BR1yGd Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.instagram.com/beersbeatsandbailey https://facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://facebook.com/lega

In this week's episode,  we discuss the re-scheduling of movies, movie productions and events due to the Coronavirus epidemic, the recently green-lit "The Last of Us" TV series, the new Jadakiss album "Ignatius", the Netflix stand-up comedy special "Pete Davidson: Alive in New York", Season 3 of the dark fantasy/horror animated series "Castlevania", the latest Disney/Pixar feature "Onward" and the much-anticipated "The Invisible Man".  00:56 - Coronavirus impacts Hollywood 05:42 - The Last of Us TV Series 10:14 - Jadakiss: Ignatius (Album Review) 18:31 -  Pete Davidson: Alive in New York 24:02 - Castlevania (Season 3) 47:28 - Onward 57:23 - The Invisible Man  FOR MOVIE REVIEW REQUESTS:  https://www.fiverr.com/share/qDLoPV   FOR MUSIC REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/BR1yGd Check out my PATREON if you'd like to request a movie or music project for me to review: https://patreon.com/beersbeatsandbailey Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbail

In this episode,  we talk about the first trailer for the upcoming sequel to the 1992 horror classic "Candyman", the irresistible first season of DC Universe's animated series "Harley Quinn", the mostly faithful feature film version of the beloved "Superman: Red Son" graphic novel, the gleefully violent grindhouse tribute film "VFW" and, in a spoiler-ish (i.e. not that heavy on spoilers) review, the critically divisive video-game movie "Sonic the Hedgehog".  01:31 - Pre-ramble 14:41 - Candyman 1st Trailer 22:32 - Harley Quinn (Season 1) 40:31 -  Superman: Red Son 1:04:50 - VFW 1:19:43 - Sonic the Hedgehog FOR MOVIE REVIEW REQUESTS:  https://www.fiverr.com/share/qDLoPV   FOR MUSIC REVIEW REQUESTS: https://www.fiverr.com/share/BR1yGd Check out my PATREON if you'd like to request a movie or music project for me to review: https://patreon.com/beersbeatsandbailey Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.instagram.com/beersbeatsandbailey https://fac

In this episode,  we discuss the first trailers for Wes Anderson's "The French Dispatch" and the upcoming A24 dark fantasy "The Green Knight", the first look at Robert Pattinson as "The Batman", the return of E!'s clip show "The Soup", the animated family movie "A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon", the thriller/dark comedy "Come to Daddy", the Netflix documentary "Uppity" and the 6-part docu-series "Who Killed Malcolm X?" 05:22 - Mid-February Trailers 16:29 - The Batman First Look 21:02 - The Soup Returns 29:36 -  A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon 39:20 - Come to Daddy 45:47 - Uppity 50:18 - Who Killed Malcolm X? Check out my PATREON if you'd like to request a movie or music project for me to review: https://patreon.com/beersbeatsandbailey Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.instagram.com/beersbeatsandbailey https://facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://facebook.com/legallyblackMJB https://legallyblack.wordpress.com Ricardo Medina on Social Media: http

In this post-Academy Awards episode of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, Ricardo mentions the recent 4K upscale of a classic 1896 short film entitled Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station) , and we share our thoughts on both the Harley Quinn-helmed DC Extended Universe feature "Birds of Prey" and the recently-held 92nd Academy Awards ceremony.  01:53 - Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station (4K UPSCALING) 06:24 - Birds of Prey 32:41 - 2020 Academy Awards Recap Check out my PATREON if you'd like to request a movie or music project for me to review: https://patreon.com/beersbeatsandbailey Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.instagram.com/beersbeatsandbailey https://facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://facebook.com/legallyblackMJB https://legallyblack.wordpress.com Ricardo Medina on Social Media: https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 BACKING TRACKS: Suckaz - invention_ BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://tapeinvader.bandcamp.com/albu

In this episode,  we talk about the first trailer for the NINTH entry in the "Fast and Furious" movie franchise, the final seasons and series finales of CW's "Arrow" and Netflix's "Bojack Horseman" and the sci-fi horror flick "Color Out of Space", in addition to sharing our picks and predictions for the upcoming  2020 Academy Awards ceremony.  13:08 - Fast and Furious 9 (1st Trailer) 22:20 - Arrow (Final Season) 40:34 -  Bojack Horseman (Final Season) 1:09:24 - Color Out of Space 1:28:00 - 2020 Academy Awards picks and predictions Check out my PATREON if you'd like to request a movie or music project for me to review: https://patreon.com/beersbeatsandbailey Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.instagram.com/beersbeatsandbailey https://facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://facebook.com/legallyblackMJB https://legallyblack.wordpress.com Ricardo Medina on Social Media: https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 BACKING TRACKS

In this episode, we pay our respects to the iconic basketball superstar Kobe Bryant,  and review the Trinbagonian crime drama "Zesser: The Movie", the Tyler Perry-helmed thriller "A Fall From Grace", the series premiere of CBS All Access' "Star Trek: Picard",  writer/director Greta Gerwig's latest Oscar contender "Little Women", Season 4 of the Netflix documentary series "Hip-Hop Evolution" and Season 3/Part 3 of Netflix's dark fantasy/horror series "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina".  01:05 - R.I.P Kobe Bryant 13:32 - Zesser: The Movie 1:02:17 -  A Fall from Grace 1:28:41 - Star Trek: Picard (SERIES PREMIERE) 1:39:26 - Little Women 1:49:55 - Hip-Hop Evolution (Season 4) 2:00:47 - Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Part 3) Check out my PATREON if you'd like to request a movie or music project for me to review: https://patreon.com/beersbeatsandbailey Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.instagram.com/beersbeatsandbailey https://facebook.com/mattbailey

In this episode, we voice our early opinions on the Academy Awards nominees for 2020, discuss the last 2 parts of CW's superhero crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths", Eminem's surprise album "Music to be Murdered By", the legal drama/thriller "Dark Waters" and the long-awaited follow-up to 2003's "Bad Boys II": "Bad Boys for Life".  03:24 - 2020 Oscar Nominations list 27:39 - Crisis on Infinite Earths (Parts 4 & 5 of 5) 56:54 -  Music to be Murdered By (Album Review) 1:09:19 - Dark Waters 1:47:09 - Bad Boys for Life Check out my PATREON if you'd like to request a movie or music project for me to review: https://patreon.com/beersbeatsandbailey Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.instagram.com/beersbeatsandbailey https://facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://facebook.com/legallyblackMJB https://legallyblack.wordpress.com Ricardo Medina on Social Media: https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 BACKING TRACKS: Cargo Rhodes

For the Season 6 (!!!!!!!!) premiere of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, we share our quick thoughts on the recently-held Golden Globes awards ceremony, the second official trailer for "Birds of Prey", the 3-episode horror series "Dracula", Season 2 of the animated series "Infinity Train", the biographical drama "The Two Popes", the legal drama "Just Mercy" and the epic Oscar-nominated war film "1917".  02:55 - Quick Thoughts on Golden Globes 2020 10:56 - Birds of Prey 2nd Trailer 17:23 - Dracula 30:54 - Infinity Train (Season 2) 35:12 - The Two Popes 56:03 - Just Mercy 59:39 - 1917 Check out my PATREON if you'd like to request a movie or music project for me to review: https://patreon.com/beersbeatsandbailey Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/beerbeatbailey https://www.instagram.com/beersbeatsandbailey https://facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://facebook.com/legallyblackMJB https://legallyblack.wordpress.com Ricardo Medina on Social Media: https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://face

In the Season 5 finale of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, we quickly share our thoughts on "The Lighthouse", "Uncut Gems", "Jojo Rabbit", "Cats", the final season of "Mr. Robot", the first season of "The Mandalorian" and the Netflix comedy special "John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch". Afterwards, we look back at our favourite hip-hop projects (albums, EPs and instrumental albums/beat tapes), favourite TV shows and worst and best movies of 2019, in addition to sharing our predictions and plans for 2020 with regards to Hollywood and our individual lives respectively.  03:36 - The Lighthouse 15:57 - Uncut Gems 31:27 - Jojo Rabbit 40:28 - Cats 48:33 - The Mandalorian (Season 1) 56:47 - Mr. Robot (Final Season) 1:01:12 - John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch 1:09:34 - Matthew's Top Hip-Hop Projects of 2019 1:29:39 - Matthew's Top 10 TV Shows of 2019 1:35:02 - Matthew's Top 10 Worst Movies - and Guilty Pleasure - of 2019 1:47:40 - Ricardo and Matthew's Top 10 Best Movies of 2019 2:14:42 - 2020 Predi

Four years after our close-to-four-hour epic look back at the Star Wars franchise up to and including "The Force Awakens", Ricardo, myself and special guest Claude Lilford reunite to....well.....look back at the Star Wars franchise after TFA up to and including the final chapter of the Skywalker trilogy. Before that, we talk about the second trailer for "Top Gun: Maverick", the first trailer for Christopher Nolan's "Tenet", Season 4 of "The Expanse", the first season of HBO's "Watchmen" and Parts 1-3 of the newest Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths".  03:19 - Top Gun: Maverick (2nd Trailer) 06:48 - Tenet (1st Trailer) 12:51 -  The Expanse (Season 4) 19:32 - Watchmen 42:39 - Crisis on Infinite Earths (Parts 1, 2 & 3 of 5) 1:09:19 - The Star Wars franchise after TFA and up to TROS 1:37:28 - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (SPOILER REVIEW) Check out my PATREON if you'd like to request a movie or music project for me to review: https://patreon.com/beersbeatsandbailey Claude Lilford