BBB RADIO

In this week's episode of BBB RADIO, I do a track-by-track review of the late, great Phife Dawg's second and final album "Forever" and cover the fourth entry in the "Jackass" film series "Jackass Forever" alongside Ashton. Ricardo and I share our thoughts on the first two episodes of the long-awaited third season of the comedy-drama "Atlanta" and the series premiere of the video game-to-TV adaptat...

In this week's episode of BBB RADIO, Ricardo shares his thoughts on the first two episodes of the HBO sports drama series "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" and Season 2 of the HBO sci-fi series "Raised by Wolves". Ashton covers the second season of the sci-fi comedy-drama series "Upload", and I review the Oscar-nominated biopic "The Eyes of Tammy Faye". Additionally, the three of us c...

In his second interview, Matthew speaks with Ontario rapper/producer/DJ Shy The BeatYoda about his career, the creation of the duos The Soul Powers (with singer/rapper E Smitty) and Guillotine Shark (with rapper Le Zeppo), his weekly Twitch show and his production and lyrical work on Guillotine Shark's debut album "Merky Waters". LISTEN TO "Merky Waters" HERE: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/gui...

In this week's episode of BBB RADIO, Ricardo, Ashton Menzies and I review the third episode of the Trinidadian superhero web series "Batchack Man: The Peacemakers", the Season 2 premiere of the sci-fi comedy-drama series "Upload", the animated anthology series set in the world of "The Boys" - "The Boys Presents: Diabolical", the Oscar-nominated biographical drama "Being the Ricardos", the newest D...

In this latest BBB RADIO / RETROSPECT REVIEWS crossover, Matthew and Ricardo, along with special guests Tracy Hutchings and Danial Lum Young, discuss the final third of the Kanye West docuseries "Jeen-Yuhs", David Fincher's overlooked masterpiece "Zodiac" and the highly-anticipated, Matt Reeves-directed Batman film "The Batman".  (00:00) Intro (03:00) Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (Act 3 - Awake...

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...

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 seri...

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 ep...

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 / Othersid...

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...

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 Branag...

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: h...

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...

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 Ment...

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 show...

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) No...

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 RESURRECTI...

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 ar...

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 Fe...

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...

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, Sommer...

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 Ander...

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: Af...

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...

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...