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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Reminiscence (& cartoon brains)
August 31st, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 24 mins
cliff curtis, daniel wu, hbomax, hugh jackman, lisa joy, mystery, rebecca ferguson, romance, sci-fi, thandiwe newton
The trippy sci-fi romance Reminiscence staring Hugh Jackman and
Rebecca Ferguson, came out of nowhere on HBO Max and in theatres last week with little to no fanfare... so we figured we would check it out and let you know what we thought sense not many other are! -
Free Guy (& watchin ya Comer)
August 19th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 53 mins
action, comedy, jodie comer, joe keery, lil rel howery, matt lieberman, ryan reynolds, sci-fi, shawn levy, taika waititi, utkarsh ambudkar
Ryan Rynolds is back at it again, this time as the role of... Ryan Rynolds... just kidding, he's playing the role of Guy, who is clearly doing his best Ryan Rynolds impersonation. All jokes aside, Ryan's new film Free Guy seems to be all the buzz just like it's very relevant undertones of simulation theory and AI. Come have a chat with us this week about everything Free Guy and then some with a slew of news and new streaming shows!
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The Suicide Squad (& can't cancel the chosen ones)
August 14th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 42 mins
action, adventure, comedy, dc, hbo max, idris elba, james gunn, joel kinnaman, john cena, margot robbie, viola davis, warner brothers
DC goes back for a second try with another Suicide Squad movie after their first attempt from 5 years ago went over like a wet fart. The questions this week are, was this franchise worth another stab at it and also did James Gunn deserve for DC to swoop in and save his career after Disney/Marvel gave him the boot?
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The Green Knight (& Frankenputa)
August 7th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 27 mins
adventure, alicia vikander, barry keoghan, deathgasm, dev patel, drama, fantasy, frankenhooker, joel edgerton, outer banks
A24 is known for their shockingly strange movies and their new film The Green Night seems to fit into the more approachable side of their films but the question is, was marketing it to the more general audience as a medieval action adventure the smart move for them?
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Old (& Butts MaGutts)
July 30th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 40 mins
aaron pierre, abbey lee, alex wolff, drama, gael garcía bernal, ken leung, m. night shyamalan, mystery, old, rufus sewell, thomasin mckenzie, thriller, vicky krieps
Shyamalan is back at it again, here to give us more of his usual strangeness with a twist in his new film Old! Go ahead and do yourself a favor and don't watch the trailer! It's been a while sense we've chatted this week and we have a slew of new streaming things to chat about as well.
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Black Widow (& commie knuckle tatts)
July 19th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 1 min
action, adventure, cate shortland, david harbour, florence pugh, rachel weisz, ray winstone, scarlett johansson, sci-fi, william hurt
There were 23 Marvel universe films before the house of mouse decided to give Scar Joe as the Black widow her own solo movie... is this prequel solo flick a day late and a dolor short and/or does that even matter?
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The Tomorrow War (& Canadian Skadoos ?)
July 11th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 46 secs
action, adventure, betty gilpin, chris mckay, chris pratt, drama, edwin hodge, j.k. simmons, sam richardson, yvonne strahovski, zach dean
Chris Pratt is back on the big screen, with The Tomorrow War streaming on Amazon after managing to avoid be "canceled"... the question is, will the critics let him succeed are are they hellbent on slowing his roll no matter the cost?
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F9: The Fast Saga (& mind blowing magnets)
July 3rd, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 41 mins
action, adventure, crime, justin lin, ludacris, michelle rodriguez, thriller, tyrese gibson, vin diesel
Summer blockbusters are finally here and what better way to user them in after the 2020 lull than with another Fast and Furious movie!? It's hard to get bigger or more insane but most importantly more dumb than these movies but the question is where does F9 rank on the "Fast Scale"?
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Infinite (& Meatloaf's Anal Beads)
June 23rd, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 56 mins
a discovery of witches, antoine fuqua, big fish, chiwetel ejiofor, color out of space, full bloom, fun with dick & jane, hot rod, john dies at the end, lotr trilogy: extended, mark wahlberg, marky mark, mr. right, the devil below, the endless, wish dragon
An action movie that was meant for the big screen, but is showing on Paramount+! A streaming service that can get over looked when compared to the other juggernauts
Infinite, the next film from director Antoine Fuqua best known for directing the classic movies Training Day and Tears of The Sun and music videos for Stevie Wonder and Prince to name a few; based on the book The Reincarnationist Papers by D. Eric Maikranz. -
In The Heights (& 1st Golden Shower)
June 20th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 42 mins
akudama drive, anthony ramos, corey hawkins, drama, go karts, jimmy smits, jon m. chu, lego masters, lin-manuel miranda, loki, melissa barrera, musical, ragnarok, rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles, the thing, trese, wish dragon
And yet another big budget theatre quality film premieres on HBO Max! The service is doing their very best to ensure that you truly regret not being a subscriber... so check out In The Heights, the next film from director Jon Chu of Crazy Rich Asians fame and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (& OY! Spooky Ports)
June 11th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 49 mins
bo burnham: inside, clipped!, horror, james wan, killing eve, loki, michael chaves, mystery, patrick wilson, ruairi o'connor, sweet tooth, the conjuring, the goonies, the seven deadly sins, thriller, vera farmiga
It's spooky flicks two weeks in a row as we do The Conjuring 3 which is streaming on HBO MAX and in theatres! Is this one up to snuff with the original two James Wan movies or does it fall by the wayside with its lesser Conjuring spin off films!?!?
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Army of the Dead (& Mashup-Statition)
May 29th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 51 mins
ana de la reguera, bad ideas with adam devine, castlevania, catfish the show, dave bautista, ella purnell, frank of ireland, killing eve, m.o.d.o.k., omari hardwick, zack snyder
This week we come to you with our second Zach Snyder movie review this year and as usual he came in with guns blazing! Have you gotten over zombie fatigue enough to take on 2.5 hours of Army of the dead!? Well fear not, the Aroused Crew is here to hash it all out and give you a fresh take current state of zombie movies.
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Woman In The Window (& Buttchugging Mustard)
May 22nd, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 56 mins
amy adams, anthony mackie, attack the block 2, brian tyree henry, crime, drama, gary oldman, joe wright, mystery, the wheel of time, wyatt russell
So much news! So much streaming! and a fresh new review of the Netflix movie Woman in the Window based off the psychological thriller novel by A.J. Finn... is rotten tomatoes right on this one or did they hit the nail on the head!?!?
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Wrath of Man (& The Litty Titty Ladies)
May 12th, 2021 | Season 2 | 2 hrs 8 mins
action, death becomes her, guy ritchie, holt mccallany, jason statham, josh hartnett, jupiter's legacy, made for love, tenet, the queens gambit, things heard & seen, thriller, wild wild west, wrath of man
In a surprise turn the crew gets bigger this week with not one but two guest co-hosts. The ladies are here for a review of the surprise new Guy Ritchie film Wrath of Man and as usual, Sydni and Zena keep things extra Spicy!
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THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES (& Daniel Radcliffe riding a bear)
May 8th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 25 mins
abbi jacobson, adventure, animation, comedy, danny mcbride, eric andré, fred armisen, jeff rowe, maya rudolph, michael rianda
It's been a bet sense we've had a big budget animated flick to review so we jumped on a chance to review the new Netflix Original film THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES from Sony Animation!
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Mortal Kombat (& lets try this a 2nd time)
April 29th, 2021 | Season 2 | 59 mins 1 sec
action, adventure, dave callaham, fantasy, greg russo, hiroyuki sanada, jessica mcnamee, josh lawson, lewis tan, ludi lin, mehcad brooks, simon mcquoid
This weeks movie review has blood... guts... and some R rated stuffs with the blockbuster reboot of the Mortal Kombat series. Are you a fan of the games or just intrigued? We take a stab at deciding who this movie is aimed at and if it fully succeeded in their objective!