Leaving the Theater

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Migration all by himself! He doesn’t need anyone! Just kidding… RYJ wonders if animated films are required to teach more sophisticated lessons to children. RYJ - 2 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, David Mitchell, Carol Kane, Casper Jennings,...

Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using this link Ronald Young Jr. reviews Godzilla Minus One with Jon Breeding… RYJ and Jon do something historic in this review. JB - 5 of 5 stars RYJ - 5 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Follow Jon Breeding on Bluesky - sweetjonnyb.bsky.social Available in Theaters Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, M...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Book of Clarence with Jonquilyn Hill… Jonquilyn and RYJ JQ - 2.5 of 5 stars RYJ - 2.5 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 work using the links below: The Weeds Through the Cracks Available in theaters Star...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Mean Girls with Jonquilyn Hill… Jonquilyn and RYJ discuss the rationale behind this type of adaptation inception 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 work using the links below: The We...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom… RYJ recalls that Amber Heard was supposed to have a smaller role in this film. It felt adequate to me. I hope she got a bag. RYJ - 1 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters and probably eventually on Max Starring Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen, and Nicole Kidman...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Color Purple by himself… RYJ discusses the movie while a mysterious companion looks on… RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters Starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, HER, Ciara, Halle Bailey, Jon Batiste, and Lou Gossett Jr Written by Marcus Gardley Dir...

Ronald Young Jr reflects on the past year of Leaving the Theater production and makes an announcement… Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using this link 5 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads and Tiktok - @ohitsbigron Save The Date for our live shows Weight for It - Friday, July 26th, 2024 Leaving the Theater - Friday December 13th, 2024 Ticket information is coming soon! Support Leaving The T...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Wonka with JC Howard… RYJ amazes JC Howard by breaking into song in the middle of a review. JC - 4.5 of 5 stars RYJ - 4 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Follow JC Howard on IG and Threads - @thejchoward Find out more about JC by checking out his website and check out his episode of Code Switch “ Black Praise in White Pew s”. Available...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Next Goal Wins RYJ enjoys a cute movie set against the backdrop of beautiful Hawaii RYJ - 3 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters Starring Michael Fassbender, Oscar Knightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beaulah Koale, Will Arnett, and Elizabeth Moss Written by Iain Morris and Taika Waititi Directed by Taika Wai...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews American Fiction with Glory Edim, The Well-Read Black Girl RYJ and Glory Edim discuss being black in the literary space and what it takes to be successful Glory Edim - 5 of 5 stars RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Follow Glory Edim on IG - @wellreadblackgirl Find out more about Well-Read Black Girl by checking out Glory’s we...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Napoleon by himself RYJ never really understood what Napoleon did besides create a whole culture of short-shaming. RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Ben Miles, Ludivine Sagnier, Matthew Needham, Paul Rhys, and Catherine Walker Written by David Scarpa...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes with JC Howard JC Howard read the book. RYJ did not. Hilarity ensues. JC Howard - 3.5 of 5 stars RYJ - 3 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Follow JC Howard on IG and Twitter - @thejchoward Find out more about JC by checking out his website and check out his episode of Code Switch “ Bl...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Marvels with Daisy Rosario RYJ and Daisy discuss how a even an ok film from Marvel at this point feels like a victory. Daisy - 3.25 of 5 stars RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters and eventually on Disney Plus Starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Park Seo-joon, and Samuel L Ja...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Holdovers RYJ briefly alludes to the theme of next year’s holiday-themed live event. RYJ - 4 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters Starring Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’ Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Gillian Vigman, and Tate Donovan Written by David Hemingson Directed by Alexander Payne For more informatio...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Nightmare Before Christmas RYJ had never seen this movie before. Some of this stuff may not fly today. RYJ - 3 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available on Disney Plus Starring Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman, Catherina O’Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Ken Page, Ed Ivory, and Paul Reubens Written by Caroline Thompson, Michael Mc...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Killers of the Flower Moon RYJ ponders whether or not the depictions of violence against natives on this scale is warranted or necessary for the film to make its point. RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters and eventually on Apple TV Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons,...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Love is Blind (Season 3)... RYJ hated this season of LIB. 2 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Twitter, Tiktok, BlueSky and Threads - @ohitsbigron Available on Netflix Created by Chris Coelen For more information about Love is Blind check out this link Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using this link Support Leaving The Theater on Patreon using this link

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Dumb Money with Laura Nichols RYJ and Laura discuss Boston accents vs Brockton accents and whether or not this film does them well, Laura - 2.5 of 5 stars RYJ - 2.5 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Twitter, TikTok, and any of the dozens of new social networking platforms sprouting up now - @ohitsbigron Follow Laura Nichols on Twitter - @larr_beth Available in Theaters Starring...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Creator with Pamela Perez of The June Press RYJ and Pam talk about whether or not the existence of franchises has made us bad movie watchers. Pam - 4 of 5 stars RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Follow Pam on IG - @thejunepress Check out Pam’s photography using this link Available in Theaters Starring John David Washington...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Elemental with Laura Nichols RYJ and Laura discuss the merits of white saviorism. Laura - 1.8 of 5 stars RYJ - 2.25 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Twitter, TikTok, and any of the dozens of new social networking platforms sprouting up now - @ohitsbigron Follow Laura Nichols on Twitter - @larr_beth Available in Theaters and eventually on Disney Plus Starring Leah Lewis, Mamoudo...

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews My Big Fat Greek Wedding III by himself. Summer is really over. RYJ talks about the difference between 90s romcom and the evolution of the caricature in a beloved property RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters Starring Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor, Elena Kampouris, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin,...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Equalizer III by himself. Summer is over. RYJ walks you through which movies come out at which times in a calendar year RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters Starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea, David Denman, Sonia Ben Ammar, and Remo Girone Written by Richard Wenk Directed by Anto...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Gran Turismo with Chioke I’anson RYJ and Chioke get into an argument over whether or not Chioke’s enthusiasm for racing is a disadvantage for enjoying this terrible film. Chioke - 1.5 of 5 stars RYJ - 2 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads, Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron For more information about Chioke I’anson check out the links below: https://icavcu.org/communitymed...

Ronald Young Jr. reviews Blue Beetle with Pamela Perez of The June Press RYJ and Pamela discuss the idea of complexity in superhero movies and openly ponder whether that’s an issue in this one. Pam - 4.50 of 5 stars RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter & Tiktok - @ohitsbigron Follow Pam on IG - @thejunepress Check out Pam’s photography using this link Available in Theaters an...