Leaving the Theater

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

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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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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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Check out ohitsBigRon studio's newest podcast, Weight For It

Weight For It unpacks the nuanced thoughts of fat folks, and of all folks who think about their weight all the time. Through narrative storytelling and some memoir, host Ronald Young Jr. hopes to have the conversations that we tend to avoid when it comes to our bodies.

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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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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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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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