Beers, Beats & Bailey

In the second third of the Season 2 finale,  special guest Michael Richards (C.E.O. of Phastraq VFX) counts down his top 10 best live-action and animated movies (with regards to visual effects of 2016) and Ricardo runs through his favourite video games. Afterwards, Ricardo and I talk about our favourite TV shows of the year.   Check out more of Phastraq VFX at http://www.phastraqvfx.com/, and https://www.facebook.com/Phastraqvfx/

In the first third of the Season 2 finale of Beers, Beats & Bailey, I count down my Top 5 favourite hip-hop beat tapes & EPs and Top 16 (YEP, 16!!!) best hip-hop albums of 2016!   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB https://www.insta

In this penultimate episode of Season 2 of Beers, Beats & Bailey, we review the Tom Ford-directed neo-noir thriller "Nocturnal Animals", the latest film from controversial director Paul Verhoeven "Elle", the powerful documentary from Ava DuVernay "13th", and the first standalone movie in the Star Wars series thus far "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story".   NOCTURNAL ANIMALS - 19:47 ELLE - 40:01 13th - 1:09:33 ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY -

In today's episode, Ricardo and I talk about a few December 2016 trailers, along with the HBO TV series "Westworld" and "Insecure", the comedy-drama "Don't Think Twice", the 'supernatural horror movie' "The Darkness", the South Korean romantic thriller "The Handmaiden", and the South Korean zombie horror flick "Train to Busan"   DECEMBER 2016 TRAILERS - 05:11 WESTWORLD (Season 1) - 32:15 INSECURE (Season 1) - 1:06:47 DON'T THINK TWICE -

With only a few episodes left before the season finale, Ricardo and I talk about some new PSX trailers, as well as review "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", "Allied", "Norm of the North", "Moana" and the CW's Arrowverse crossover TV event "Invasion!"   PSX 2016 TRAILERS - 06:03 FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM - 20:27 ALLIED - 44:26 NORM OF THE NORTH - 1:03:54 MOANA -

In today's episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, we review the Mira Nair-directed biographical sports film "Queen of Katwe", the drab attempt by comedian Kevin James at action comedies with Netflix's "True Memoirs of an International Assassin" and the extended cut of "Suicide Squad", which amazingly managed to make an admittedly mediocre movie even worse.   QUEEN OF KATWE - 8:02 TRUE MEMOIRS OF AN INTERNATIONAL ASSASSIN - 18:09 SUICIDE SQUAD (EXTENDED CUT) - 48:42   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.word

In today's podcast, Ricardo and I talk about the first post-Donald Trump episode of "Saturday Night Live" hosted by Dave Chappelle, the documentary parody TV series "Documentary Now", the neo-noir crime drama "Dog Eat Dog", the intelligent sci-fi drama "Arrival" (SPOILER TALK) and the long-awaited album from legendary hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest: "We Got it from Here...Thank You 4 Your Service"   DAVE CHAPPELLE ON 'SNL' - 04:46DOCUMENTARY NOW - 15:00DOG EAT DOG - 20:54ARRIVAL - 45:13WE GOT IT FROM HERE.... - 1:26:32   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack

On November 5th 2016, through the mystic powers of Skype, Ricardo Medina and I reviewed the first-person shooter "Titanfall 2", the dystopian political thriller "V for Vendetta", the absurdist comedy-drama "Swiss Army Man", the fantasy-based Marvel Studios film "Doctor Strange" and the critically-acclaimed comedy-drama TV series "Atlanta". This is what happened.   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB

In this special Halloween episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Matthew Bailey and Ricardo Medina talk about the third seasons of "Black Mirror" and "Halt and Catch Fire", the documentary "HyperNormalisation" and our individual Top 5 favourite unconventional horror movies.   SPECIAL SPECIAL THANKS to José Sinetto for providing this episode's opening and closing tracks: "Symphony of the Night" and "Windows Shut (Trip-hop instrumental version)"   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB

In the mystic realm of Skype, Ricardo and I talk about the newest Warner Bros. Animation feature "Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders", Ben Affleck's answer to fellow actor Matt Damon's "Jason Bourne" - "The Accountant", and the long-awaited and somewhat controversial directorial debut from actor/director Nate Parker - "The Birth of a Nation".   BATMAN: RETURN OF THE CAPED CRUSADERS - 11:14THE ACCOUNTANT - 27:54THE BIRTH OF A NATION - 47:57   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB

Listen as Matthew and Ricardo brave the elements of faulty microphone cords, distracting noises from our respective homes and periodic mouse (mine) clicks to share our thoughts (via Skype) on the latest slate of movie trailers from "Power Rangers" to "Get Out", the biographical disaster film "Deepwater Horizon", the remake of a remake "The Magnificent Seven" and Tim Burton's 'return to form' "Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children". NEW MOVIE TRAILERS - 03:19DEEPWATER HORIZON - 17:39THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - 39:54MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN - 56:58   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack

In this episode of BBB, Ricardo and I (through the mystical powers of Skype) review the 'jazzy' Miles Davis biopic "Miles Ahead", Jean-Claude Van Damme's sequel/reboot of sorts - "Kickboxer: Vengeance", Nicholas Winding Refn's latest movie that already has critics and viewers divided - "The Neon Demon", and the newest entry in the Marvel / Netflix universe - "Luke Cage". MILES AHEAD - 06:21KICKBOXER: VENGEANCE - 19:51THE NEON DEMON - 50:32LUKE CAGE (Season 1) - 1:25:02   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/Legall

In today's episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, we briefly touch on the recent anniversaries of two classic hip-hop albums (A Tribe Called Quest's "The Low End Theory" and The Roots' "Illadelph Halflife")and the tragic passing of actor Bill Nunn, in addition to reviewing the Oliver Stone political thriller "Snowden" and Season 2 of the Emmy-winning cyber-thriller series "Mr. Robot".   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB

In this special episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, we celebrate the FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of A Legally Black Blog by discussing "Bazodee" (starring Trinidad & Tobago's own soca ambassador Machel Montano), along with a retrospect review of my favourite movie of all time - Stanley Kubrick's dystopic masterpiece "A Clockwork Orange" and one of Ricardo's all-time favourite movies, Alejandro Jodorowsky's mind-bending fantasy "The Holy Mountain".   My ¿Waz D Scene? video review of "Bazodee" - www.youtube.com/watch?v=duwZUwRkuPM   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/  

In today's episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, we discuss Daniel Radcliffe's latest post-'Harry Potter' film "Imperium", the HBO miniseries "The Night Of", the home invasion thriller "Don't Breathe", the stop-motion animated movie "Kubo and the Two Strings", and a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT at the very end!   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB

As 2016's summer blockbuster season draws to a close, we review the first half of the Neftlix hip hop drama series "The Get-Down", the "much-needed" remake of the epic "Ben-Hur" and a crime drama which may very well be the BEST movie of the summer: "Hell or High Water".   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB

In another EPIC episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, Ricardo Medina, special guest Claude Lilford and myself review the recently-released trailers for "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter" and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", Season 1 of AMC's "Preacher", the R-rated animated comedy "Sausage Party" and another divisive entry in the DC Extended Universe: "Suicide Squad". Movie trailer reviews - 03:34"Preacher" review - 17:23"Sausage Party" review - 34:34"Suicide Squad" review - 1:14:09Outro - 3:21:25   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack

In today's episode of Beers, Beats & Bailey, we talk about Season 1 of HBO's gripping series "The Night Of" so far, and the short film-turned-feature horror flick "Lights Out", as well as review (with some spoilers) the newest chapter in the Bourne series "Jason Bourne" and the SyFy Channel's fourth entry in their amazingly popular "Sharknado" movie series: "The 4th Awakens". Link to 2013 blog review of "Sharknado" and "The Conjuring": https://legallyblack.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/double-feature-the-conjuring-2013-sharknado-2013/   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack

In today's episode, we talk about the San Diego Comic Con trailers that stood out the most to us this year, as well as share our thoughts on the film adaptation of the classic graphic novel "Batman: The Killing Joke", the third season of Netflix's "Bojack Horseman", the 'highly-anticipated' reboot "Ghostbusters" and another sequel in the rebooted "Star Trek" movie franchise, "Star Trek Beyond".   MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB

Through the mystical powers of Skype, we talk about the bad week Rich Homie Quan and Memphis Bleek had, as well as review the Season 2 premiere of "Mr. Robot", the Bollywood romantic sports drama "Sultan", Season 1 of the new Netflix original series "Stranger Things", and the third chapter in the "Purge" saga: "Election Year". MATTHEW BAILEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: legallyblack.wordpress.com www.patreon.com/legallyblack https://twitter.com/LegallyblackMJB