Leaving the Theater

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A Minecraft Movie Apr 07, 2025

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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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Snow White (I know I'm late) Apr 04, 2025

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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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Death of a Unicorn Mar 31, 2025

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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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Follow Laura Nichols on Twitter - @larr_beth
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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Novocaine Mar 17, 2025

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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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Mickey 17 (w/ Deondre Jones) Mar 10, 2025

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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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Follow Deondre Jones on IG - @djretrotron
Check out his podcast I’m the Villain
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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Love Hurts Mar 03, 2025

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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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For Pop Culture Happy Hour’s Oscar Guide check out this link
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Captain America Brave New World (w/ Nichole L Hill) Feb 18, 2025

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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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Follow Nichole Hill on IG - @nicholewithanh
Check out Nichole’s new podcast Our Ancestors Were Messy, available everywhere you listen
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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Announcements! (nothing groundbreaking, the show is not ending or anything like that) Feb 10, 2025

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews nothing, by himself
This isn’t a review. These are announcements
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Flight Risk (w/ JC Howard) Jan 27, 2025

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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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Follow JC Howard on IG and Bluesky
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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One of Them Days (w/ Jonquilyn Hill) Jan 21, 2025

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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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Follow Jonquilyn Hill on IG - @jonquilrose and Twitter - @jonquilynhill
Jonquilyn is a Senior Producer at Vox Media, check out some of her work using the links below:
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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