Leaving the Theater: Recent Episodes
Ronald Young Jr.
Leaving the theater is the podcast that host, Ronald, records while doing literally that, leaving the theater after a movie ends.
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Wicked For Good by himself…
RYJ doesn’t understand Wicked, it wasn’t a bad movie, but it’s a bad plot.
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Colman Domingo, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum
Written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox
Directed by Jon M. Chu
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Running Man by himself…
RYJ thinks that this movie should have taken itself a little more seriously
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Glen Powell, William H Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Sean Hayes, Colman Domingo, and Josh Brolin
Written by Michael Bacall and Edgar Wright
Directed by Edgar Wright
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Predator Badlands by himself…
RYJ struggles to pronounce Predator Badlands
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, and Mike Homik
Written by Patrick Aison and Brian Duffield
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Bugonia by himself…which was a mistake
RYJ thinks that this movie is a little messed up.
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delvis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone
Written by Will Tracy
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Good Fortune…
RYJ thinks about the gig economy and whether or not he would choose to be poor again willingly after experiencing being rich
RYJ - 4.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Seth Rogen, Aziz Ansari, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh, and Keanu Reeves
Written and Directed by Aziz Ansari
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Tron Ares by himself…
RYJ wonders how a Tron movie feels relevant when the Matrix exists
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, Gillian Anderson, and Jeff Bridges
Written by Jesse Wigutow
Directed by Joachim Ronning
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Smashing Machine by himself…
RYJ judges an overt Oscar grab
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, and Oleksandr Usyk
Written and Directed by Benny Safdie
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews One Battle After Another with Jonquilyn Hill…
RYJ thinks about what it means to be satisfied with the ending of a film
JQ - 5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
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Explain It to Me
Through the Cracks
Available in theaters
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti
Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews A Big Bold Beautiful Journey by himself…
RYJ thinks this film thinks itself to be more poignant than it actually is
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Colin Farrell, Margot Robbie, Kevin Kline, Phoebe Waller- Bridge, Lily Rabe, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Billy Magnussen
Written by Seth Reiss
Directed by Kogonada
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Caught Stealing by himself…
RYJ contemplates violence…
RYJ - 2.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Benito Martinew Ocasio, Griffin Dunne, Carol Kane
Written by Charlie Huston
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Long Walk with Deondre Jones…
RYJ and Deondre wonder if walking and talking makes for a good film
DJ - 2.2 of 5 stars
YJ - 2.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Joshua Odjick, Tut Nyuout, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Josh Hamilton, Judy Greer, and Mark Hamill
Written by JT Mollner
Directed by Francis Lawrence
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Roses by himself…
RYJ ponders if chemistry can be too strong between two charming people…
RYJ - 3.75 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon, and Allison Janney
Written by Tony McNamara
Directed by Jay Roach
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Freakier Friday by himself…
RYJ tries to explain the complicated four-way switch of bodies this film entails…
RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, and Mark Harmon
Written by Jordan Weiss
Directed by Nisha Ganatra
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Weapons by himself…that’s right, by himself.
RYJ goes to a horror movie alone…it was terrifying, but also worth it!
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Cary Christopher, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan
Written and Directed by Zach Cregger
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Naked Gun by himself…
RYJ wonders if movie crowds are actually ruining movies…
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, Danny Huston, and Moses Jones
Written by Dan Gregor, Doug Mand, and Akiva Schaffer
Directed by Akiva Schaffer
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Fantastic Four The First Steps...
RYJ is concerned about the connective tissue of the MCU while still enjoying this standalone superhero film
RYJ - 3.75 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bacharach, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner, Natasha Lyonne, and Paul Walter Hauser
Written by Josh Friedman, Eric Paarson, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer
Directed by Matt Shakman
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews I Know What You Did Last Summer with Chioke I’anson…
RYJ and Chioke discuss what happens when a movie is bad, but has familiar faces that we’ve missed in it
Chioke - 1.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Check out Resonate or Chioke I’anson
Available in theaters
Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, and Billy Campbell
Written by Sam Lansky and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Superman with JC Howard…
RYJ and JC debate over how much backstory is necessary for a character we’ve known for decades, despite this being a reboot film
JC - 4.3 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars
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Check out his piece on Code Switch entitled Black Praise in White Pews
Available in theaters
Starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, and Isabela Merced
Written and Directed by James Gunn
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Jurassic World Rebirth with Nichole Hill…
RYJ and Nichole ask the question, is this the type of movie do you put on if you don’t plan to watch it? (wink-wink)
NH and RYJ - 1.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey,Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Ed Skrein
Written by David Koepp
Directed by Gareth Edwards
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews M3gan 2.0 with Jonquilyn Hill…
RYJ and Jonquilyn debate whether or not Chee-tohs are chips or not…
JQ - 3.95 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Explain It to Me
Through the Cracks
Available in theaters
Starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald, Jenna Davis, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps, and Ivanna Sakhno
Written and directed by Gerard Johnstone
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews F1…without Chioke I’anson
RYJ wonders if caring for your children is more important than coming to see a movie with Ronald.
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars (actually, upon reflection, I think this is probably a 4 or a 3.99 movie)
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Available in theaters
Starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Kim Bodnia, Javier Bardem, Shea Whigham, and Joseph Balderrama
Written by Ehren Kruger
irected by Joseph Kosinski
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Elio…
RYJ ponders why every main character in animated movies have to be orphans for us to feel anything for them
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldana, Remy Edgerly, Brad Garrett, Jameela Jamil, Shirley Henderson, and Brendan Hunt
Written by Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, and Mike Jones
Directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, and Adrian Molina
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews 28 Years Later…
RYJ quibbles over the definition of zombies vs infected.
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Jodie, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, and Edvin Ryding
Written by Alex Garland
Directed by Danny Boyle
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews How to Train Your Dragon with Pamalamadingdong Perez…
RYJ and Pamela ponder the question, Why does this movie exist?
PP - 3 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, and Ruth Codd
Written and directed by Dean DeBlois
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Ballerina with Laura Nichols…
RYJ and Laura argue over whether the ballerinas show up in chapter 2 or chapter 3 Parabellum
Laura - 4 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Ana De Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Norman Reedus, Ian McShane, and Keanu Reeves
Written by Shay Hatten
Directed by Len Wiseman
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Lilo and Stitch by himself…
RYJ attempts to define a live-action remake vs an updated animation remake
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Courtney B Vance, Hannah Waddingham, Tia Carrere, Amy Hill, and Jason Scott Lee
Written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes
Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning in London with Natasha Miller…
RYJ wonders why a movie that’s concluding the franchise would leave enough ambiguity for another installment
Natasha - 3.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Czerny, Angela Bassett, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, and Tramell Tillman
Written by Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Final Destination Bloodlines…
RYJ wonders what is the thought process behind naming entries in a film franchise
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, and Tony Todd
Written by Guy Busick, and Lori Evans Taylor
Directed by Zach Lipovsky, and Adam Stein
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Thunderbolts* with Daisy Rosario…
RYJ and Daisy wonder if MCU has a phase 5 problem
Daisy - 3 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, David Harbour, Hannah John-Karmen, and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss
Written by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo
Directed by Jake Schreier
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Sinners with Linda Holmes…
RYJ and esteemed guest Linda Holmes wonder if Michael B Jordan is actually two separate people
Linda - 5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 5 of 5 stars
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Listen to us talk about Sinners even more on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour!
Available in theaters
Starring Michael B Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Li Jun Li, and Delroy Lindo
Written and Directed by Ryan Coogler
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Drop with JC Howard…
JC forces RYJ to ponder whether his thoughts about leverage have ruined his enjoyment of a potentially great thriller
JC - 4.25 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Maghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Jacob Robinson, Reed Diamond, and Gabrielle Ryan Spring
Written by Jillian Jacobs, and Chris Roach
Directed by Christopher Landon
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews A Minecraft Movie
RYJ ponders the cost of having five writers mine IP to craft a 3D film that nobody asked for
RYJ - 0 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, and Sebastian Hansen
Written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Gavin James, and Chris Galleta
Directed by Jared Hess
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Snow White
RYJ wonders if the Disney strategy of remaking EVERYTHING is the right move
RYJ - 1 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Rachel Zegler, Andrew Burnap, Gal Gadot
Written by Erin Cressida Wilson
Directed by Marc Webb
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Death of a Unicorn with Laura Nichols
RYJ and Laura try to tackle why he can’t give this film 5 stars
Laura - 5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4.75 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E Grant, Will Poulter, Tea Leoni, Anthony Carrigan, and Katheryn Erbe
Written by Lars Jacobson
Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Novocaine…
RYJ wonders why this movie couldn’t have lost 20 minutes
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Jack Quiad, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon, Betty Gabriel and Matt Walsh
Written by Lars Jacobson
Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Mickey 17 with Deondre Jones
RYJ mispronounces Joaquin Phoenix’s name who incidentally isn’t even in this movie.
Deondre - 2.6 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Acjie, Steven Teun, Mark Ruffalo, and Toni ColletteWritten and Directed by Bong Joon-ho
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Love Hurts…
RYJ ponders what happens when you make a sequel to a movie that doesn’t exist…
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DuBose, Daniel Wu, Marshawn Lynch, Mustafa Shakir, Lip Tipton, Rhys Darby, Cam Gigandet, and Drew Scott
Written by Matthew Murray, Josh Stoffard, and Luke Passmore
Directed by Jonathan Eusebio
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Captain America Brave New World with Nichole L Hill
RYJ and Nichole wonder if five writers on a film always mean pending reshoots
Nichole - 2.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly, Xosha Roquemore, Giancarlo Esposito, Liv Tyler, Tim Blake Nelson, and Harrison Ford
Written by Rob Edwards, Malcolm Spellman, Dalan Musson, Julius Onah, and Peter Glanz
Directed by Julius Onah
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Here’s Nichole and I on her very first time on Leaving the Theater reviewing In the Heights
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews nothing, by himself
This isn’t a review. These are announcements
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Flight Risk with JC Howard
RYJ and JC ponders whether or not makeup clocked in for their jobs on this movie
JC - 2.75 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Check out his piece on Code Switch entitled Black Praise in White Pews
Available in theaters
Starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace
Written by Jared Rosenberg
Directed by Mel Gibson
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Here’s the interesting breakdown of sexual assault against men and how the subject is handled in films that I mention in this episode.
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews One of Them Days with Jonquilyn Hill
RYJ and Jonquilyn continue to profess their love for a tight 90.
RYJ and Jonquilyn - 4.5 of 5 stars
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Explain It to Me
Through the Cracks
Available in theaters
Starring Kele Palmer, Sza, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, and Katt Williams
Written by Syreeta Singleton
Directed by Lawrence Lamont
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Den of Thieves 2: Pantera…
RYJ ponders whether or not wardrobe clocked in for their jobs on this movie
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Evin Ahmad, Salvatore Esposito, Meadow Williams, and Swen Temmel
Written and directed by Christian Gudegast
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Babygirl…
RYJ ponders are the sex we want vs the sex we have
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, and Sophie Wilde
Written and directed by Halina Reijn
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Sonic the Hedgehog 3
RYJ thinks a little about sonic and a little about the year that was 2024
RYJ 2 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Krysten Ritter, Natasha Rothwell, and Shemar Moore
Written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller, and John Whittington
Directed by Jeff Fowler
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Y2K with Laura Nichols…
Laura and RYJ talk about what happens when movies won’t fully commit to the bit
Laura and RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Rachel Zegler, Fred Durst, Kyle Mooney, The Kid Laroi, and Alicia Silverstone
Written by Kyle Mooney and Evan Winter
Directed by Kyle Mooney
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Moana II…
RYJ thinks that after an 8 year wait Disney might be overplaying its Moana hand…
RYJ 3 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Tumeuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, Rose Matafeo, David Fane, and Alan Tudyk
Written by Jared Bush, and Dana Ledoux Miller
Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Wicked…
RYJ tells the story of one of the biggest regrets of his life
RYJ 3.75 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum
Written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox
Directed by Jon M. Chu
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Gladiator II…
RYJ pronounces Denzel, the way that Denzel, pronounces Denzel
RYJ 2 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Spencer Treat Clark, Djimon Hounson, Barry Keoghan, Fred Hechinger
Written by David Scarpa
Directed by Ridley Scott
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Anora…
RYJ ponders if a movie is good because he's told it’s good or because it’s actually good.
RYJ 4 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelesteyn, Yura Borisov, and Karren Karagulia
Written and Directed by Sean Baker
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Conclave…
RYJ openly wonders about the leadership in churches behind closed doors
RYJ 4.75 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castelitto, Isabella and Rossellini
Written by Peter Sraughan
Directed by Edward Berger
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Megalopolis…
RYJ pontificates upon spending your money wisely.
RYJ - 0 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, Kathryn Hunter, Grace VanderWaal, Chloe Fineman, James Remar, D.B. Sweeney, and Dustin Hoffman
Written and Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Saturday Night…
RYJ wonders what happens when young folks age, and their ideas age with them
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Lamorne Morris, Finna Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Willem Dafoe, and JK Simmons
Written by Gil Kenan and Jason ReitmanDirected by Jason Reitman
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Joker Folie a Deux with Laura Nichols… Laura and RYJ
Laura - .5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 1 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters and eventually on Max
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, and Harry Lawtey
Written by Scott Silver and Todd Phillips
Directed by Todd Phillips
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Wild Robot…
RYJ contemplates the meaning of a five star rating
RYJ - 5 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Mark Hammill, Catherina O’Hara, Matt Berry, Ving Rhames
Written and Directed by Chris Sanders
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Transformers One…
RYJ discusses what it takes for an animated film to do well in a brave new world of very good animated films
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm
Written by Eric Pearson, Andrew Barrer, Gabriel Ferrari
Directed by Josh Cooley
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Speak No Evil…
RYJ discusses the unwritten rules of polite society
RYJ - 4 of 5
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Available in Theaters
Starring James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Aislin Franciosi, Alex West Lefler, Dan Hough, and Scoot McNairy
Written and Directed by James Watkins
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Beetlejuice Beetlejuice with Jonquilyn Hill…
Jonquilyn and RYJ think that Beetlejuice might be canceled in the present political climate of today
JQ - 3 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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The Weeds
Through the Cracks
Available in theaters and probably eventually on Max
Starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Belluci, and Willem DafoeWritten by Alfred Gough, and Miles MillarDirected by Tim Burton
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews afrAId…
RYJ discusses the merits of fear when it comes to half-baked plots
RYJ - 1 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring John Cho, Katherine Waterston, Keith Carradine, Havana Rose Liu, and Lukita Maxwell
Written and Directed by Chris Weitz
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Blink Twice with JC Howard…
RYJ and JC discuss violence and think pieces and predict how one will impact the other upon the release of this movie
JC - 4.3 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Kyle MacLachlan, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis and Alia Shawkat
Written by Zoe Kravitz and ET Feigenbaum
Directed by Zoe Kravitz
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Alien Romulus…
RYJ waxes poetic on the rise of David Jonsson
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Aricue Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu
Written by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues
Directed by Fede Alvarez
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Borderlands…
RYJ wonders why this movie wasn’t just a remake of The 5th Element…
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Edgar Ramirez, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon, and Jamie Lee Curtis
Written by Eli Roth and Joe Crombie
Directed by Eli Roth
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Trap
RYJ wonders if the whole reason for M Night Shyamalan doing this movie is the same reason Lebron James is remaining on the Lakers…
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Hayley Mills, Tim Russ, Saleka Shyamalan, Alison Pill, and Kid Cudi
Written and Directed by M Night Shyamalan
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Deadpool & Wolverine with Chioke I’anson…
RYJ and Chioke discuss the state of superhero films today which expands to a conversation about film at large
Chioke - 2.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.5 of 5 stars
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https://www.npr.org/people/1006763492/chioke-ianson**
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Available in Theaters
Starring Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, and Matthew Macfayden
Written by Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Zeb Wells and Shawn Lev
Directed by Shawn Levy
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Twisters with Pamela Perez of The June Press
RYJ and Pamela twist and shout about their feelings on storm chasing and romance
Pam - 3.7 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Harry Haddon-Paton, Sasha Lane, Paul Scheer, and James Paxton
Written by Joseph Kosinski
Directed by Lee Isaac Chung
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5 of 5 stars
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews A Quiet Place: Day One with JC Howard…
RYJ and JC discuss the meaning of a “tight 90”
JC - 3.9 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou
Written and Directed by Michael Sarnoski
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Inside Out 2 with Emily Kwong...
RYJ and Emily discuss whether or not an accurate depiction of anxiety makes for a good movie
Emily - 3.25 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Short Wave
Inheriting
Available in theaters
Starring Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Maya Hawke, Ayo Edebiri, and Diane Lane
Written by Meg LeFauve, and Dave Holstein
Directed by Kelsey Mann
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Bad Boys Ride or Die with Jonquilyn Hill…
Jonquilyn and RYJ decide once and for all if Copaganda is appropriate when it’s heartwarming.
JQ - 3.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.75 of 5 stars
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The Weeds
Through the Cracks
Available in theaters
Starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Joe Pantoliano, Paola Nunez, Eric Dane, and Tasha Smith
Written by Chris Bremner and Will Beall
Directed by Adil and Bilall
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Ronald Young Jr. and Jonquilyn Hill review the new film "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga." They discuss how pop culture references the Mad Max universe, including references by Rita Ora's husband.
JQ gives the film 2.85 stars, while RYJ gives it 2.75 stars.
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The Weeds
Through the Cracks
Available in theaters
Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Lachy Hulme, Nathan Jones, and Jacob Tomuri
Written by George Miller and Nico Lathouris
Directed by Goerge Miller
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews If by himself…
RYJ gives the most emotional review he’s ever given on an episode of LTT
RYJ - 1.5 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, Liza Colon-Zayas, and Bobby Moynihan
Written and Directed by John Krasinski
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, by himself…
RYJ theorizes on whether or not the fourth installment of any film series can remain good.
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Owen Teague, Freya Allen, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, and William H Macy
Written by Josh Friedman
Directed by Wes Ball
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Fall Guy with Chioke I’anson…
RYJ and Chioke discuss whether or not Hollywood loves itself enough to give a movie like this an Oscar nod. MAKE A BEST STUNT CATEGORY YOU COWARDS!
Chioke - 3.4 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.75 of 5 stars
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Available in Theater
Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Winston Duke, Hannah Waddingham, and Teresa Palmer
Written by Drew Pearce
Directed by David Leitch
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Challengers with Mikala Jamison of The Body Type
RYJ and Kala agree that this is one of the horniest tennis films they’ve ever seen
Kala- 3 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist, and Jake Jensen
Written by Justin Kuritzkes
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare with JC Howard…
RYJ reviews the rating system for JC Howard who thought that 4 stars was the “rewatch” rating.
JC - 3.85 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.75 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Henry Cavill, Eliza Gonzalez, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Babs Olusanmoukun, Til Schweiger and Henrique Zaga
Written by Paul Tamasay, Eric Johnson, Arash Amel, and Guy Ritchie
Directed by Guy Ritchie
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Civil War with JC Howard…
RYJ and JC agree that this is a tense movie but disagree on whether or not this is a good movie.
JC - 4.3 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephan McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, and Jesse Plemons
Written and Directed by Alex Garland
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Monkey Man with JC Howard…
RYJ and JC both really like Dev Patel and would watch him in basically anything, they hope this is the beginning of his action stint…
JC - 3.2 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Sikander Kher, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Ashwini Kalsekar
Written by Dev Patel, Paul Angunawela, John Coilee
Directed by Dev Patel
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Ghostbusters Frozen Empire with Pamela Perez of The June Press
RYJ and Pamela talk about what makes a sequel/reboot good for fans old and new.
Pam - 3.84 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.75 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson
Written by Gil Kenan and Jason Reitman
Directed by Gil Kenan
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Love Lies Bleeding with Caroline Hamric…
RYJ and Caroline basically almost come to blows in the most contentious episode of Leaving the Theater of all time.
Caroline - 4.25 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.75 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Anna Barishnikov, and Dave Franco
Written by Weronika Tofilska
Directed by Rose Glass
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Kung Fu Panda 4 with JC Howard…
RYJ forces JC to come up with one positive thing about this movie…
JC - 2.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman, James Hong, Bryan Cranston, Ian McShane, Key Huy Quan, Lori Tan Chinn, and Ronny Chieng
Written by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, and Darren Lemke
Directed by Mike Mitchell
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Dune Part Two with Nic Hill... RYJ and Nic Hill reflect on various relationships with power
Nic - 4 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
Use the links below to hear the original Dune review…
Spreaker
Apple Podcasts
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Available in Theaters
Starring Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, and Javier Bardem
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Written by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Past Lives…
RYJ goes to the movies alone, leaves the movies alone, pontificating his life and possibly beginning a three-day mental breakdown…
RYJ - 4.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro
Written and Directed by Celine Song
Nominated for Best Picture, and Best Original Screenplay
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Academy Award Best Picture nominee Anatomy of a Fall…
RYJ discusses the difference between acting when your character is guilty vs when they’re not guilty and how the twain meet
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters and on various VOD services
Starring Sandra Huller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis, and Jehnny Beth
Written by Justine Triet, and Arthur Harari
Directed by Justine Triet
Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Sandra Huller), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Lisa Frankenstein with Laura Nichols…
Laura and RYJ discuss the meaning of horror elements and romp and what exactly applies here
Laura 4 of 5 stars
RYJ 3 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest and Carla Gugino
Written by Diablo Cody
Directed by Zelda Williams
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Migration all by himself! He doesn’t need anyone! Just kidding…
RYJ wonders if animated films are required to teach more sophisticated lessons to children.
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, David Mitchell, Carol Kane, Casper Jennings, Tresi Gazal, Danny DeVito
Written by Mike White
Directed by Benjamin Renner
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Godzilla Minus One with Jon Breeding…
RYJ and Jon do something historic in this review.
JB - 5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 5 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hudetaka Yoshioka, and Sakura Ando
Written and Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Book of Clarence with Jonquilyn Hill…
Jonquilyn and RYJ
JQ - 2.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.5 of 5 stars
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The Weeds
Through the Cracks
Available in theaters
Starring LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, Anna Diop, RJ Cyler, David Oyelowo, Michael Ward, Alfre Woodard, Teyana Taylor, and Caleb McLaughlin
Written and Directed by Jeymes Samuel
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Mean Girls with Jonquilyn Hill…
Jonquilyn and RYJ discuss the rationale behind this type of adaptation inception
JQ - 3 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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The Weeds - https://www.vox.com/the-weeds
Through the Cracks - https://wamu.org/show/through-the-cracks/
Available in theaters
Starring Angourie Rice, Renee Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Christopher Briney, Jaquel Spivey, Bebe Wood, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Busy Phillipps, and Jon Hamm
Written by Tina Fey
Directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom…
RYJ recalls that Amber Heard was supposed to have a smaller role in this film. It felt adequate to me. I hope she got a bag.
RYJ - 1 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters and probably eventually on Max
Starring Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen, and Nicole Kidman
Written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
Directed by James Wan
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Color Purple by himself…
RYJ discusses the movie while a mysterious companion looks on… RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, HER, Ciara, Halle Bailey, Jon Batiste, and Lou Gossett Jr
Written by Marcus Gardley
Directed by Blitz Bazawule
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Ronald Young Jr reflects on the past year of Leaving the Theater production and makes an announcement…
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5 of 5 stars
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Save The Date for our live shows
Weight for It - Friday, July 26th, 2024
Leaving the Theater - Friday December 13th, 2024
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Wonka with JC Howard…
RYJ amazes JC Howard by breaking into song in the middle of a review.
JC - 4.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Timothee Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant, and Natasha Rothwell
Written by Simon Farnaby and Paul King
Directed by Paul King
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Next Goal Wins
RYJ enjoys a cute movie set against the backdrop of beautiful Hawaii
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Michael Fassbender, Oscar Knightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beaulah Koale, Will Arnett, and Elizabeth Moss
Written by Iain Morris and Taika Waititi
Directed by Taika Waititi
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews American Fiction with Glory Edim, The Well-Read Black Girl
RYJ and Glory Edim discuss being black in the literary space and what it takes to be successful
Glory Edim - 5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K Brown, Erika Alexander, John Ortiz, Keith David and Adam Brody
Written and Directed by Cord Jefferson
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Napoleon by himself
RYJ never really understood what Napoleon did besides create a whole culture of short-shaming.
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Ben Miles, Ludivine Sagnier, Matthew Needham, Paul Rhys, and Catherine Walker
Written by David Scarpa
Directed by Ridley Scott
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes with JC Howard
JC Howard read the book. RYJ did not. Hilarity ensues.
JC Howard - 3.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Josh Andres Rivera, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Viola Davis
Written by Michael Lesslie and Michael Arndt
Directed by Francis Lawrence
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Marvels with Daisy Rosario
RYJ and Daisy discuss how a even an ok film from Marvel at this point feels like a victory.
Daisy - 3.25 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters and eventually on Disney Plus
Starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Park Seo-joon, and Samuel L Jackson
Written by Nia DeCosta, Megan McDonnell, and Elissa Karasik
Directed by Nia DeCosta
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Holdovers
RYJ briefly alludes to the theme of next year’s holiday-themed live event.
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’ Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Gillian Vigman, and Tate Donovan
Written by David Hemingson
Directed by Alexander Payne
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Nightmare Before Christmas
RYJ had never seen this movie before. Some of this stuff may not fly today.
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available on Disney Plus
Starring Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman, Catherina O’Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Ken Page, Ed Ivory, and Paul Reubens
Written by Caroline Thompson, Michael McDowell, and Tim Burton
Directed by Henry Selick
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Killers of the Flower Moon
RYJ ponders whether or not the depictions of violence against natives on this scale is warranted or necessary for the film to make its point.
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters and eventually on Apple TV
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, and Brendan FraserWritten by Eric Roth and Martin ScorseseDirected by Martin Scorsese
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Love is Blind (Season 3)...
RYJ hated this season of LIB.
2 of 5 stars
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Available on Netflix
Created by Chris Coelen
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Dumb Money with Laura Nichols
RYJ and Laura discuss Boston accents vs Brockton accents and whether or not this film does them well,
Laura - 2.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.5 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrrio, America Ferrera, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Sebastian Stan, Shailene Woodley, and Seth Rogen
Written by Lauren Schuker Blum, and Rebecca Angelo
Directed by Craig Gillespie
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Creator with Pamela Perez of The June Press
RYJ and Pam talk about whether or not the existence of franchises has made us bad movie watchers.
Pam - 4 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, and Allison Janney
Written by Gareth Edwards and Chris Weitz
Directed by Gareth Edwards
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Elemental with Laura Nichols RYJ and Laura discuss the merits of white saviorism.
Laura - 1.8 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.25 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters and eventually on Disney Plus
Starring Leah Lewis, Mamoudoe Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O’Hara, and Mason Wertheimer
Written by John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, and Brenda Hsueh
Directed by Peter Sohn
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews My Big Fat Greek Wedding III by himself. Summer is really over.
RYJ talks about the difference between 90s romcom and the evolution of the caricature in a beloved property
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor, Elena Kampouris, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Gia Carides, and Joey FatoneWritten and Directed by Nia Vardalos
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Equalizer III by himself. Summer is over.
RYJ walks you through which movies come out at which times in a calendar year
RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea, David Denman, Sonia Ben Ammar, and Remo Girone
Written by Richard Wenk
Directed by Antoin Fuqua
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Gran Turismo with Chioke I’anson
RYJ and Chioke get into an argument over whether or not Chioke’s enthusiasm for racing is a disadvantage for enjoying this terrible film.
Chioke - 1.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Darren Barnet, Geri Halliwell Horner, and Djimon Hounsou
Directed by Neill Blomkamp
Written by Jason Hall, and Zach Baylin
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Blue Beetle with Pamela Perez of The June Press
RYJ and Pamela discuss the idea of complexity in superhero movies and openly ponder whether that’s an issue in this one.
Pam - 4.50 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters and probably eventually on Max
Starring Xolo Mariduena, Adriana Barraza, Damian Alcazar, Raoul Max Trukillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez
Written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer
Directed by Angel Manuel Soto
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Haunted Mansion with Laura Nichols
RYJ and Laura discuss what happens when a romp doesn’t exactly romp.
Laura - 2 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters and eventually on Disney Plus
Starring LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Dan Levy, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jared Leto
Written by Kate Dippold
Directed by Justin Simien
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem with Nic Hill...
RYJ and Nic Hill reflect on their childhood relationship with the turtles.
Nic - 3.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.75 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon, Hannibal Buress, Rose Byrne, John Cena, Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, Maya Rudolph, and Seth Rogen
Directed by Jeff Rowe
Written by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jeff Rowe, Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Barbie with Mikala Jamison...
RYJ and Kala agree that this movie should be competing with Oppenheimer for a second time, but this time for Oscars.
Kala- 4.4 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4.50 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Rhea Perlman, Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Simu Liu, and Helen Mirren
Directed by Greta Gerwig
Written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Oppenheimer with JC Howard...
RYJ and JC Howard talk about the movie, but after the credits, they settle the most important debate of the modern era.
JC - 4 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.9 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh
Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One with Chris Klimek
RYJ and Chris discuss how well this entry stacks up against the rest of the franchise.
Chris- 3.25 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.75 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters and eventually on Paramount Plus, probably...
Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, and Henry Czerny
Written by Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Joy Ride with Jonquilyn Hill…
Jonquilyn and RYJ mention how good it is to see a movie so unapologetically divest itself from whiteness.
JQ & RYJ - 4.5 of 5 stars
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The Weeds
Through the Cracks
Available in theaters
Starring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu, Ronny Chieng, Lori Tan Chin Alexander Hodge, and Chris Pang
Directed by Adele Lim
Written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, and Teresa Hsiao
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
RYJ mentions Raiders of the Lost Ark then immediately forgets which film has a bunch of Nazis melting after opening the Ark of the Covenant. You’re definitely going to yell at him in this episode. Be patient, he doesn’t get adequate sleep.
RYJ - 3.75 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters, and eventually on Disney Plus
Starring Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, and Ethan Isidore
Written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, David Koepp, and James Mangold
Directed by James Mangold
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Blackening with Nichole Hill...
Nichole listens as Ronald explains his rating system once again
Nic - 4 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, DeWayne Perkins, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharoah, Yvonne Orji, and Diedrich Bade
Directed by Tim Story
Written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Flash with Pamela Perez of The June Press
RYJ and Pamela discuss whether or not knowing about the DCEU makes a movie better.
Pam - 3.25 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdu, Kiersey Clemmons, and Michael Keaton
Written by Christina Hodson
Directed by Andy Muschietti
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Transformers Rise of the Beasts with Pamela Perez
RYJ and Pam debate whether or not the Transformers franchise needs more depth, or if more was accomplished in the Michael Bay years.
Pam - 2 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Tobe Nwigwe, Dean Scott Vazqeuez, Michael Kelly, and Peter Cullen
Written by Job Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber
Directed by Steven Caple Jr.
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse with JC Howard
RYJ and JC talk about the wonder of animation in a world of infinite spiders...
JC - 4.3 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.75 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Daniel Kaluuya, and Oscar Issac
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K Thompson
Written by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, David Callaham
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Little Mermaid with Pamela Perez
RYJ and Pam rank this Disney remake the highest of all the remakes
Pam 3.75 of 5 stars
RYJ 3.50 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters and eventually on Disney Plus
Starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Javier Bardem, and Melissa McCarthy
Written by David Magee
Directed by Rob Marshall
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Fast X
RYJ loves this franchise, but questions if they really need to make two more of these.
2.5 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriquez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jason Momoa, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Jordana Brewster, Jason Statham, Jason Momoa, and Charlize Theron
Written by Justin Lin, Zach Dean, and Dan Mazeau
Directed by Louis Leterrier
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Delusions of Grandeur A Star Wars Novel Podcast
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
RYJ wonders why the guardians keep showing up if not to push the main plot forward.
3 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Will Poulter, Elizabeth Debicki and Sean Gunn
Written and Directed by James Gunn
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Jury Duty...from the couch
RYJ discusses the feat of acting it takes to convince someone that you’re bonding over the course of 17 days.
4 of 5 stars
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Available on Amazon Prime (or Freevee)
Starring Ronald Gladden, James Marsden, Mekki Leeper, Edy Modica, Ishmel Sahid, David Brown, Cassandra Blair, Maria Russell, Rashida Olayiwola, and Kirk Fox
Created by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky
Directed by Jake Szymanski
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Abbott Elementary...from the couch
RYJ discusses whether or not comedies actually need the romantic tension of will they/won’t they to drive a plot forward successfully.
3.99 of 5 stars
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Airs on ABC, and available on Hulu
Starring Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and William Stanford Davis
Created by Quinta Brunson
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Beef...from the couch
RYJ talks about how sometimes fights escalate to a very surreal place.
4.25 of 5 stars
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Available on Netflix
Starring Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Joseph Lee, Young Mazino, David Choe, and Patti Yasutake
Created by Lee Sung Jin
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Super Mario Bros. Movie with Daisy Rosario
RYJ and Daisy talk about thick references with thin plots.
Daisy - 4 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.75 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Sebastian Maniscalco, and Kevin Michael Richardson
Written by Matthew Fogel
Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Night Agent...from the couch
Ronald compares 90s political thrillers against the backdrop of the woke culture of 2023.
3.75 of 5 stars
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Available on Netflix
Starring Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Sarah Desjardins, Eve Harlow, Phoenix Raei, DB Woodside, and Hong Chau
Created by Shawn Ryan
Based on the novel The Night Agent by Matthew Quirk
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews John Wick: Chapter Four with JC Howard
RYJ and JC discuss whether or not the length of an action movie corresponds with how good it actually is.
JC - 2.9 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Lance Riddick, and Ian McShane
Directed by Chad Stahelski
Written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews the 1988 film Big, a portion of this episode is excerpted from the Leaving the Theater Live event held at the Miracle Theatre in Washington DC on February 11th, 2023
5 of 5 stars
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Available on Disney Plus
Starring Tom Hanks, David Moscow, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, Jared Rushton, Jon Lovitz, and Mercedes RuehlDirected by Penny MarshallWritten by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg
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Ronald Young Jr. rounds up all of the 2023 Academy Award Best Picture Nominees
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All of these Films are available in various states of streaming and in theaters.
Also, if you missed them, check the Leaving the Theater feed for full reviews on the films below:
Everything Everywhere all at Once - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/49440919
* Top Gun Maverick - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/49968837
* Elvis - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/50765373
* Avatar the Way of Water - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/52217628
* The Banshees of Inisherin* - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/52693889
For more information about any of the films check out the links below:
* Everything Everywhere All At Once - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6710474/
* Top Gun Maverick - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1745960/
* Avatar: The Way of Water - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1630029/
* The Fabelmans - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14208870/
* All Quiet on the Western Front - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1016150/
* The Banshees of Inisherin - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11813216/
* Elvis - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3704428/
* Women Talking - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13669038/
* Tar - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14444726/
* Triangle of Sadness - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7322224/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Creed III with Nic Hill...
Boxing consultant Nichole Hill returns to talk about not doing first-round things in the twelfth round.
4 of 5 stars
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Check out Nic’s show I am America, available everywhere you listen to podcasts using the link below:
https://dearmedia.com/shows/i-am-america/
Check out Nic’s show The Secret Adventures of Black People available everywhere you listen to podcasts and using the link below:
https://thesecretadventuresofblackpeople.com/
Available in Theaters
Starring Michael Bae Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu, Phylicia Rashad, and Mila Davis-Kent
Directed by Michael Bae Jordan
Written by Keenan Coogler, and Zach Baylin
For more information about Creed III check out the link below:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11145118/
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RYJ reviews Cocaine Bear...
Ronald wonders how deep a premise can be when it’s entirely spelled out in the trailer.
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Christian Convery, Brooklynn Prince, Jesse Tyler Ferguson Isaiah Whitlock Jr., and Ray LiottaDirected by Elizabeth BanksWritten by Jimmy Warden
For more information about Cocaine Bear check out the link below:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14209916/
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RYJ reviews Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Ronald discusses the task of a film to be the third of a trilogy but the first of a phase…lots to do.
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters and eventually on Disney Plus
Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lully, Jonathan Majors, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, and Kathryn Newton
Directed by Peyton Reed
Written by Jeff Loveness
For more information about Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania check out the link below:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10954600/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Banshees of Inisherin...from the couch
Ronald discusses the merits of an oscar movie and whether or not think pieces should be required reading to understand what has been said to be a good movie.
3 of 5 stars
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Available on HBO Max and in theaters
Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Gary Lydon, Pat Shortt, and Sheila Flitton
Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor - Colin Farrell
Best Supporting Actor - Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan
Best Supporting Actress - Kerry Condon
Best Original Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Original Score
For more information about The Banshees of Inisherin check out the link below:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11813216/
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RYJ reviews Knock at the Cabin with Chioke I’anson...
Ronald and Chioke discuss whether or not a film like this requires a red herring or a twist. Wait was that even a red herring?
Chioke - 2 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.5 of 5 stars
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For more information about Chioke I’anson check out the links below:
https://icavcu.org/communitymedia/
https://www.npr.org/people/1006763492/chioke-iansonhttps://robertson.vcu.edu/directory/faculty/media-production/ianson.html
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Available in Theaters
Starring Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn, and Rupert Grint
Directed by M Night Shyamalan
Written by M Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond, and Michael Sherman
For more information about Knock at the Cabin check out the link below:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15679400/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Missing with Daisy Rosario
RYJ and Daisy talk about whether or not TEENS leave FaceTime up and running on their MacBooks constantly.
Daisy - 4 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.75 of 5 stars
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Check out ICYMI from Slate:
https://slate.com/podcasts/icymi
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Available in Theaters
Starring Storm Reid, Joquim de Almeida, Ken Leung, Amy Landecker, Daniel Henney, and Nia Long
Written and Directed by Will Merrick and Nick Johnson
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, on the couch
RYJ talks about the elements of a great mystery film and whether or not this one hits the mark.
4.5 of 5 stars
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Available on Netflix
Starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Katheryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista
Written and Directed by Rian Johnson
For more information about Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery check out the link below:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11564570/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews M3gan with JC Howard
RYJ and JC talk about the dangers of using technology to raise your children.
JC - 4.15 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars
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Find out more about JC by checking out his website:
http://www.thejchoward.com/
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Available in Theaters
Starring Amie Donald, Jenna Davis, Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Jen Van Epps, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jack Cassidy, and Ronny Chieng
Directed by Gerard Johnstone
Written by Akela Cooper
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Emancipation with Jonquilyn Hill…
Jonquilyn and Ronald discuss oscar bait, the impact of being black and watching a slave film, and the Will Smith of it all in a longer conversation reviewing the film.
3 of 5 stars
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Jonquilyn is a Senior Producer at Vox Media, check out some of her work using the links below:
The Weeds - https://www.vox.com/the-weeds
Through the Cracks - https://wamu.org/show/through-the-cracks/
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Use the code OSCARBAIT for $5 off
Available on Apple TV and in theaters
Starring Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Steven Ogg, Mustafa Shakir, and Timothy Hutton
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Written by William N. Collage
For more information about Emancipation check out the link below:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12530246/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews...I Wanna Dance with Somebody with Diana Veiga
Diana Veiga and RYJ come to the agreement that Diana is a casual moviegoer and that perhaps this film could have been shorter.
Diana Veiga - 2.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.75 of 5 stars
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Follow Diana Veiga on IG - @dianaveigatells and Twitter - @dianaveiga
Check out more of Diana’s work by visiting the website below:
https://dianaveiga.com/
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Use the code EARLYBIRD for $10 off
Available in Theaters Starring Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Tamara Tunie, Nafessa Williams, Clarke Peters, and Bria Danielle Singleton
Directed by Kasi Lemmons
Written by Anthony McCarten
For more information about Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody check out the link below:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12193804/
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Ronald Young Jr reflects on the past year of Leaving the Theater production and makes an announcement…stay tuned to the very end of the episode for an extended outtake reel.
5 of 5 stars
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Join us for our Live Show! Saturday, February 11, 2023, 8pm at the Miracle Theater in Washington DC Get tickets using the link below:
**https://www.unionstage.com/shows/leaving-the-theatre-live-love-onscreen-miracle-theatre/
Use the code EARLYBIRD for $10 off your ticket. The code expires on January 8th**
**Guest host Nichole Hill reviews Avatar The Way of Water with special guest Chioke I’anson...
Nic Hill and Chioke (and Amaya) talk about whether or not this over 3-hour movie actually did anything to move the larger plot along.
Chioke - 2 of 5 stars
Nic Hill - 3 of 5 stars
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Check out Nic’s show The Secret Adventures of Black People available everywhere you listen to podcasts and using the link below:
https://thesecretadventuresofblackpeople.com/
For more information about Chioke I’anson check out the links below:
https://icavcu.org/communitymedia/
https://www.npr.org/people/1006763492/chioke-iansonhttps://robertson.vcu.edu/directory/faculty/media-production/ianson.html
Available in Theaters**
Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, and Edie Falco
Directed by James Cameron
Written by James Cameron Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver
For more information about Avatar: The Way of Water check out the link below:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1630029/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special…on the couch
Ronald talks about the merits of a good television Christmas special and where this one fits into the canon of Christmas classics.
4 of 5 stars
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Available on Disney Plus
Starring Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Kevin Bacon
Written and Directed by James Gunn
For more information about The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special check out the link below:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13623136/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Violent NIght with JC Howard
RYJ and JC talk through this movie and where it belongs in the hall of Christmas cult classics.
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
JC - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Find out more about JC by checking out his website:
http://www.thejchoward.com/
Available in Theaters
Starring David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Cam Gigandet, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Edi Patterson, and Beverly D’Angelo.
Directed by Tommy Wirkola
Written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12003946/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Andor with Kelly Jones...
Kelly and RYJ discuss the difference between being chosen to fight the emperor vs working with a community to overthrow the empire.
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
Kelly Jones - 5 of 5 stars
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Follow Kelly Jones on IG - @jellyhkones and Twitter - @khjones
Available on Disney Plus
Starring Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Stellan Skarsgard, Fiona Shaw, Denise Gough, and Genevieve O’Reilly
Created by Tony Gilroy
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9253284/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Atlanta...on the couch
RYJ goes on the Atlanta journey and talks about the run of the show as well as the impact and tone.
4 of 5 stars
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Check out Ronald doing another longer review of Atlanta on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour:
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/15/1136784019/donald-glover-seems-mad-at-us-but-we-mostly-embrace-atlanta-anyway
Available on Hulu
Created by Donald Glover
Starring Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield, and Zazie Beetz
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4288182/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Black Panther Wakanda Forever with Mass Potential aka Michael Jefferson...
RYJ and MP discuss the movie and marvel's tendency to start several plot lines in one title that are the origins of another. Does this work? Do we need this?
RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars
MP - 3 of 5 stars
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Check out more of Michael’s work here:
https://www.masspobeats.com/
Available in Theaters and eventually on Disney Plus
Starring Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyongo, Danai Guirra, Winston Duke, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, and Tenoch Huerta
Directed by Ryan Coogler
Written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9114286/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Love is Blind (Season 3)...on the couch
RYJ should be reviewing this show but it kind of just turns into a light recap of the season with a rating. Which we know isn’t exactly the mission of this podcast. But stick with us, Black Panther Wakanda Forever is next week, and don’t act like you don’t like dating reality shows! They’re amazing! THE DRAMA!
3.25 of 5 stars
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Available on Netflix
Created by Chris Coelen
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11704040/
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Ticket to Paradise with Nichole HIll…
RYJ and Nic Hill talk about the levels of rom-coms, Meghan Markle, Joe Rogan, the Daily, and whether or not this should have been a streaming film or not.
Nic Hill - 2.9 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Check out Nic’s show The Secret Adventures of Black People available everywhere you listen to podcasts and using the link below:
https://thesecretadventuresofblackpeople.com/
Available in Theaters
Starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Kaitlyn Dever, Billie Lourd, Maxime Bouttier, and Lucas Bravo
Directed by Ol Parker
Written by Ol Parker and Daniel Pipski
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14109724/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews… African American Adam with Diana Veiga
RYJ and Diana get into a legitimate debate over whether or not people who defend the status quo are villains or not.
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
Diana - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Check out more of Diana’s work by visiting the website below:
https://dianaveiga.com/
Available in Theaters.
Starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Noah Cinteneo, Sarah Shahi, Quintessa Swindell, Pierce Brosnan and Mohammed Amer
Directed by Jaume Collet Serra
Written by Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines, and Sohrab Noshirvani
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6443346/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Hocus Pocus 2…on the couch
RYJ muses on how men write witches and how women write witches. It makes for quite different films.
3 of 5 stars
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Available on Disney Plus
Starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Sam Richardson, Doug
Jones, and Tony Hale
Directed by Anne Fletcher
Written by Jen D’Angelo
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11909878/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Dahmer…on the couch
RYJ dusts off his soapbox and muses on the irresponsibility of dramatizing trauma.
No Rating
Please remember the 17 victims of Jeffrey Dahmer:
Steven Hicks, 18
Steven Tuomi, 28
Jamie Doxtator, 14
Richard Guerrero, 25
Anthony Sears, 24
Ricky Beeks, 33
Eddie Smith, 28
Ernest Miller, 24
David Thomas, 23
Curtis Straughter, 18
Errol Lindsey, 19
Anthony ‘Tony’ Hughes, 31
Konerak Sinthasomphone, 14
Matt Turner, 20
Jeremiah Weinberger, 23
Oliver Lacy, 23
Joseph Bradehoft, 25
You can read more about them and see their pictures using the link below:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/29/jeffrey-dahmer-victims-photos-killed/10458814002/
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Available on Netflix
Starring Evan Peters, Richard Jenkins, Molly Ringwald, Michael Learned, and Niecy
Nash
Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13207736/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Bros with Ben Angeloni
RYJ and Ben discuss inclusion, and what a groundbreaking movie must accomplish in order to pave the way for other inclusive movies
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
Ben - 3.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, TS Madison, Monica Raymond, Guillermo Diaz, Guy Branum, Amanda Bearse, Jim Rash, and Bowen Yang
Directed by Nicholas Stoller
Written by Billy Eichner and Nicholas Stoller
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9731598/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Don’t Worry Darling with Nichole Hill…
RYJ and Chole get into a debate about whether or not this film is set in the 50s or 60s. Turns out Nikki is right, it’s the 50s, but the confusing part was that they were using some music from the 60s to set the scene…also…they review the movie.
2.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde, Gemma Chan, Kiki Layne, Nick Kroll,
and Chris Pine
Directed by Olivia Wilde
Written by Katie Silberman
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10731256/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Woman King with Nic Hill…
Nic brings up a good point in our discussion, that being a woman soldier comes with more responsibilities and consequences than that of a man soldier. This makes for a pretty heavy movie.
Nic - 4 of 5 stars
RYJ - 3.75 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, and John Boyega
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
Written by Dana Stevens
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8093700/
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Honk for Jesus, Save your Soul
Ronald talks about the difference between an oscar winning film and an oscar winning performance.
3 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters and on Peacock
Starring Regina Hall, Sterling K. Brown, Austin Crute, Nicole Beharie, and Conphidance
Written and Directed by Adamma Ebo
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12655436/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Only Murders in the Building from the couch
RYJ discusses serialized shows, binging vs appt viewing, and 90s mystery television.
4.25 of 5 stars
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Available on Hulu
Starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez
Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12851524/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Prey…on the couch
Ronald gives a quick primer to the entire Predator universe and then talks through the finer points of the most recent installment of the series.
4 of 5 stars
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Available on Hulu
Starring Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Michelle Thrush, Stormee Kipp, Julian
Black Antelope, Bennett Taylor, and Dane DiLiegro
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg
Written by Patrick Aison
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11866324/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Bullet Train...with Ilana Nevins
In between reviewing the actual movie, Ronald discovers that Ilana has never actually listened to the podcast she is currently a guest on. Hijinks ensue.
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
Ilana - 2.5 of 5 stars
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For more information about Ilana Nevins and her work visit https://www.ilananevins.com/
Available in theaters
Starring Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji,
Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Benito A Martinez Ocasio, Sandra Bullock, Zazie
Beetz, Channing Tatum, and Ryan Reynolds
Directed by David Leitch
Written by Zak Olkewicz
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12593682/
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Bodies Bodies Bodies…with Michael Jefferson aka Mass Potential
Mass Potential roasts Ronald for being too hard on films with his rating system. Also, they both liked this movie.
4 of 5 stars
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https://www.masspobeats.com/
Available in theaters
Starring Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha’la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders,
Rachel Sennott, Lee Pace, and Pete Davidson
Directed by Halina Rejin
Written by Sarah DeLappe
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8110652/
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Elvis, with Nichole Hill…
RYJ and Nic talk biopics, black folks, culture vultures, and the connective tissue that is Elvis Presley
2.75 of 5 stars
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Available in Theaters
Starring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh,
Kelvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Samuel, David Wenham, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Luke Bracey, Dacre Montgomery, Leon Ford, Alton Mason, Gary Clark Jr., and Natasha Bassett
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Written by Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, and Jeremy Doner
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3704428/
Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Gray Man, on the couch...
RYJ also discusses whether or not Netflix movies are good at all and muses how this one received such a low Rotten Tomatoes score.
3.5 of 5 stars
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Available on Netflix
Starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Rege-Jean Page, Dhanush, Dhanush, Wagner Moura, Julia Butters, Alfre Woodard, Billy Bob Thornton, Callan Mulvey, Deobia Oparei, and Robbery Kazinsky
Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo
Written by Joe Russo, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1649418/
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Nope with Nic Hill…
RYJ and Nic discuss the fantastic storytelling of Jordan Peele and the merits of watching a movie with zero pretenses.
4.25 of 5 stars
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Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea, Keith David,
Michael Wincott, and Barbie Ferreira
Written and Directed by Jordan Peele
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10954984/
Available in theaters
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Ghostbusters Afterlife
RYJ alone talks about the journey to get Ghostbusters Afterlife to the big screen and whether or not the effort was worth. Also talks about the expectation films like these have of their audiences.
3.25 of 5 stars.
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Available to rent or buy on VOD
Starring Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Celeste
O’Connor, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts,
Oliver Cooper, Bokeem Woodbine, Josh Gad, Olivia Wilde, JK Simmons
Directed by Jason Reitman
Written by Gil Kenan and Jason Reitman
Based on Ghostbusters by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4513678/
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Thor: Love and Thunder with Chris Klimek
RYJ and Chris discuss whether or not this rises to the level of Ragnarok and on larger scale how the MCU is changing in its fourth phase.
3 of 5 stars.
Available in Theaters and eventually on Disney Plus
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Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Jaimie Alexander, Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, and Taika Waititi
Directed by Taika Waititi
Written by Taika Waititi and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10648342/
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Stranger Things...from the couch
RYJ alone talks about the strengths and weaknesses of dividing your main casts into groups on converging quests and whether or not the Duffer bros successfully completed the task.
3.5 of 5 stars
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Available on Netflix
Starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten
Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Caro Buono, Matthew Modine, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin, Paul Reiser, and many others…
Created by The Duffer Brothers
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/
LTT Movie club BEGINS THIS WEEK!
Join us THIS Wednesday, July 6th at 7 pm on Twitter Spaces, using the link below:
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OwxWzLvoeQJQ
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Hustle from the couch
RYJ discusses the merits of the current era of Adam Sandler’s acting. To include this and Uncut Jaaaams of course.
3.75 of 5 stars
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Available on Netflix
Starring Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Ben Foster, Juancho Hernangomez, Robert
Duvall, Anthony Edwards, Kenny Smith, Fat Joe, and Jaleel White
Directed by Jeremiah Zagar
Written by Taylor Materne and Will Fetters
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8009428/
Join us July 6th at 7pm on Twitter Spaces for the first meeting of the LTT movie club
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OwxWzLvoeQJQ
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Lightyear
RYJ discusses Pixar’s track record with movies, the character development of Buzz Lightyear, and recent homophobic headlines.
3.25 of 5 stars
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Starring Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, James Brolin, Taika Waititi, Dale
Soules, Uzo Adoba, Isaiah Whitlock Jr.
Directed by Angus Maclane
Written by Jason Headley, Angus Maclane
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10298810/
Available in Theaters, and eventually on Disney Plus
RYJ reviews Jurassic World Dominion with Nichole Hill
Ronald and Nichole discuss the merits of having a film that has less dinosaur on human carnage and more humans vs giant corporations. Are they domesticating the dinosaurs too much? Who actually has dominion here?
2 of 5 stars
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Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill,
DeWanda Wise, Mamadou Athie, and BD Wong
Directed by Colin Trevorrow
Written by Emily Carmichel and Colin Trevorrow
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8041270/
Available in Theaters
RYJ reviews The Bob’s Burgers Movie...
Starring H Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, Zach Galifinakis, Kevin Kline, Davin Wain, Sam Seder, Aziz Ansari, David Herman, Gary Cole, Brian Huskey, Jenny Slate, Ron Lynch, and Stephanie Beatriz
Directed by Loren Bouchard, and Bernard Derriman
Written by Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out HBO Docs Club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street Studios)
3 of 5 stars
Available in theaters
RYJ reviews Top Gun Maverick with Nicole Hill
Starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer, Monica Barbaro, Charles Parnell, Jay Ellis, and Danny Ramirez
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out HBO Docs Club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street
Studios)
3.25 of 5 stars
Available in theaters
RYJ reviews Top Gun...from the couch
Starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Micheal Ironside, John Stockwell, Barry Tubb, Rick Rossovich, Tim Robbins, Clarence Gilyard, Whip Hubley, James Tolkan, Meg Ryan, and Adrian Pasdar
Directed by Tony Scott
Written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr
Based on Top Guns by Ehud Yonay
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out HBO Docs Club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street Studios)
Available on Netflix (until May 30, 2022)
3 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness with Nichole Hill
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Rachel McAdams are the only cast members who I can tell you are in this movie without spoiling anything.
Directed by Sam Raimi
Written by Michael Waldron
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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3
Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out HBO Docs Club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street Studios)
Available in Theaters
3.25 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Starring Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Sallum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterston, and Mads Mikkelsen
Directed by David Yates
Written by JK Rowling and Steve Kloves
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out HBO Docs club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street Studios)
2.5 of 5 stars
Available in Theaters
RYJ reviews The Northman
Starring Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, and Bjork
Directed by Robert Eggers
Written by Sjon and Robert Eggers
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out HBO Docs Club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street Studios)
Available in Theaters
1.5 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Everything Everywhere All at Once with Nichole Hill
Starring Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tallie Medel, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., Audrey Wasilewski, Sunia Mani, and Daniel Scheinert
Written and Directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert aka Daniels
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out HBO Docs Club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street Studios)
Available in theaters
4.25 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with Curtis Majors
Starring Ben Schwartz, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Idris Elba, Donna Jay Fulks, Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Lee Majdoub, and Tom Butler
Directed by Jeff Fowler
Written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller, and John Whittington
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out HBO Docs Club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street Studios)
Available in theaters
3 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Attica...from the couch
Directed by Stanley Nelson
Produced by Traci A. Curry
Nominated for:
Best Documentary Feature
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)
Available on Amazon Prime and Showtime
4.5 of 5 stars
Listener Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/leavingthetheater
RYJ reviews Summer of Soul...from the couch
Directed by Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson
Produced by David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, and Joseph Patel
Nominated for:
Best Documentary Feature
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)
Available on Hulu
4 of 5 stars
Listener Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/leavingthetheater
RYJ reviews Flee...from the couch
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Written by Jonas Poher Rasmussen Amin
Nominated for:
Best Animated Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Best International Feature Film
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)
Available on Hulu
3.5 of 5 stars
Listener Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/leavingthetheater
RYJ reviews Luca...from the couch
Starring Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo, Maya Rudolph, Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan, and Sacha Baron Cohen
Directed by Enrico Casarosa
Written by Jesse Andrews, and Mike Jones
Nominated for:
Best Animated Feature
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)
Available on Disney Plus
4 of 5 stars
Listener Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/leavingthetheater
RYJ reviews Raya and the Last Dragon...from the couch
Starring Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwardfina, Isaac Wang, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Benedict Wong, Sandra Oh, Thalia Tran, Lucille Soong, and Alan Tudyk
Directed by Don Hall, and Carlos Lopez Estrada
Written by Qui Nguyen, and Adele Lim
Nominated for:
Best Animated Feature
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)
Available on Disney Plus
2.75 of 5 stars
Listener Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/leavingthetheater
RYJ reviews The Mitchells vs The Machines...from the couch
Starring Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Mike Rianda, Eric Andre, Olivia Colman, Fred Armisen, Beck Bennett, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Carlyne Yi, Blake Griffin, Conan O’Brien, Doug the Pug
Directed by Mike Rianda
Written by Mike Rianda, and Jeff Rowe
Nominated for:
Best Animated Feature
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)
Available on Netflix
3.5 of 5 stars
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RYJ reviews Don't Look UP...from the couch
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothee Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep
Directed by Adam McKay
Written by Adam McKay
Nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Original Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Original Score
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
Engineering Support from Thomas E Tyra and Bias Studios
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)
Available on Netflix
4 of 5 stars
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RYJ reviews Encanto...from the couch
Starring Stephanie Beatriz, Maria Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo, Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda, Carolina Gaitan, Diane Guerrero, Wilmer Valderrama
Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard
Written by Charise Castro Smith and Jared Bush
Nominated for:
Best Animated Feature
Best Original Score
Best Original Song Lin Manuel Miranda (Dos Oruguitas)
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)
Available on Disney Plus
3.5 of 5 stars
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RYJ reviews Moonfall...with Chris Klimek
Starring Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Pena, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Donald Sutherland, Eme Ikwakor, Carolina Bartczak, and Maxim Roy
Directed by Roland Emmerich
Written by Roland Emmerich, Harold Kloser and Spenser Cohen
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Check out his podcast A Degree Absolute available everywhere you listen
Check out his website here:
http://chrisklimek.net/
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)
Available in Theaters
3 of 5 stars
Chris: 4 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Spider-Man: No Way Home
Starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Benedict Wong, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei, Andrew Garfield, Tobey Maguire and many others
Directed by Jon Watts
Written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)
3.25 of 5 stars
Available in Theaters
RYJ reviews West Side Story
Starring Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Rita Moreno, Brian D’arcy James, Corey Stoll, Josh Andres Rivera, Iris Menas, Mike Iveson, Jamila Velazquez, Annelise Cepero, Yassmin Alers, Jamie Harris, and Curtiss Cook
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by Tony Kushner
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)
Available in Theaters
3 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Eternals
Starring Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Harish Patel, Kit Harrington, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie
Directed by Chloe Zhao
Written by Chloe Zhao, Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, Kaz Firpo
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)
2.5 of 5 stars
Available in theaters
RYJ reviews Shang Chi and the Legend of the ten rings with Kelly Jones.
Starring Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Kingsley, and Tony Leung,
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Written by Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald Young Jr. from Pushkin Industries)
4 of 5 stars
Available in Theaters
RYJ reviews Dune…but Joshua was not there...
Starring Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Issac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgard, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem
Directed by Denis Villenueve
Written by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villenueve, and Eric Roth
Based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)
3 of 5 stars
Also the name of the planet is Arrakis, not Arkansas, but I’m sure you can see how I could make that mistake…black guy shrug emoji
RYJ reviews No Time to Die
Starring Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Lea Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Billy Magnussen, Ana De Armas and Ralph Fiennes
Directed by Cory Joji Fukunaga
Written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Phoebe Waller-Bridge
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald from Pushkin Industries)
4 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Venom Let there Be Carnage
Starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Reid Scott, Stephen Graham, and Woody Harrelson
Directed by Andy Serkis
Written by Kelly Marcel
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
(Also check out Solvable, another podcast I host, from Pushkin Industries)
RYJ reviews F9: The Fast Saga...with Curtis Majors
Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, John Cena, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Michael Rooker, Helen Mirren, Kirt Russell, Charlize Theron, also Cardi B, multiple cameos from previous iterations, including Boward Woward
Directed by Justin Lin
Screenplay by Daniel Casey, and Justin Lin
Story by Daniel Casey, Justin Lin, and Alfredo Botello
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
Available in theaters
1 of 5 zooms.
RYJ reviews In the Heights…with Nichole Hill
Starring Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Jimmy Smits, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Noah Catala, Mateo Gomez, Marc Anthony, and Christopher Jackson
Directed by Jon M Chu
Screenplay by Quiara Alegria Hudes
Based on the musical In The Heights by Quiara Alegria Hudes and Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
2.5 of 5 Stars
Available in theaters and on HBO Max
RYJ reviews Cruella...with Mayra Meija
Starring Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, Emily Beechem, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mark Strong, John McCrea, Kayvan Novak, Jamie Demetriou
Directed by Craig Gillispie
Written by Dana Fox and Tony McNamara
Story by Aline Brosch McKenna, Kelly Marcel, Steve Zissis
Based on Disney’s One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Bill Peet, and The hundred and one Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
2 of 5 stars
Available in Theaters and on Disney Plus with Premier Access (ie. it’s 29.99)
RYJ reviews A Quiet Place Part II with Curtis Majors
Starring Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Djimon Hounsou, John Krasinski, and Scott McNairy,
Written and Directed by John Krasinski
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
3.5 of 5 stars
Available in theaters
RYJ reviews Sound of Metal...from the couch
Starring Riz Ahmed, Paul Raci, Mathieu Amalric, Olivia Cooke, Lauren Ridloff, and Chelsea Lee
Directed by Darius Marder
Written by Darius Marder and Abraham Marder
Story by Darius Marder and Derek Cianfrance
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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3
Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
Available on Amazon Prime
3 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Godzilla vs Kong after leaving the theater….over a year later...with Curtis!
Starring Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Elza Gonzalez, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, Demian Bichir
Directed by Adam Wingard
Written by Eric Pearson and Max Borenstein
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
Available in theaters and on HBO Max
1.5 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Nomadland...from the couch
Starring France McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Swankie, Bob Wells, Derek Endres, Peter Spears, and Tay Strathairn
Written and Directed by Chloe Zhao
Based on the book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3
Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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Available on hulu
3 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Coming 2 America...from the couch
Starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Kiki Layne, Shari Headley, Wesley Snipes, Teyana Taylor, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Louie Anderson, Vanessa Bell Calloway, (and many others)
Directed by Craig Brewer
Written by Kenya Barris, Barry W. Blaustein, and David Sheffield
Story by Barry W Blaustein, David Sheffield, and Justin Kanew
Based on Characters created by Eddie Murphy
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)
Available on Amazon Prime
2.5 of 5 stars.
RYJ reviews Judas and the Black Messiah...from the couch
Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Martin Sheen, Darrell Britt-Gibson, and Algee Smith
Directed by Shaka King
Screenplay by Will Berson and Shaka King
Story by Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenny Lucas, and Keith Lucas
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Available in theaters and HBO Max
4 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Malcolm and Marie...from the couch
Starring Zendaya, and John David Washington
Written and Directed by Sam Levinson
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Available on Netflix
2.99 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Groundhog Day...from the couch
Starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliot, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brian Doyle-Murray, Marita Geraghty, Angela Paton, Rick Ducommun, Rick Overton, and Robin Duke
Directed by Harold Ramis
Written by Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis
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RYJ reviews The Little Things...from the couch
Starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto, and Natalie Morales
Directed by John Lee Hancock
Written by John Lee Hancock
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Available on HBO Max
1 of 5 stars.
RYJ reviews Cobra Kai...from the couch
Starring William Zabka, Ralph Macchio, Courtney Henggler, Xolo Mariduena, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, Jacob Bertrand, Gianni Decenzo and Martin Kove
Created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg
Based on The Karate Kid created by Robert Mark Kamen
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Available on Netflix
3 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Wonder Woman 1984...from the couch
Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, and Connie Nielson
Directed by Patty Jenkins
Screenplay by Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns, and David Callaham
Story by Patty Jenkins and Geoff Johns
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Available on HBO Max
2 of 5 stars.
RYJ reviews Soul...from the couch
Starring Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Questlove, Phylicia Rashad, Daveed Diggs, Angela Bassett, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Richard Ayoade, Alice Braga, Fortune Feimster, Donnell Rawlings, and June Squibb
Directed by Pete Docter
Written by Pete Docter, Mike Jones, and Kemp Powers
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Available on Disney Plus
4.25 of 5 stars.
RYJ reviews Love Actually...from the couch
Starring High Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, Bill Nighy, Rowan Atkinson
Written and Directed by Richard Curtis
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2.5 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Happiest Season...from the couch
Starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Mary Holland, Victor Garber, Ana Gasteyer, and Mary Steenburgen
Directed by Clea DuVall
Written by Clea DuVall and Mary Holland
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3.5 of 5 Jingle Bells
RYJ reviews Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey...from the couch
Starring Forest Whitaker, Justin Cornwell, Madalen Mills, Phylicia Rashad, Keegan-Michael Key, Miles Barrow, Hugh Bonneville, Anika Noni Rose, Diana Babnicova, Ricky Martin, Lisa Davina Phillip, Kieron L. Dyer, Sharon Rose, and Abraham Popoola
Written and Directed by David E Talbert
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3 of 5 stars.
RYJ reviews Dash and Lily...from the couch
Created by Joe Tracz
Starring Midori Francis, Austin Abrams, Dante Brown, and Troy Iwata
Based on Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
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3 of 5 jingle bells
RYJ reviews The 40-Year-Old Version...from the couch
Starring Radha Blank, Peter Kim, (Archie) Oswin Benjamin (D), Imani Lewis, Haskiri Velasquez, Antonio Ortiz, TJ Atoms, Jacob Ming-Trent, Stacy Sargeant, William Oliver Watkins, Meghan O’Neill, Andre Ward, Welker White, and Reed Birney
Directed by Radha Blank
Written by Radha Blank
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4 of 5 stars.
RYJ reviews Deaf U...from the couch
Executive Producers Eric Evangelista, Shannon Evangelista, Nyle Dimarco, and Brandon Panaligan.
Starring Cheyenna Clearbrook, Rodney Burford, Tessa Lewis, Alexa Paulay-Simmons, Renate Rose, Daequan Taylor, and Dalton Taylor
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3 of 5 stars.
RYJ reviews Raised by Wolves...from the couch
Created by Aaron Guzikowski
Starring Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Travis Fimmel, Niamh Algar, Jordan Loughran, Felix Jamieson, Ethan Hazzard, Aasiya Shah, Ivy Wong, and Matias Varela
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2.99 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews This is Paris...from the couch
Starring Paris Hilton, Kathy Hilton, Nicky Hilton Rothschild, Kim Kardashian West, and Kyle Richards
Directed by Alexandra Dean
Written by Alexandra Dean
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RYJ reviews Antebellum...from the couch
Starring Janelle Monae, Eric Lange, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, Kiersey Clemons, and Gabourey Sidibe
Directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz
Written by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz
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1 of 5 stars.
RYJ reviews Woke...from the couch
Starring Lamorne Morris, Blake Anderson, T. Murph, Rose McIver, and Sasheer Zamata (featuring voice acting from JB Smoove, Nicole Byer, Eddie Griffin, Cree Summer, Tony Hale, Cedric the Entertainer, and Keith David)
Created by Keith Knight and Marshall Todd
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2.5 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Mulan...from the couch
Starring Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Yosan An, Gong Li, Jet Li, Tsi Ma, and Rosalind Chao
Directed by Niki Caro
Screenplay by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Lauren Hynek, and Elizabeth Martin
Based on Disney’s Mulan by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook
and Ballad of Mulan by Guo Maoqian
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3.5 of 5 stars.
RYJ reviews Tenet...at the Drive in
Starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debecki, Dimple Kapadia,
Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Written by Christoper Nolan
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3.5 of 5 stars
RYJ remembers the life and career of Chadwick Boseman and ruminates on his impact.
Rest in Power Chad. Wakanda Forever.
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Music by The Artist DT, follow him on IG - @theartistdt
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RYJ reviews Project Power...from the couch
Starring Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback, Machine Gun Kelly, Rodrigo Santoro, Amy Landecker, and Courtney B Vance.
Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman
Written by Mattison Tomlin
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2.5 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Last Chance U...from the couch
Produced by Joe Labracio, Adam Leibowitz, Dawn Ostroff, Adam Ridley, Lucas Smith, James D Stern, and Greg Whiteley
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4 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Black is King...from the couch
Starring Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Jay-Z, Blue Ivy Carter, Rumi Carter, Sir Carter, Kelly Rowland, Lord Afrixana, Lupita Nyong’o, Pharrell Williams, Naomi Campbell, Shatta Wale and many, many others!
Directed by Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Emmanuel Adjei, Kwasi Fordjour, Blitz Bazawule, Ibra Ake, Jenn Nikiru, Jake Nava, Pierre Debusschere, and Dikayl Rimmasch
Written by Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Clover Hope, Andrew Morrow
Featuring Poetry by Warsan Shire
Based on “The Lion King: The Gift”
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RYJ reviews Love on the Spectrum...from the couch
Directed by Cian O’Clery
Produced by Karina Holden
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4.5 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Ramy...from the couch
Created by Ramy Youssef, Ari Katcher, and Ryan Welch
Starring Ramy Youssef, Mohammed Amer, Hiam Abbass, Dave Merheje, Amr Waked, May Calamwy, and Laith Nakli
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3.5 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Betty...from the couch
Created by Crystal Moselle
Starring Dede Lovelace, Moonbear, Nina Moran, Ajani Russell, and Rachelle Vinberg
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3 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Da Five Bloods (available on Netflix)...from the couch
Starring Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isaiah Whitlock Jr.,
Melanie Thierry, Paul Walter Hauser, Jasper Paakkonen, Jean Reno, and
Chadwick Boseman
Directed by Spike Lee
Written by Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Spike Lee, and Kevin Willmott
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3.5 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Insecure...from the couch
Created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore
Starring Issa Rae, Jay Ellis, Yvonne Orji, Lisa Joyce, Natasha Rothwell, Amanda Seales, Y’lan Noel, Alexander Hodge, Kendrick Sampson
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4.5 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Dave...from the couch
Created by Lil Dicky and Jeff Schafer
Starring Lil Dicky, Taylor Misiak, GaTa, Andrew Santino, Travis Bennett, Christine Ko
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4 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews The Orville...from the couch
Created by Seth MacFarlane
Starring Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald, Scott Grimes, Peter Macon, Halston Sage, J. Lee, Mark Jackson, Jessica Szohr
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4 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Uncorked...from the couch.
Starring Mamadou Athie, Courtney B. Vance, Niecy Nash, Matt McGorry, Sasha Compere, Gil Ozeri, Kelly Jenrette, Bernard David Jones, Melisia Lomax, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Matthew Glave, and Princeton James
Directed by Prentice Penny
Written by Prentice Penny
Based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Andre Parks, Joe Russo, and Fernando Leon Gonzalez
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3 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Amazon Prime’s Upload...from the couch
Created by Greg Daniels
Starring Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, Allegra Edwards, Zainab Johnson, Kevin Bigley
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4 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Extraction...from the couch.
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Randeep Hooda, Golshifteh Farahani, Pankaj Tripathi, Priyanshi Painyuli, and David Harbour
Directed by Sam Hargrave
Screenplay by Joe Russo
Based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Andre Parks, Joe Russo, and Fernando Leon Gonzalez
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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3 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews The Call of the Wild...from the couch.
Starring Harrison Ford, Omar Sy, Dan Stevens, Karen Gillan, Bradley Whitford, Colin Woodell, Cara Gee, and Scott MacDonald
Directed by Chris Sanders
Screenplay by Michael Green
Based on the novel 'the call of the wild' by Jack London
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3 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Birds of Prey...from the couch.
Starring: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong, and Ewan McGregor
Directed by Cathy Yan
Screenplay by Christina Hodson
Based on characters by DC
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2.5 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Netflix's '#blackAF'...from the couch (which is the appropriate place for Netflix shows so I think we've found a new source of content when the movies run out shrug emoji)
Created by: Kenya Barris
Starring: Kenya Barris, Rashida Jones, Iman Benson, Genneya Walton, Scarlet Spencer, Justin Claiborne, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Richard Gardenhire Jr.
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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1.5 of 5 stars.
RYJ reviews Onward...from the couch.
Starring Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, and Octavia Spencer
Lena Waithe, Ali Wong, Tracey Ullman, Wilmer Valderrama, John Ratzenberger
Directed by Dan Scanlon
Written by Dan Scanlon Jason Headley, and Keith Bunin
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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3 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Sonic the Hedgehog with special guest Curtis Majors.
Starring James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, and Jim Carrey
Directed by Jeff Fowler
Written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller
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2 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews The Hunt...from the couch.
Starring Betty Gilpin, Ike Barinholtz, Emma Roberts, Hilary Swank, Justin Hartley, Glenn Howerton, Ethan Suplee, and Amy Madigan
Directed by Craig Zobel
Written by Nick Cuse and Damon Lindeloff
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1.5 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews The Invisible Man...from the couch.
Starring Elizabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, and Michael Dorman
Directed by Leigh Whannel
Written by: Leigh Whannel
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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3.5 of 5 stars
LTT is on a COVID-19 break, but in its place comes On the Couch. A round of entertainment for those of us stuck at home for social distancing.
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RYJ reviews 1917, Once Upon a time in Hollywood, Parasite, The Irishman, and Marriage Story with special guests Jeremiah and Cinthya Zabal, and Molly Karsh
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RYJ reviews Little Women, with special guest little woman Molly Karsh.
Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Laura Dern, Timothee Chalamet, Meryl Streep, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel, and Chris Cooper
Directed by Greta Gerwig
Screenplay by: Greta Gerwig
Based on the novel 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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3.5 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Ford v Ferrari
Starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale, John Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, and Josh Lucas
Directed by James Mangold
Written by: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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3 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Just Mercy with special guest Michael Jefferson aka Mass Potential
Starring Michael B Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, Brie Larson, and O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Screenplay by: Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Lanham
Based on the book 'Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption' by Bryan Stevenson
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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3.5 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Bad Boys for Life with special guest Michael Jefferson aka Mass Potential
Starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melson, Paola Nunez, Kate del Castillo, Nicky Jam, and Joe Pantoliano
Directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Screenplay by: Chris Bremner, Peter Craig & Joe Carnahan
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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2 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Bombshell
Starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Kate McKinnon, Connie Britton, Malcolm McDowell, and Allison Janney
Directed by Jay Roach
Written by: Charles Randolph
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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3 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with special guest Marilyn Denise
Starring Carrie Fisher, Mark Hammil, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Issac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhall Gleeson, Richard E Grant, Lupita Nyong'o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suatamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDarmid, and Billy Dee Williams
Directed by JJ Abramd
Screenplay by JJ Abrams, Chris Terrio
Story by: JJ Abrams, Chris Terrio, Derek Connolly, and Colin Trevarrow
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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3 of 5 stars
RYJ reviews Jumanji The Next Level with special guest Curtis Majors
Starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Jack Black, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Awkwafina, Nick Jonas, Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Ser'Darius Blain, and Madison Iseman
Directed by Jake Kasdan
Written by Jake Kasdan, Jeff Pinkner, and Scott Rosenberg
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RYJ reviews A Beautiful Day in the neighborhood
Starring American Treasure Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper
Directed by Marielle Heather
Written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster
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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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RYJ reviews JoJo Rabbit with special guest Molly Karsh
Starring Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson
Directed by Taika Waititi
Written by Taika Waititi
Adapted from the book Caging Skies by Christine Leunen
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RYJ reviews Zombieland Double Tap
Starring Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, Rosario Dawson, Zoey Deutch, Avan Jogia, Luke Wilson, and Thomas Middleditch
Directed by Ruben Fleischer
Written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Dave Callaham
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RYJ reviews Joker
Starring Joaquin Phoenix directed by Todd Phillips
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Theme and Additional Music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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