Leaving the Theater

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Challengers (w Kala Jamison) Apr 29, 2024

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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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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (w JC Howard) Apr 22, 2024

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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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Find out more about JC by checking out his website and check out his episode of Code Switch “Black Praise in White Pews”.
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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Civil War (w JC Howard) Apr 15, 2024

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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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Find out more about JC by checking out his website and check out his episode of Code Switch “Black Praise in White Pews”.
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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Monkey Man (w JC Howard) Apr 08, 2024

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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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Find out more about JC by checking out his website and check out his episode of Code Switch “Black Praise in White Pews”.
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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Ghostbusters Frozen Empire (w Pamela Perez) Mar 25, 2024

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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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Love Lies Bleeding (w Caroline Hamric) Mar 18, 2024

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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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Kung Fu Panda 4 (w JC Howard) Mar 11, 2024

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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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Find out more about JC by checking out his website and check out his episode of Code Switch “Black Praise in White Pews”.
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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Dune Part Two (w Nichole Hill) Mar 04, 2024

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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
Spotify
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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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Past Lives (Academy Award Best Picture Nominee) Feb 26, 2024

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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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Anatomy of a Fall (Academy Award Best Picture Nominee) Feb 20, 2024

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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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