Leaving the Theater

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Snow White RYJ wonders if the Disney strategy of remaking EVERYTHING is the right move RYJ -  1 of 5 stars  Follow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Rachel Zegler, Andrew Burnap, Gal Gadot Written by Erin Cressida Wilson Directed by Marc Webb For more information about Snow White check out this lin k Support Lea...

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  Follow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron Follow Laura Nichols on Twitter - @larr_beth Available in theaters Starring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E Grant, Will Poulter, Tea Leoni, Anthony Carr...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Novocaine…  RYJ wonders why this movie couldn’t have lost 20 minutes RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars  Follow me on IG, Tiktok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron 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 For more information about N...

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  Follow me on IG, Tiktok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron  Follow Deondre Jones on IG - @djretrotron Check out his podcast I’m the Villain Available in theaters Starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Acjie...

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 Follow me on IG, Tiktok, Threads, and Letterboxd - @ohitsbigron 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...

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 Follow me on Bluesky , IG , Tiktok , and Threads - @ohitsbigron  Follow Nichole Hill on IG - @nicholewithanh Check out Nichole’s new podcast Our Ancestors Were Messy , available everywhere you lis...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews nothing, by himself  This isn’t a review.  These are announcements Follow me on IG, Tiktok, and Threads - @ohitsbigron Support Leaving The Theater on Patreon using this link

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 Follow me on IG, Tiktok, and Threads - @ohitsbigron 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 T...

If you'd like to contribute to families impacted by the LA fires, please click  this link for a list of those who need aid. 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 Follow me on IG, Tiktok, Threads, Blue Sky, and Lettrboxd- @ohitsbigron Follow Jonquilyn Hill on IG - @jonquilros...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Den of Thieves 2: Pantera…  RYJ ponders whether or not wardrobe clocked in for their jobs on this movie RYJ - 2 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Tiktok, and Threads - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Evin Ahmad, Salvatore Esposito, Meadow Williams, and Swen Temmel Written and directed by Christian Gudegast For more information about...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Babygirl…  RYJ ponders are the sex we want vs the sex we have RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Tiktok, Threadsm Bluesky and Letterboxd - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, and Sophie Wilde Written and directed by Halina Reijn For more information about Babygirl check out this link Support Leaving The Theater...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Sonic the Hedgehog 3 RYJ thinks a little about sonic and a little about the year that was 2024 RYJ 2 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Tiktok, and Threads - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Krysten Ritter, Natasha Rothwell, and Shemar Moore Written by Pat Casey, Jo...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Y2K with Laura Nichols…  Laura and RYJ talk about what happens when movies won’t fully commit to the bit Laura and RYJ  - 2 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Tiktok, Bluesky and Threads - @ohitsbigron  Follow Laura Nichols on Twitter - @larr_beth Available in theaters Starring Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Rachel Zegler, Fred Durst, Kyle Mooney, The Kid Laroi, and Alicia Silv...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Moana II…  RYJ thinks that after an 8 year wait Disney might be overplaying its Moana hand… RYJ 3 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Tiktok, and Threads - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Tumeuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, Rose Matafeo, David Fane, and Alan Tudyk Written by Jared Bush, and Dana Ledoux Miller Directed by David Derric...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Wicked…  RYJ tells the story of one of the biggest regrets of his life RYJ 3.75 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Tiktok, and Threads - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum Written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox Directed by Jon M. Chu For more information ab...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Gladiator II…  RYJ pronounces Denzel, the way that Denzel, pronounces Denzel RYJ 2 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Tiktok, and Threads - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Spencer Treat Clark, Djimon Hounson, Barry Keoghan, Fred Hechinger Written by David Scarpa Directed by Ridley Scott For mo...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Anora…  RYJ ponders if a movie is good because he's told it’s good or because it’s actually good. RYJ 4 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Tiktok, and Threads - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelesteyn, Yura Borisov, and Karren Karagulia Written and Directed by Sean Baker For more information about Anora check out this link Support Leaving the T...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Conclave…  RYJ openly wonders about the leadership in churches behind closed doors RYJ 4.75 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Tiktok, and Threads - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castelitto, Isabella and Rossellini Written by Peter Sraughan Directed by Edward Berger For more information about Conclave check out this...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Megalopolis…  RYJ pontificates upon spending your money wisely. RYJ - 0 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Tiktok, and Threads - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, Kathryn Hunter, Grace VanderWaal, Chloe Fineman, James Remar, D.B...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Saturday Night… RYJ wonders what happens when young folks age, and their ideas age with them RYJ - 4 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters Starring Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Lamorne Morris, Finna Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Willem Dafoe, and JK Simmons Written by Gil K...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Joker Folie a Deux with Laura Nichols… Laura and RYJ  Laura - .5 of 5 stars RYJ - 1 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Tiktok, and Threads - @ohitsbigron  Follow Laura Nichols on Twitter - @larr_beth Available in theaters and eventually on Max Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, and Harry Lawtey Written by Scott Silve...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Wild Robot… RYJ contemplates the meaning of a five star rating RYJ - 5 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Mark Hammill, Catherina O’Hara, Matt Berry, Ving Rhames Written and Directed by Chris Sanders For more information about The Wild Robot check ou...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Transformers One… RYJ discusses what it takes for an animated film to do well in a brave new world of very good animated films RYJ - 3 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters Starring Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm Written by Eri...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Speak No Evil… RYJ discusses the unwritten rules of polite society RYJ - 4 of 5 Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters Starring James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Aislin Franciosi, Alex West Lefler, Dan Hough, and Scoot McNairy Written and Directed by James Watkins For more information about Speak No Evil check out this link Support L...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Beetlejuice Beetlejuice with Jonquilyn Hill…  Jonquilyn and RYJ think that Beetlejuice might be canceled in the present political climate of today JQ - 3 of 5 stars RYJ - 3  of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Tiktok, and Threads - @ohitsbigron Follow Jonquilyn Hill on IG - @jonquilrose and Twitter - @jonquilynhill Jonquilyn is a Senior Producer at Vox Media, check out some of her...