Beers, Beats & Bailey

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://eazynotey.bandcamp.com/album/smoove Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://www.facebook.com/legallyblackMJB/ legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169

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 - Ruby Rose leaves Twitter 13:15 - Random Acts of Flyness (Season 1 THUS FAR) 17:44 - Cloak and Dagger (Season 1) 43:06 - Thoroughbreds 1:01:51 - Best Popular Film Academy Award 1:22:38 - The Meg BACKING TRACKS: Day Break (feat. Fushou.) - leaf beach BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://levfbevch.bandcamp.com/album/arrival The Outcast - The Drumlord BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://bluntshelter.bandcamp.com/album/sons-of-the-city

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 TRACKS: Remembrance - 90sFlav BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Collection-Explicit-90sFlav/dp/B079VTDB96 Slushy - Elusive BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://domeofdoom.bandcamp.com/album/planet-blue Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.facebook.com/legallyblackMJB/ www.patreon.com/legallyblack Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169

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.bandcamp.com/album/slow-life Life in Motion - Therapy BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Nod-Audio-Therapy/dp/B07C7YS7D2 Matthew Bailey on Social Media: www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.facebook.com/mattbaileyTT https://www.facebook.com/legallyblackMJB/ legallyblack.wordpress.com Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169

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 2) 1:33:52 - The First Purge 1:42:19 - The Equalizer 2 1:58:31 - Skyscraper Matthew Bailey on Social Media: https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 BACKING TRACKS: Day After - OJ Son From the Sunset - OJ Son Fasching87 - Diggy Mac Dirt BUY THE COMPILATION ALBUM "Drop Beats Not Bombs" HERE: https://labohr.bandcamp.com/album/drop-beats-not-bombs

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 Episode 7 of Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo Medina, Doe Boi and I celebrate the 25th anniversary of West Coast hip hop group Cypress Hill's second studio album "Black Sunday" and the 8th anniversary of Miami rapper Rick Ross' fourth album "Teflon Don".

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/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.facebook.com/legallyblackMJB/ Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 BACKING TRACKS: Early Bird - RudeManners BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://inneroceanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rudemanners-avant-garde Moldy Apple - Rak & Chavo BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://funkypselicave.bandcamp.com/album/abstract-fusion Thanks for listening! R.I.P. Steve Ditko.

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- Isle of Dogs 1:39:20 - Sicario: Day of the Soldado Matthew Bailey: https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.instagram.com/matthewbaileyreviews/ https://www.facebook.com/legallyblackMJB/ Ricardo Medina: https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 BACKING TRACKS: That One Time - Elaquent BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://elaquent.bandcamp.com/album/bakers-dozen-elaquent Shadows - Mummy Club BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://mummyclub.bandcamp.com/releases

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.facebook.com/mattbaileyTT Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 BACKING TRACKS: Water & Earth - Devaloop BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://radiojuicy.com/album/from-the-bits-to-the-cosmos BUY THE INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM HERE: https://radiojuicy.com/album/from-the-bits-to-the-cosmos-instrumentals Landmarks - Pete Flux & Parental BUY THE DOUBLE ALBUM HERE: http://gentlemansrelief.bigcartel.com/product/pete-flux-parental-infinite-growth-2cd

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 - Incredibles 2 BACKING TRACKS: i know what - low class organic - seize BUY THE COMPILATION ALBUM 'the abstract era' HERE: https://kadv.bandcamp.com/album/the-abstract-era 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

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) 1:24:28 - Solo: A Star Wars Story Matthew Bailey on Social Media: 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 TRACKS: New World Sherona - Anthony Sample, Exodus - Mr. Backside BUY THE COMPILATION ALBUM 'Beatmaniacs Vol. 1 - Come Together' HERE: https://postpartum.bandcamp.com/album/beatmaniacs-vol-1-come-together

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.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 Music by Frank Nora (audioblocks.com) Thanks for listening!

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 TRACKS: Confusion - Wilczynski BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://erstma1kurbeln.bandcamp.com/album/kanonenbutter-vol-1-lost-in-basics The jazz - I.L.L. Will BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://vindig.bandcamp.com/album/expedition-vol-20-one-will

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://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 TRACKS: Her – Soupbox BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://soupboxmusic.bandcamp.com/album/perception remember - ruff-t BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://kadv.bandcamp.com/album/boom-bap-hooray

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 Doe Boi on Social Media https://www.instagram.com/goodjobdoeboi/ Music by Frank Nora (audioblocks.com) In Episode 5 of Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo Medina, San Fernando producer/rapper Doe Boi and yours celebrate the 20th anniversary of Dark Man X's debut album "It's Dark and Hell is Hot".

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 TIMESTAMPS: 01:13 - MCU Phase One 12:31 - MCU Phase Two 25:50 - MCU Phase Three 52:08 - Avengers: Infinity War Ricardo Medina, special guest Sommerleigh Pollonais (MovieJunkieForLife) and yours truly discuss "Avengers: Infinity War" and the ten years of films it took to get to that monumental point in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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/ https://www.facebook.com/mattbaileyTT Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 BACKING TRACKS: Yotaro – Spring Wax BUY THE COMPILATION ALBUM "Beats in Cycle" HERE: https://hermitcityrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/beats-in-cycle Mono Massive - Deep Blue BUY THE COMPILATION ALBUM "The Chronic" HERE: https://radiojuicy.bandcamp.com/album/the-chronic Thanks for listening!

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://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 Doe Boi on Social Media https://www.instagram.com/goodjobdoeboi/ Music by Frank Nora (audioblocks.com) Thanks for listening!

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://www.facebook.com/mattbaileyTT Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 BACKING TRACKS: wish me - Awlnight BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://inneroceanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/awlnight-koolinout Heaven's Air - sleepinpatterns BUY THE ALBUM HERE: https://vindig.bandcamp.com/album/blu-box Thanks for listening!

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/mattbaileyTT https://www.facebook.com/legallyblackMJB/ Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 Music by Frank Nora (audioblocks.com) Thanks for listening!