Leaving the Theater

Leaving the Theater

Leaving the theater is literally the freshest take on what you just watched. Host Ronald, record reviews while "leaving the theater" after seeing a movie, or on the couch after watching it on television or your favorite streaming services.

Episodes

May 13, 2024 15 mins
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

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Available in Theaters

Starring Owen Teague, Freya Allen, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, and William H Macy
Written by Josh Friedman
Directed by Wes Ball

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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

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For more information about Chioke I’anson check out the links below:

https://icavcu.org/communitymedia/
https://www.npr.org/pe...
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April 29, 2024 15 mins
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

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Follow Mikala Jamison on IG - @_bodytype

Check out Kala’s newsletter on body image Body Type  using this link

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Starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist, and Jake Jensen
Written b...
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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

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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 “Black Praise in Whit...
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April 15, 2024 18 mins
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

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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 “Black Praise in White Pews”.

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April 8, 2024 14 mins
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

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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 “Black Prai...
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Ghostbusters Frozen Empire with Pamela Perez of The June Press 

RYJ and Pamela talk about what makes a sequel/reboot good for fans old and new.

Pam - 3.84 of 5 stars
RYJ -  3.75 of 5 stars

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Follow Pam on IG - @thejunepress

Check out Pam’s photography using this link

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Starring Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Kumail ...
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March 18, 2024 20 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Love Lies Bleeding with Caroline Hamric…

RYJ and Caroline basically almost come to blows in the most contentious episode of Leaving the Theater of all time.

Caroline -  4.25 of 5 stars
RYJ -  2.75 of 5 stars

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Follow CaroLINE Hamric on IG  - @clineface

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Starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Anna Barishnikov, an...
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March 11, 2024 12 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Kung Fu Panda 4 with JC Howard…

RYJ forces JC to come up with one positive thing about this movie…

JC - 2.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars

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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 “Black Praise in White Pews”.

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Starring Jack Black, Awkwa...
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March 4, 2024 18 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Dune Part Two with Nic Hill... RYJ and Nic Hill reflect on various relationships with power

Nic - 4 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars

Use the links below to hear the original Dune review…
Spreaker
Apple Podcasts
Spotify

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Follow Nichole Hill on IG - @nicholewthanh and Twitter - @NicHill732

Check out Nic’s show The Secret Adventures of Black People available every...
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Past Lives…

RYJ goes to the movies alone, leaves the movies alone, pontificating his life and possibly beginning a three-day mental breakdown…

RYJ - 4.5 of 5 stars

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Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro
Written and Directed by Celine Song
Nominated for Best Picture, and Best Original Screenplay

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Academy Award Best Picture nominee Anatomy of a Fall…

RYJ discusses the difference between acting when your character is guilty vs when they’re not guilty and how the twain meet

RYJ - 4 of 5 stars

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Available in theaters and on various VOD services

Starring Sandra Huller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis, and Jehnny Beth
...
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February 12, 2024 15 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Lisa Frankenstein with Laura Nichols…

Laura and RYJ discuss the meaning of horror elements and romp and what exactly applies here

Laura 4 of 5 stars
RYJ 3 of 5 stars

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Follow Laura Nichols on Twitter - @larr_beth

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Starring Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest and Carla Gugino
Written by Diablo Cody
Directed ...
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February 5, 2024 10 mins
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

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Available in Theaters

Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, David Mitchell, Carol Kane, Casper Jennings, Tresi Gazal, Danny DeVito
Written by Mik...
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January 29, 2024 13 mins
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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

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Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hudetaka Yoshioka, and Sakur...
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January 22, 2024 20 mins
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

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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

Starring LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, Anna Dio...
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January 16, 2024 15 mins
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 Weeds - https://www.vox.com/the-weeds
Throug...
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January 8, 2024 9 mins
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

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Available in Theaters and probably eventually on Max

Starring Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen, and Nicole Kidman
Written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldri...
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January 2, 2024 10 mins
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

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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
Directed by Blitz Bazawule

For more informati...
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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

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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!
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