Leaving the Theater

Ronald Young Jr. reviews F1…without Chioke I’anson  RYJ wonders if caring for your children is more important than coming to see a movie with Ronald. RYJ -  4.25 of 5 stars (actually, upon reflection, I think this is probably a 4 or a 3.99 movie) Follow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menz...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Elio…  RYJ ponders why every main character in animated movies have to be orphans for us to feel anything for them RYJ -  3 of 5 stars  Follow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldana, Remy Edgerly, Brad Garrett, Jameela Jamil, Shirley Henderson, and Brendan Hunt Written by Julia Cho, Mark Ha...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews 28 Years Later…  RYJ quibbles over the definition of zombies vs infected. RYJ -  4 of 5 stars  Follow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Jodie, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, and Edvin Ryding Written by Alex Garland Directed by Danny Boyle For more information about 28 Years...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews How to Train Your Dragon with Pamalamadingdong Perez…  RYJ and Pamela ponder the question, Why does this movie exist? PP  - 3 of 5 stars RYJ -  3.25 of 5 stars  Follow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, and Rut...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Ballerina with Laura Nichols…  RYJ and Laura argue over whether the ballerinas show up in chapter 2 or chapter 3 Parabellum Laura - 4 of 5 stars RYJ - 4 of 5 stars  Follow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron Follow Laura Nichols on IG - @larbeth Available in theaters Starring Ana De Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Norman R...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Lilo and Stitch by himself… RYJ attempts to define a live-action remake vs an updated animation remake RYJ -  3.25 of 5 stars  Follow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Courtney B Vance, Hannah Waddingham, Tia Carrere, Amy...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning in London with Natasha Miller…  RYJ wonders why a movie that’s concluding the franchise would leave enough ambiguity for another installment Natasha - 3.5 of 5 stars RYJ -  3.5 of 5 stars  Follow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron Check out Natasha Miller’s podcast Bitter/Sweet and learn more about the s...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Final Destination Bloodlines…  RYJ wonders what is the thought process behind naming entries in a film franchise RYJ -  3.25 of 5 stars  Follow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, and Tony Todd Written by Guy Busick, and Lori Evans Taylor Direc...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Thunderbolts* with Daisy Rosario…  RYJ and Daisy wonder if MCU has a phase 5 problem Daisy - 3 of 5 stars RYJ -  2.25 of 5 stars  Follow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, David Harbour, Hannah John-Karmen, and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss Writt...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Sinners with Linda Holmes…  RYJ and esteemed guest Linda Holmes wonder if Michael B Jordan is actually two separate people Linda - 5 of 5 stars RYJ -  5 of 5 stars  Follow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron Follow Linda Holmes on IG , and Bluesky   Check out Linda’s fantastic new novel Back After This , a rom-com about podcasting Listen to us...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Drop with JC Howard…  JC forces RYJ to ponder whether his thoughts about leverage have ruined his enjoyment of a potentially great thriller JC - 4.25 of 5 stars RYJ -  3.25 of 5 stars  Follow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron Follow JC Howard on IG and Bluesky Check out his piece on Code Switch entitled Black Praise in White Pews Available in...

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  Follow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigron Available in theaters Starring Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, and Sebastian Hansen Written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Gavin Jame...

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...