Leaving the Theater

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Send Help Feb 02, 2026

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Send Help…by himself
RYJ thinks this premise was better when it was done in Triangle of Sadness
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien
Written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift
Directed by Sam Raimi
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Mercy Jan 26, 2026

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Mercy by himself…
RYJ wonders why he’s in a theater watching this instead of cozy on his couch…
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson
Written by Marco van Belle
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov
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28 Years Later The Bone Temple Jan 20, 2026

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews 28 Years Later The Bone Temple…
RYJ wonders when a zombie film crosses into Hostel territory…
RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, and Chi Lewis-Parry
Written by Alex Garland
Directed by Nia DaCosta
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Greenland Migration Jan 12, 2026

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Greenland 2 Migration…by himself
RYJ wonders why they would retcon a perfectly good movie just to make a worse sequel
RYJ - 1 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, and Roman Griffin Davis
Written by Mitchell La Fortune and Chris Sparling
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh
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Anaconda (w/ Deondre Jones) Jan 05, 2026

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Anaconda with Deondre Jones…
RYJ and Deondre think this movie isn’t as funny as it could have been or as funny as it thinks it is
DJ - 1.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Follow Deondre on IG and Threads
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Starring Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Steve Zahn, and Thandiwe Newton
Written by Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten
Directed by Tom Gormican
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Marty Supreme Dec 29, 2025

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Marty Supreme by himself…
RYJ wants to watch Uncut Gems again, because it’s a better version of this movie
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Timothee, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara, and Fran Drescher
Written by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
Directed by Josh Safdie
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Avatar Fire and Ash Dec 22, 2025

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Avatar Fire and Ash by himself…
RYJ wonders who was in charge of narrowing down the plot points
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, Cliff Curtis, and Kate Winslet
Written by James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver
Directed by James Cameron
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Hamnet (w/ Darryl C Murphy) Dec 08, 2025

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Hamnet with Daryl Murphy…
RYJ and Daryl debate whether or not they’re pronouncing Agnes correctly in this movie
DM - 4.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4.75 of 5 stars
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Follow Daryl on IG and Threads
Available in theaters
Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, and Joe Alwyn
Written by Chloe Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
Directed by Chloe Zhao
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Eternity Dec 01, 2025

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Eternity by himself…
RYJ explains the difference between a spark and electricity
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, John Early, Olga Merediz, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Written by Pat Cunnane, and David Freyne
Directed by David Freyne
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Wicked For Good Nov 25, 2025

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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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