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 5, 2025 • 19 mins
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
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Available in theaters
Starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, David Harbour, Hannah John-Karmen, and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss
Written by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo
Directed...
RYJ and Daisy wonder if MCU has a phase 5 problem
Daisy - 3 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, David Harbour, Hannah John-Karmen, and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss
Written by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo
Directed...
Mark as Played
April 21, 2025 • 14 mins
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
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Check out Linda’s fantastic new novel Back After This, a rom-com about podcasting
Listen to us talk about Sinners even more on NPR’s Pop Cul...
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
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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 talk about Sinners even more on NPR’s Pop Cul...
Mark as Played
April 15, 2025 • 24 mins
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
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Follow JC Howard on IG and Bluesky
Check out his piece on Code Switch entitled Black Praise in White Pews
Available in theaters
Starring Maghann Fahy, Brandon Sk...
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
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Follow JC Howard on IG and Bluesky
Check out his piece on Code Switch entitled Black Praise in White Pews
Available in theaters
Starring Maghann Fahy, Brandon Sk...
Mark as Played
April 7, 2025 • 16 mins
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
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Available in theaters
Starring Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, and Sebastian Hansen
Written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Gavin James, and Chris Galleta
Directed by Jared Hes...
RYJ ponders the cost of having five writers mine IP to craft a 3D film that nobody asked for
RYJ - 0 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, and Sebastian Hansen
Written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Gavin James, and Chris Galleta
Directed by Jared Hes...
Mark as Played
April 4, 2025 • 11 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Snow White
RYJ wonders if the Disney strategy of remaking EVERYTHING is the right move
RYJ - 1 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Rachel Zegler, Andrew Burnap, Gal Gadot
Written by Erin Cressida Wilson
Directed by Marc Webb
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RYJ wonders if the Disney strategy of remaking EVERYTHING is the right move
RYJ - 1 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Rachel Zegler, Andrew Burnap, Gal Gadot
Written by Erin Cressida Wilson
Directed by Marc Webb
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Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using this link
Mark as Played
March 31, 2025 • 21 mins
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
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Available in theaters
Starring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E Grant, Will Poulter, Tea Leoni, Anthony Carrigan, and Katheryn Erbe
Written by Lars Jac...
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
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Follow Laura Nichols on Twitter - @larr_beth
Available in theaters
Starring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E Grant, Will Poulter, Tea Leoni, Anthony Carrigan, and Katheryn Erbe
Written by Lars Jac...
Mark as Played
March 17, 2025 • 14 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Novocaine…
RYJ wonders why this movie couldn’t have lost 20 minutes
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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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
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RYJ wonders why this movie couldn’t have lost 20 minutes
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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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
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Mark as Played
March 10, 2025 • 21 mins
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
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Check out his podcast I’m the Villain
Available in theaters
Starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Acjie, Steven Teun, Mark Ruffalo, and Toni Colle...
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
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Check out his podcast I’m the Villain
Available in theaters
Starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Acjie, Steven Teun, Mark Ruffalo, and Toni Colle...
Mark as Played
March 3, 2025 • 13 mins
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
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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 Luke Passmore
Directed by Jonathan Eusebi...
RYJ ponders what happens when you make a sequel to a movie that doesn’t exist…
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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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 Luke Passmore
Directed by Jonathan Eusebi...
Mark as Played
February 18, 2025 • 21 mins
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
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Check out Nichole’s new podcast Our Ancestors Were Messy, available everywhere you listen
Available in theaters
Starring Anthony Mack...
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
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Follow Nichole Hill on IG - @nicholewithanh
Check out Nichole’s new podcast Our Ancestors Were Messy, available everywhere you listen
Available in theaters
Starring Anthony Mack...
Mark as Played
February 10, 2025 • 10 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews nothing, by himself
This isn’t a review. These are announcements
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This isn’t a review. These are announcements
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Mark as Played
January 27, 2025 • 21 mins
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
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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 Topher Grace
Written by Jared Rosenberg
Direct...
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
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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 Topher Grace
Written by Jared Rosenberg
Direct...
Mark as Played
January 21, 2025 • 18 mins
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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
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Jonquilyn i...
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
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Jonquilyn i...
Mark as Played
January 13, 2025 • 14 mins
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
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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
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RYJ ponders whether or not wardrobe clocked in for their jobs on this movie
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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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 Den of Thieves 2: Pantera check out this ...
Mark as Played
January 6, 2025 • 18 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Babygirl…
RYJ ponders are the sex we want vs the sex we have
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, and Sophie Wilde
Written and directed by Halina Reijn
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RYJ ponders are the sex we want vs the sex we have
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, and Sophie Wilde
Written and directed by Halina Reijn
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Mark as Played
December 30, 2024 • 12 mins
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
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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, Josh Miller, and John Whittington
Directed b...
RYJ thinks a little about sonic and a little about the year that was 2024
RYJ 2 of 5 stars
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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, Josh Miller, and John Whittington
Directed b...
Mark as Played
December 9, 2024 • 17 mins
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
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Available in theaters
Starring Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Rachel Zegler, Fred Durst, Kyle Mooney, The Kid Laroi, and Alicia Silverstone
Written by Kyle Mooney and Evan Wi...
Laura and RYJ talk about what happens when movies won’t fully commit to the bit
Laura and RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Rachel Zegler, Fred Durst, Kyle Mooney, The Kid Laroi, and Alicia Silverstone
Written by Kyle Mooney and Evan Wi...
Mark as Played
December 2, 2024 • 10 mins
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
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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 Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller
For m...
RYJ thinks that after an 8 year wait Disney might be overplaying its Moana hand…
RYJ 3 of 5 stars
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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 Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller
For m...
Mark as Played
November 25, 2024 • 17 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Wicked…
RYJ tells the story of one of the biggest regrets of his life
RYJ 3.75 of 5 stars
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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 about Wicked check out this link
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RYJ tells the story of one of the biggest regrets of his life
RYJ 3.75 of 5 stars
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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 about Wicked check out this link
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Mark as Played
November 22, 2024 • 14 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Gladiator II…
RYJ pronounces Denzel, the way that Denzel, pronounces Denzel
RYJ 2 of 5 stars
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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
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RYJ pronounces Denzel, the way that Denzel, pronounces Denzel
RYJ 2 of 5 stars
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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 more information about Gladiator II check out...
Mark as Played
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