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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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

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Naked Gun by himself… 

RYJ wonders if movie crowds are actually ruining movies…

RYJ -  4 of 5 stars

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Available in theaters

Starring Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, Danny Huston, and Moses Jones
Written by Dan Gregor, Doug Mand, and Akiva Schaffer
Directed by Akiva Schaffer

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Fantastic Four The First Steps...

RYJ is concerned about the connective tissue of the MCU while still enjoying this standalone superhero film

RYJ -  3.75 of 5 stars

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Available in theaters

Starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bacharach, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner, Natasha Lyonne, and Paul Walter Hauser
Written by Josh Friedman, Eric Paarson, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer
Directed by Matt Shakman

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews I Know What You Did Last Summer with Chioke I’anson… 

RYJ and Chioke discuss what happens when a movie is bad, but has familiar faces that we’ve missed in it

Chioke - 1.5 of 5 stars
RYJ -  2 of 5 stars

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Check out Resonate or Chioke I’anson 

Available in theaters

Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, and Billy Campbell
Written by Sam Lansky and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Superman with JC Howard… 

RYJ and JC debate over how much backstory is necessary for a character we’ve known for decades, despite this being a reboot film

JC - 4.3 of 5 stars
RYJ -  3.5 of 5 stars

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Check out his piece on Code Switch entitled Black Praise in White Pews

Available in theaters

Starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, and Isabela Merced
Written and Directed by James Gunn

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Jurassic World Rebirth with Nichole Hill… 

RYJ and Nichole ask the question, is this the type of movie do you put on if you don’t plan to watch it?  (wink-wink)

NH and RYJ -  1.5 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 Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey,Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Ed Skrein
Written by David Koepp
Directed by Gareth Edwards

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews M3gan 2.0 with Jonquilyn Hill… 

RYJ and Jonquilyn debate whether or not Chee-tohs are chips or not…

JQ - 3.95 of 5 stars

RYJ -  3.25 of 5 stars 

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Jonquilyn is a Senior Producer at Vox Media, check out some of her work using the links below:

Explain It to Me
Through the Cracks

Available in theaters

Starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald, Jenna Davis, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps, and Ivanna Sakhno
Written and directed by Gerard Johnstone

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews F1…without Chioke I’anson 

RYJ wonders if caring for your children is more important than coming to see a movie with Ronald.

RYJ -  4.25 of 5 stars (actually, upon reflection, I think this is probably a 4 or a 3.99 movie)

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Available in theaters

Starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Kim Bodnia, Javier Bardem, Shea Whigham, and Joseph Balderrama
Written by Ehren Kruger
irected by Joseph Kosinski

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Elio… 

RYJ ponders why every main character in animated movies have to be orphans for us to feel anything for them

RYJ -  3 of 5 stars 

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Available in theaters

Starring Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldana, Remy Edgerly, Brad Garrett, Jameela Jamil, Shirley Henderson, and Brendan Hunt
Written by Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, and Mike Jones
Directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, and Adrian Molina

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews 28 Years Later… 

RYJ quibbles over the definition of zombies vs infected.

RYJ -  4 of 5 stars 

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Available in theaters

Starring Jodie, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, and Edvin Ryding
Written by Alex Garland
Directed by Danny Boyle

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews How to Train Your Dragon with Pamalamadingdong Perez… 

RYJ and Pamela ponder the question, Why does this movie exist?

PP  - 3 of 5 stars
RYJ -  3.25 of 5 stars 

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Available in theaters

Starring Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, and Ruth Codd
Written and directed by Dean DeBlois

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Ballerina with Laura Nichols… 

RYJ and Laura argue over whether the ballerinas show up in chapter 2 or chapter 3 Parabellum

Laura - 4 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars 

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Available in theaters

Starring Ana De Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Norman Reedus, Ian McShane, and Keanu Reeves
Written by Shay Hatten
Directed by Len Wiseman

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Lilo and Stitch by himself…

RYJ attempts to define a live-action remake vs an updated animation remake

RYJ -  3.25 of 5 stars 

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Available in theaters

Starring Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Courtney B Vance, Hannah Waddingham, Tia Carrere, Amy Hill, and Jason Scott Lee
Written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes 
Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning in London with Natasha Miller… 

RYJ wonders why a movie that’s concluding the franchise would leave enough ambiguity for another installment

Natasha - 3.5 of 5 stars
RYJ -  3.5 of 5 stars 

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Available in theaters
Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Czerny, Angela Bassett, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, and Tramell Tillman
Written by Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie

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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Final Destination Bloodlines… 

RYJ wonders what is the thought process behind naming entries in a film franchise

RYJ -  3.25 of 5 stars 

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Available in theaters

Starring Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, and Tony Todd
Written by Guy Busick, and Lori Evans Taylor
Directed by Zach Lipovsky, and Adam Stein

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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 by Jake Schreier

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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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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 Culture Happy Hour!

Available in theaters

Starring Michael B Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Li Jun Li, and Delroy Lindo
Written and Directed by Ryan Coogler
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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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Check out his piece on Code Switch entitled Black Praise in White Pews

Available in theaters

Starring Maghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Jacob Robinson, Reed Diamond, and Gabrielle Ryan Spring
Written by Jillian Jacobs, and Chris Roach
Directed by Christopher Landon

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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 Hess

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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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