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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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

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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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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
Through the Cracks

Available in theaters

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti
Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

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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

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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

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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
YJ -  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, Ben Wang, Josh Hamilton, Judy Greer, and Mark Hamill
Written by JT Mollner
Directed by Francis Lawrence

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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

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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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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

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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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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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