Matt Verlaque
Co-Host of Criticless Cast Unhinged
Matt Verlaque, also known as Spicy Meatball, is sassy AF and loves to rebel against main stream opinion even though he indulges in all things stereotypical such as plaid, beards, and craft beer. Want an excellent guide to the local beer scene? Say no more fam. He also enjoys Michael Bay, Wes Anderson, and Guillermo Del Toro. Based on that line up, you could say he’s a jack of all trades.
Matt Verlaque has hosted 111 Episodes.
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Morbius (& Sponsored by problematic people)
April 14th, 2022 | Season 3 | 1 hr 51 mins
action, adria arjona, adventure, al madrigal, daniel espinosa, halo, horror, human resources, is it cake, jared harris, jared leto, marvel, matt smith, moon knight, morbius, severance, tyrese gibson
Well....Sony decided to make another Marvel character movie without Marvel Studios... so yeah, Morbius is in theatres. The great news is that this is one hell of an episode so make sure to listen even if you didn't check out the movie!
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The Adam Project (& Mexican food speaks)
March 29th, 2022 | Season 3 | 1 hr 39 mins
1883, action, adventure, catherine keener, comedy, jackass, jennifer garner, love actually, mark ruffalo, pam & tommy, ryan reynolds, scream, severance, shawn levy, the adam project, the deep house, upload, walker scobell, zoe saldana
The Adam Project staring Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy is a partnership we've seen recently with Free Guy so it obviously peaked the Aroused crew's interest... but Netflix cranks out new original content every single week and it's constantly a gamble with wildly ranging levels of quality. Help us decide this week, is Adam a dud or a Stud!?
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The Batman (& The Wasabi Assassins)
March 16th, 2022 | Season 3 | 2 hrs 15 mins
action, andy serkis, barry keoghan, colin farrell, crime, drama, jeffrey wright, john turturro, matt reeves, paul dano, peter sarsgaard, robert pattinson, the batman, zoë kravitz
The wait is finally over... for this episode to drop that is, not for Robert Pattinson's new interpretation of Batman that we have all been waiting an insane amount of time see! The real question is, can he the top The Batt-fleck? Spoiler: we don't officially answer that this episode. GOTCHA!
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Uncharted (& The ExpendaChis')
February 24th, 2022 | Season 3 | 1 hr 43 mins
action, adventure, antonio banderas, mark wahlberg, rafe judkins, ruben fleischer, sophia ali, tati gabrielle, tom holland, uncharted
The day has finally come! The Uncharted movie is actually in theatres after years and years of being stuck in development staring no other than Tom Holland... and guess what!?!?!? As usual the critics are hellbent on destroying a movie that the general audiences love. Should Nathan Drake ride again or is this another nail in the video game movies coffin.
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The Matrix Resurrections (& I am Matt-Er)
January 7th, 2022 | Season 2 | 1 hr 11 mins
action, carrie-anne moss, jada pinkett smith, jessica henwick, jonathan groff, keanu reeves, lana wachowski, neil patrick harris, priyanka chopra jonas, sci-fi, yahya abdul-mateen ii
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (& Timey Whimy Spidey Widey)
December 24th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 12 mins
action, adventure, alfred molina, benedict cumberbatch, fantasy, jacob batalon, jamie foxx, jon favreau, jon watts, tom holland, zendaya
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Nightmare Alley (& Sir Bradly of Cooperstown)
December 16th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 51 mins
bradley cooper, cate blanchett, crime, drama, guillermo del toro, kim morgan, richard jenkins, ron perlman, rooney mara, thriller, tim blake nelson, toni collette, willem dafoe
Holy crap, Guillermo del Toro has a new movie out! It's called Nightmare Alley and it's actually a remake of a movie you've also never heard of. Have you even seen any ads for this thing? We sure have not, any why, do we blame Spider-Man? Either way, one must ask themselves, can anything ever top Pacific Rim?... the answer is obviously always going to be no, nothing is better than Pacific Rim!
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8-Bit Christmas (& Whipping Ethernets)
December 6th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 23 mins
comedy, david cross, family, fantasy, june diane raphael, kevin jakubowski, michael dowse, neil patrick harris, steve zahn, winslow fegley
We have another movie that no one had any expectations for or even knew was coming but lucky for you it dropped straight to HBO MAX... and the even better news is it's our first Christmas movie review!
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife (& Daddy Rudd)
November 26th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 28 mins
adventure, carrie coon, comedy, fantasy, finn wolfhard, jason reitman, logan kim, mckenna grace, paul rudd
Critics friggin suck... Ghostbusters Afterlife is the shit!... come pile on some hype with us!
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Eternals (& celestial sphincters)
November 10th, 2021 | Season 2 | 2 hrs 8 mins
action, adventure, angelina jolie, barry keoghan, bill skarsgård, brian tyree henry, chloé zhao, drama, gemma chan, harish patel, kit harington, kumail nanjiani, lauren ridloff, lia mchugh, ma dong-seok, richard madden, salma hayek
Marvel Studios wild card of the year has finally hit with the release of Eternals and it is about as far from one of their typical outings as possible... what will three Marvel junkies think about this bold decision and will they agree with everyone else? Download this week's episode of the Critically Aroused podcast to find out!
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Last Night In Soho (& butt mic)
November 4th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 27 mins
anya taylor-joy, drama, edgar wright, horror, matt smith, michael ajao, mystery, thomasin mckenzie, thriller
Director Edgar Wright is back with his new film Last Night in Soho and he made sure to mix things up quite a bit from the films we have come to love him for the most. This thriller/ horror/drama flick is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat after Wright takes his time introducing you to his vison of London of the 60's and today. The big question here is if the critics and audiences all think this new tonal change suits Wright's style?
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Dune (& Barbie on drugs)
October 31st, 2021 | Season 2 | 2 hrs 10 mins
action, adventure, dave bautista, denis villeneuve, drama, jason momoa, javier bardem, josh brolin, oscar isaac, rebecca ferguson, stellan skarsgård, timothée chalamet, zendaya
The mega budget remake/adaptation of Frank Herbert's extremely popular book series Dune has finally dropped after years of waiting and it's time to see if its able to live up to the hype! If your asking should you see it in theatres or at home on HBOMax?... at the very least this is one is a simple answer, get off your ass and out of the flippin house to check this one out!
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Halloween Kills (& Stabby McStabface)
October 23rd, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 25 mins
andi matichak, david gordon green, horror, jamie lee curtis, judy greer, thriller, will patton
So we have a direct sequel to the 2018 sequel of the 1978 Halloween that made all other Halloween movies irrelevant... if this all sounds a bit confusing and don't know if you should check out Halloween Kills then have no fear, we are here to let you know what's up and if you should check out the big October horror release of the year!
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No TimeTo Die (& Pierce Bros Man)
October 17th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 59 mins
action, adventure, ben whishaw, billy magnussen, cary joji fukunaga, christoph waltz, daniel craig, drama, jeffrey wright, lashana lynch, léa seydoux, ralph fiennes, rami malek, thriller
It's finally time to say goodbye to Daniel Craig's James Bond, the longest running Bond in film history, and we really need to ask ourselves a few questions... like, did we really need this movie? Is this incarnation of Bond even Bond? and did this movie actually get postponed so long due to extremely controversial subject matter and obvious predictive programing? We discuss it all this week on the Aroused pod. Also, is everyone just plain wrong about this movie?
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Malignant (& butthole alley)
September 17th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 51 mins
action, annabelle wallis, crime, george young, hbo max, horror, james wan, maddie hasson, michole briana white, thriller, wb
So... are you asking yourself WTF did I just watch after seeing Malignant? Well oh boy do we have good news for you, so are we! Come on down and listen to this weeks episode as we swim through the weird and wonderful mind of James Wan!
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Shang - Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (& fuzzy butt-rabbit)
September 7th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 20 mins
action, adventure, awkwafina, dave callaham, destin daniel cretton, fantasy, meng'er zhang, michelle yeoh, simu liu, tony chiu-wai leung
Marvel Studios is back once again but this time we get a new future Avenger for the first time in quite a while! Even more exciting is the fact that Marvel is going with Shang-Chi a more unknow hero from their catalogue. If your getting a bit burned out on the more standard superhero flick this might just be a pleasant surprise for you!