17 JUN 2024 · Ronald Young Jr. reviews Inside Out 2 with Emily Kwong... RYJ and Emily discuss whether or not an accurate depiction of anxiety makes for a good movie Emily - 3.25 of 5 stars RYJ - 3.25  of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Tiktok, Twitter and Threads - @ohitsbigron  Follow Emily Kwong on IG - @kwongsong Check out Emily’s podcasts using the links below: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510351/short-wave https://laist.com/podcasts/inheriting Available in theaters Starring Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Maya Hawke, Ayo Edebiri, and Diane Lane Written by Meg LeFauve, and Dave Holstein Directed by Kelsey Mann For more information about Inside Out 2 check out https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22022452/ Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using https://www.patreon.com/LeavingTheTheater

10 JUN 2024 · Ronald Young Jr. reviews Bad Boys Ride or Die with Jonquilyn Hill…  Jonquilyn and RYJ decide once and for all if Copaganda is appropriate when it’s heartwarming. JQ - 3.5 of 5 stars RYJ - 3.75  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: https://www.vox.com/the-weeds  https://wamu.org/show/through-the-cracks/   Available in theaters Starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Joe Pantoliano, Paola Nunez, Eric Dane, and Tasha Smith Written by Chris Bremner and Will Beall Directed by Adil and Bilall https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4919268/ https://www.patreon.com/LeavingTheTheater

28 MAY 2024 · Ronald Young Jr. and Jonquilyn Hill review the new film "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga." They discuss how pop culture references the Mad Max universe, including references by Rita Ora's husband. JQ gives the film 2.85 stars, while RYJ gives it 2.75 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: https://www.vox.com/the-weeds  https://wamu.org/show/through-the-cracks/  Available in theaters Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Lachy Hulme, Nathan Jones, and Jacob Tomuri Written by George Miller and Nico Lathouris Directed by Goerge Miller For more information about Furiosa A Mad Max Saga check out https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12037194/ Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using https://www.patreon.com/LeavingTheTheater

20 MAY 2024 · Ronald Young Jr. reviews If by himself… RYJ gives the most emotional review he’s ever given on an episode of LTT RYJ -  1.5 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters Starring Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, Liza Colon-Zayas, and Bobby Moynihan Written and Directed by John Krasinski For more information about IF check out https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11152168/ Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using https://www.patreon.com/LeavingTheTheater

13 MAY 2024 · Ronald Young Jr. reviews Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, by himself… RYJ theorizes on whether or not the fourth installment of any film series can remain good. RYJ -  4 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron Available in Theaters Starring Owen Teague, Freya Allen, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, and William H Macy Written by Josh Friedman Directed by Wes Ball For more information about Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes check out https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11389872/ Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using https://www.patreon.com/LeavingTheTheater

6 MAY 2024 · Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Fall Guy with Chioke I’anson… RYJ and Chioke discuss whether or not Hollywood loves itself enough to give a movie like this an Oscar nod.  MAKE A BEST STUNT CATEGORY YOU COWARDS! Chioke - 3.4 of 5 stars RYJ -  3.75 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/communitymedia/ https://www.npr.org/people/1006763492/chioke-iansonhttps://robertson.vcu.edu/directory/faculty/media-production/ianson.html For more information about the Resonate Audio Festival, check out https://icavcu.org/events/resonate-podcast-festival/ Available in Theater Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Winston Duke, Hannah Waddingham, and Teresa Palmer Written by Drew Pearce Directed by David Leitch For more information about The Fall Guy check outhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1684562/ Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using https://www.patreon.com/LeavingTheTheater

29 APR 2024 · Ronald Young Jr. reviews Challengers with Mikala Jamison of The Body Type RYJ and Kala agree that this is one of the horniest tennis films they’ve ever seen Kala- 3 of 5 stars RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars Follow me on IG, and Twitter - @ohitsbigron  Follow Mikala Jamison on IG - @_bodytype Check out Kala’s newsletter on body image Body Type  using https://bodytype.substack.com/ Available in Theaters Starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist, and Jake Jensen Written by Justin Kuritzkes Directed by Luca Guadagnino For more information about Challengers check out https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16426418/ Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using https://www.patreon.com/LeavingTheTheater

22 APR 2024 · Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare with JC Howard… RYJ reviews the rating system for JC Howard who thought that 4 stars was the “rewatch” rating. JC -  3.85 of 5 stars RYJ - 3.75 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 http://www.thejchoward.com/ and check out his episode of Code Switch “https://www.spreaker.com/https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1181012580/black-worshipers-in-white-evangelical-church”. Available in Theaters Starring Henry Cavill, Eliza Gonzalez, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Babs Olusanmoukun, Til Schweiger and Henrique Zaga  Written by Paul Tamasay, Eric Johnson, Arash Amel, and Guy Ritchie Directed by Guy Ritchie For more information about The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare check out https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5177120/ Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon usinghttps://www.patreon.com/LeavingTheTheater

15 APR 2024 · Ronald Young Jr. reviews Civil War with JC Howard… RYJ and JC agree that this is a tense movie but disagree on whether or not this is a good movie. JC - 4.3 of 5 stars RYJ - 2.99 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 “http://www.thejchoward.com/https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1181012580/black-worshipers-in-white-evangelical-church”. Available in Theaters Starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephan McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, and Jesse Plemons  Written and Directed by Alex Garland For more information about Civil War check out https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17279496/ Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using https://www.patreon.com/LeavingTheTheater

8 APR 2024 · Ronald Young Jr. reviews Monkey Man with JC Howard… RYJ and JC both really like Dev Patel and would watch him in basically anything, they hope this is the beginning of his action stint… JC - 3.2 of 5 stars RYJ - 3.25 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 http://www.thejchoward.com/e and check out his episode of Code Switch “https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1181012580/black-worshipers-in-white-evangelical-church”. Available in Theaters Starring Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Sikander Kher, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Ashwini Kalsekar Written by Dev Patel, Paul Angunawela, John Coilee Directed by Dev Patel For more information about Monkey Man check out https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9214772/ Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using https://www.patreon.com/LeavingTheTheater