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Viewer Discretion with Mina Kimes and David Dennis Jr.

Formerly known as Love Is Kimes, hosts Mina Kimes and David Dennis Jr. created this TV and entertainment show to take a break from the sports world and dive into everything else they’re watching. From the pods of Love Is Blind to the villa of Love Island and everything in between, listen here or watch on Youtube for recaps, reactions, and the kind of commentary you won’t hear anywhere else.

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Materialists Review + Ranking the Top 4 Rom-Coms of All-Time Aug 01, 2025

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Mina Kimes and David Dennis Jr. react to the movie Materialists starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans. They break down what they liked and didn't like and why it isn't really a romantic comedy before each creating a Mount Rushmore of their favorite rom-coms. 0:00 Intro 0:28 Initial thoughts 4:42 What we liked 18:32 What we disliked 25:30 Dakota Johnson's performance 35:48 Celine Song 41:18 Mina and David's grades 42:25 The state of romantic comedies 53:09 Creating a Rom-Com Mount Rushmore 1:00:28 Perfect Match and more next week!

Superman Movie Review - Full Breakdown & Final Grade Jul 25, 2025

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Mina Kimes and David Dennis Jr. take a break from reality TV to dive into the new Superman movie. They talk casting, what they liked and didn't like, and what made this movie so 2025 before each giving the movie a final letter grade. 0:00 Intro 1:35 Initial thoughts 8:43 Casting 12:31 What worked 21:51 What needed work 26:37 Comparing to previous iterations of Superman 34:39 Thoughts on James Gunn 37:42 Thoughts on the story 40:36 The twist about Superman's parents 45:09 What made this movie so 2025 57:14 What's next for the Superman universe 59:58 Giving the movie a letter grade 1:00:37 Overtime

Love Island USA S7 Finale Recap: Reaction to the Winners + Huda's Last Stand Jul 14, 2025

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Mina Kimes is back to join David Dennis Jr. in breaking down the Love Island Season finale. They give their thoughts on the winners, Chris and Huda's farewell, Ace and Chelley's elimination from earlier in the week, and they make their predictions for who will still be together at next month's reunion.

0:00 Intro

0:55 Initial thoughts on the finale

2:55 Bryan and Amaya

13:45 Pepe and Iris

18:27 Chris and Huda

34:15 Nicolandria

41:30 Ace and Chelley

57:13 Power rankings

1:02:22 Who will stay together?

Love Island USA S7 Eps 27-32 Recap: How This Week Saved the Season Jul 09, 2025

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The Viewer Discretion crew is back to break down another week of Love Island USA Season 7. Mina Kimes is out of town getting ready for Sunday's finale, so David Dennis Jr. is joined by producer Charlie Kravitz to cover Cierra's exit, the vote that crowned Amaya queen of the island, Huda's latest crashout, Taylor and Clarke's farewell, Ace and Chelley's change in strategy, and everything in between.

0:00 Intro

0:48 Cierra's exit

10:15 The aftermath of the "stand on business" challenge

22:32 America ranks Amaya at the top and the others fall in line

30:57 Ace (and Chelley)'s week

37:34 The return of Nicolandria

47:03 Amaya & Bryan and the improved vibes on the island

57:56 The basketball game between the guys

1:07:49 Power rankings

Love Island USA S7 Eps 21-26 Recap + Power Ranking the Entire Cast 1-20 Jul 02, 2025

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Mina Kimes and David Dennis Jr. are back to break down Love Island USA Season 7 and have changed their minds about much of the cast after a busy week and a dramatic "Stand on Business" challenge. Tap in to hear why Amaya and Chris's stock rose and why members from the original cast saw their stock plummet in Mina's power rankings.

0:00 Intro

2:16 Mina's apology to Amaya for coming around so late

4:06 Taylor, Clarke, and Olandria

13:43 Nic and Cierra

15:25 The glorious Nicolandria episode

21:24 Amaya (and America) vs. Austin, Ace, and Zak

25:25 Ace's outburst and drama with Chelley

32:53 Huda's incident with Ace and her relationship with Chris

46:10 Pepe still being down bad about Hannah

51:16 Power rankings

1:06:01 Overtime

Love Island USA S7 Eps 15-20 Recap: Casa Amor Cliffhanger Jun 25, 2025

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Mina Kimes and David Dennis Jr. are back to break down another unpredictable week of Love Island USA. They dive into the Casa Amor cliffhanger, Jeremiah and Hannah's exit, Ace's gameplay, potential cracks in Nic and Cierra's relationship, and more.

0:00 Intro

0:21 Casa Amor & Olandria and Nic cliffhanger

9:40 Megan Thee Stallion's appearance

13:04 Introducing Andreina and TJ

15:37 Cierra and Nic

22:37 Hannah and Jeremiah elimination

28:16 Chelley and Ace

32:49 The official end of Huda and Jeremiah

43:02 Casa Amor couples

55:32 Power rankings

1:01:43 Overtime

Love Island USA S7 Eps 9-14 Recap: Hurricane Huda & the Dramatic Recoupling Jun 18, 2025

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Mina Kimes and David Dennis Jr. are back to break down the wildest week of this season of Love Island USA yet! Listen for the reaction to Jeremiah and Huda's split, the farewells to Charlie and Jalen, the five theories that could explain why Ace voted to keep Huda on the island, and much more.

0:00 Intro

1:10 Huda & Jeremiah

30:48 Olandria, Taylor, & Jalen

36:31 Hannah, Charlie, & Pepe

42:42 Ace, Chelley, Austin, & Amaya

54:06 Cierra & Nic

57:12 Power rankings

1:04:39 Overtime

Love Island USA S7 Eps 3-8 Recap: Ace's Villain Arc Jun 12, 2025

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Mina and David are back to break down Love Island USA episodes 3-8! They cover everything including Jeremiah's reaction to Huda's secret, the resolution of Nic's love triangle with Belle-A and Cierra, a conspiracy theory about Ace and Chelley, and more.

0:00 Intro

2:30 Ace's villain arc + Amaya, Chelley and Austin

20:30 Taylor and Olandria

25:54 Nic, Cierra and Belle-A

34:31 Huda and Jeremiah

50:35 Hannah and Charlie

54:01 Power rankings

1:02:26 Overtime

Love Island USA S7 Eps 1+2 Recap: First Impressions Jun 05, 2025

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Welcome to the debut of the rebranded Viewer Discretion with Mina Kimes and David Dennis Jr. (formerly known as Love Is Kimes)! Mina and David are kicking things off with a breakdown of Love Island USA season 7's first two episodes. They go couple by couple and give their first impressions and cast dopplegangers, before diving into the season's most dramatic moments so far. Then, they give their cast power rankings and talk about what else they're watching right now. 0:00 Introducing Viewer Discretion with Mina Kimes and David Dennis Jr. 0:39 Diving into Love Island USA 6:48 First impression of Yulissa and the rest of the cast 9:52 Cast lookalikes 11:45 Huda & Jeremiah 17:13 Chelley & Austin 18:49 Thoughts on Ace 35:55 Belle-A & Nicolas 42:19 Olandria & Taylor 49:00 Power rankings 55:50 Overtime - what else we're watching right now

Love Is Blind S8 Reunion Recap: Picking Winners & Losers Mar 10, 2025

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Mina and David are back one final time to break down the Season 8 reunion! Find out which people (the men) had a rough one and which of the others came out unscathed. Stay until the end to hear this season's final power rankings! 0:00 Intro 1:23 Daniel & Taylor 4:57 Devin & Virginia 15:34 Ben & Sara 25:29 Joey & Monica 34:48 Dave & Lauren 39:36 Meg, Mason, Madison, & Alex 54:25 Final power rankings

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