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
January 12, 2026 • 14 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Greenland 2 Migration…by himself
RYJ wonders why they would retcon a perfectly good movie just to make a worse sequel
RYJ - 1 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, and Roman Griffin Davis
Written by Mitchell La Fortune and Chris Sparling
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh
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RYJ wonders why they would retcon a perfectly good movie just to make a worse sequel
RYJ - 1 of 5 stars
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Starring Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, and Roman Griffin Davis
Written by Mitchell La Fortune and Chris Sparling
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh
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Mark as Played
January 5, 2026 • 21 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Anaconda with Deondre Jones…
RYJ and Deondre think this movie isn’t as funny as it could have been or as funny as it thinks it is
DJ - 1.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Starring Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Steve Zahn, and Thandiwe Newton
Written by Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten
Directed by Tom Go...
RYJ and Deondre think this movie isn’t as funny as it could have been or as funny as it thinks it is
DJ - 1.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2 of 5 stars
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Follow Deondre on IG and Threads
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Starring Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Steve Zahn, and Thandiwe Newton
Written by Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten
Directed by Tom Go...
Mark as Played
December 29, 2025 • 19 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Marty Supreme by himself…
RYJ wants to watch Uncut Gems again, because it’s a better version of this movie
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
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Starring Timothee, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara, and Fran Drescher
Written by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
Directed by Josh Safdie
For more infor...
RYJ wants to watch Uncut Gems again, because it’s a better version of this movie
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Timothee, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara, and Fran Drescher
Written by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
Directed by Josh Safdie
For more infor...
Mark as Played
December 22, 2025 • 21 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Avatar Fire and Ash by himself…
RYJ wonders who was in charge of narrowing down the plot points
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, Cliff Curtis, and Kate Winslet
Written by James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver
Directed by James Cameron
For more i...
RYJ wonders who was in charge of narrowing down the plot points
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, Cliff Curtis, and Kate Winslet
Written by James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver
Directed by James Cameron
For more i...
Mark as Played
December 8, 2025 • 20 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Hamnet with Daryl Murphy…
RYJ and Daryl debate whether or not they’re pronouncing Agnes correctly in this movie
DM - 4.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4.75 of 5 stars
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Follow Daryl on IG and Threads
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Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, and Joe Alwyn
Written by Chloe Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
Directed by Chloe Zhao
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RYJ and Daryl debate whether or not they’re pronouncing Agnes correctly in this movie
DM - 4.5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4.75 of 5 stars
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Follow Daryl on IG and Threads
Available in theaters
Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, and Joe Alwyn
Written by Chloe Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
Directed by Chloe Zhao
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Mark as Played
December 1, 2025 • 20 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Eternity by himself…
RYJ explains the difference between a spark and electricity
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, John Early, Olga Merediz, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Written by Pat Cunnane, and David Freyne
Directed by David Freyne
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RYJ explains the difference between a spark and electricity
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, John Early, Olga Merediz, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Written by Pat Cunnane, and David Freyne
Directed by David Freyne
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Mark as Played
November 25, 2025 • 18 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Wicked For Good by himself…
RYJ doesn’t understand Wicked, it wasn’t a bad movie, but it’s a bad plot.
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Colman Domingo, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum
Written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox
Directed by Jon ...
RYJ doesn’t understand Wicked, it wasn’t a bad movie, but it’s a bad plot.
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Colman Domingo, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum
Written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox
Directed by Jon ...
Mark as Played
November 19, 2025 • 18 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Running Man by himself…
RYJ thinks that this movie should have taken itself a little more seriously
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Starring Glen Powell, William H Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Sean Hayes, Colman Domingo, and Josh Brolin
Written by Michael Bacall and Edgar Wright
Directed ...
RYJ thinks that this movie should have taken itself a little more seriously
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Glen Powell, William H Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Sean Hayes, Colman Domingo, and Josh Brolin
Written by Michael Bacall and Edgar Wright
Directed ...
Mark as Played
November 11, 2025 • 16 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Predator Badlands by himself…
RYJ struggles to pronounce Predator Badlands
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, and Mike Homik
Written by Patrick Aison and Brian Duffield
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg
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RYJ struggles to pronounce Predator Badlands
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, and Mike Homik
Written by Patrick Aison and Brian Duffield
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg
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Mark as Played
November 5, 2025 • 12 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Bugonia by himself…which was a mistake
RYJ thinks that this movie is a little messed up.
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
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Starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delvis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone
Written by Will Tracy
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
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RYJ thinks that this movie is a little messed up.
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delvis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone
Written by Will Tracy
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
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Mark as Played
October 20, 2025 • 15 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Good Fortune…
RYJ thinks about the gig economy and whether or not he would choose to be poor again willingly after experiencing being rich
RYJ - 4.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Seth Rogen, Aziz Ansari, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh, and Keanu Reeves
Written and Directed by Aziz Ansari
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RYJ thinks about the gig economy and whether or not he would choose to be poor again willingly after experiencing being rich
RYJ - 4.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Seth Rogen, Aziz Ansari, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh, and Keanu Reeves
Written and Directed by Aziz Ansari
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Mark as Played
October 14, 2025 • 15 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Tron Ares by himself…
RYJ wonders how a Tron movie feels relevant when the Matrix exists
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, Gillian Anderson, and Jeff Bridges
Written by Jesse Wigutow
Directed by Joachim Ronning
For more information about Tr...
RYJ wonders how a Tron movie feels relevant when the Matrix exists
RYJ - 3.25 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, Gillian Anderson, and Jeff Bridges
Written by Jesse Wigutow
Directed by Joachim Ronning
For more information about Tr...
Mark as Played
October 6, 2025 • 15 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Smashing Machine by himself…
RYJ judges an overt Oscar grab
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, and Oleksandr Usyk
Written and Directed by Benny Safdie
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RYJ judges an overt Oscar grab
RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, and Oleksandr Usyk
Written and Directed by Benny Safdie
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Mark as Played
September 29, 2025 • 16 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews One Battle After Another with Jonquilyn Hill…
RYJ thinks about what it means to be satisfied with the ending of a film
JQ - 5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
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Explain It to Me
T...
RYJ thinks about what it means to be satisfied with the ending of a film
JQ - 5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4.25 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:
Explain It to Me
T...
Mark as Played
September 22, 2025 • 15 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews A Big Bold Beautiful Journey by himself…
RYJ thinks this film thinks itself to be more poignant than it actually is
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Colin Farrell, Margot Robbie, Kevin Kline, Phoebe Waller- Bridge, Lily Rabe, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Billy Magnussen
Written by Seth Reiss
Directed by Kogonada
For more inform...
RYJ thinks this film thinks itself to be more poignant than it actually is
RYJ - 2.99 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Colin Farrell, Margot Robbie, Kevin Kline, Phoebe Waller- Bridge, Lily Rabe, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Billy Magnussen
Written by Seth Reiss
Directed by Kogonada
For more inform...
Mark as Played
September 15, 2025 • 14 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Caught Stealing by himself…
RYJ contemplates violence…
RYJ - 2.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Benito Martinew Ocasio, Griffin Dunne, Carol Kane
Written by Charlie Huston
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
For more information about Caught Stealing c...
RYJ contemplates violence…
RYJ - 2.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Benito Martinew Ocasio, Griffin Dunne, Carol Kane
Written by Charlie Huston
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
For more information about Caught Stealing c...
Mark as Played
September 8, 2025 • 20 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Long Walk with Deondre Jones…
RYJ and Deondre wonder if walking and talking makes for a good film
DJ - 2.2 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.5 of 5 stars
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Check out his podcast I’m the Villain
Available in theaters
Starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Joshua Odjick, Tut Nyuout, Charlie Plummer, B...
RYJ and Deondre wonder if walking and talking makes for a good film
DJ - 2.2 of 5 stars
RYJ - 2.5 of 5 stars
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Follow Deondre Jones on IG and Bluesky
Check out his podcast I’m the Villain
Available in theaters
Starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Joshua Odjick, Tut Nyuout, Charlie Plummer, B...
Mark as Played
September 4, 2025 • 14 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Roses by himself…
RYJ ponders if chemistry can be too strong between two charming people…
RYJ - 3.75 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon, and Allison Janney
Written by Tony McNamara
Directed by Jay Roach
For more information about The Roses check out this link
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RYJ ponders if chemistry can be too strong between two charming people…
RYJ - 3.75 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon, and Allison Janney
Written by Tony McNamara
Directed by Jay Roach
For more information about The Roses check out this link
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Mark as Played
August 26, 2025 • 16 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Freakier Friday by himself…
RYJ tries to explain the complicated four-way switch of bodies this film entails…
RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars
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Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, and Mark Harmon
Written by Jordan Weiss
Directed by Nisha Ganatra
For more information about Freakier F...
RYJ tries to explain the complicated four-way switch of bodies this film entails…
RYJ - 3.5 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, and Mark Harmon
Written by Jordan Weiss
Directed by Nisha Ganatra
For more information about Freakier F...
Mark as Played
August 11, 2025 • 15 mins
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Weapons by himself…that’s right, by himself.
RYJ goes to a horror movie alone…it was terrifying, but also worth it!
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Cary Christopher, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan
Written and Directed by Zach Cregger
For more information about Weap...
RYJ goes to a horror movie alone…it was terrifying, but also worth it!
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars
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Available in theaters
Starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Cary Christopher, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan
Written and Directed by Zach Cregger
For more information about Weap...
Mark as Played
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