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Blink Twice (w/ JC Howard)26 Aug 202400:19:48
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Blink Twice with JC Howard…

RYJ and JC discuss violence and think pieces and predict how one will impact the other upon the release of this movie

JC -  4.3 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4 of 5 stars

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Find out more about JC by checking out his website and check out his episode of Code Switch “Black Praise in White Pews”.

Available in Theaters

Starring Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Kyle MacLachlan, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis and Alia Shawkat
Written by Zoe Kravitz and ET Feigenbaum
Directed by Zoe Kravitz

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Alien Romulus20 Aug 202400:11:58
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Alien Romulus…

RYJ waxes poetic on the rise of David Jonsson

RYJ - 4 of 5 stars

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Available in Theaters

Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Aricue Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu
Written by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues
Directed by Fede Alvarez

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If (or Ronald's angriest review)20 May 202400:13:51
Ronald Young Jr. reviews If by himself…

RYJ gives the most emotional review he’s ever given on an episode of LTT

RYJ -  1.5 of 5 stars

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Available in Theaters

Starring Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, Liza Colon-Zayas, and Bobby Moynihan
Written and Directed by John Krasinski

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Bullet Train22 Aug 202200:17:19
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Bullet Train...with Ilana Nevins

In between reviewing the actual movie, Ronald discovers that Ilana has never actually listened to the podcast she is currently a guest on. Hijinks ensue.

RYJ - 3 of 5 stars
Ilana - 2.5 of 5 stars

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For more information about Ilana Nevins and her work visit https://www.ilananevins.com/

Available in theaters

Starring Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji,
Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Benito A Martinez Ocasio, Sandra Bullock, Zazie
Beetz, Channing Tatum, and Ryan Reynolds
Directed by David Leitch
Written by Zak Olkewicz

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12593682/

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Bodies Bodies Bodies15 Aug 202200:18:49
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews Bodies Bodies Bodies…with Michael Jefferson aka Mass Potential

Mass Potential roasts Ronald for being too hard on films with his rating system. Also, they both liked this movie.

4 of 5 stars

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Follow Michael Jefferson on IG and Twitter - @masspotential and on TikTok - @masspobeats

Check out more of Michael’s work here:

https://www.masspobeats.com/

Available in theaters

Starring Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha’la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders,
Rachel Sennott, Lee Pace, and Pete Davidson
Directed by Halina Rejin
Written by Sarah DeLappe

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8110652/

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Elvis08 Aug 202200:26:07
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Elvis, with Nichole Hill…

RYJ and Nic talk biopics, black folks, culture vultures, and the connective tissue that is Elvis Presley

2.75 of 5 stars

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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 everywhere you listen to podcasts and using the link below:

https://thesecretadventuresofblackpeople.com/

Available in Theaters

Starring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh,
Kelvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Samuel, David Wenham, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Luke Bracey, Dacre Montgomery, Leon Ford, Alton Mason, Gary Clark Jr., and Natasha Bassett
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Written by Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, and Jeremy Doner

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3704428/

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The Gray Man01 Aug 202200:11:13
Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Gray Man, on the couch...

RYJ also discusses whether or not Netflix movies are good at all and muses how this one received such a low Rotten Tomatoes score.

3.5 of 5 stars

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Available on Netflix

Starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Rege-Jean Page, Dhanush, Dhanush, Wagner Moura, Julia Butters, Alfre Woodard, Billy Bob Thornton, Callan Mulvey, Deobia Oparei, and Robbery Kazinsky
Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo
Written by Joe Russo, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1649418/

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Nope25 Jul 202200:22:18
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Nope with Nic Hill…

RYJ and Nic discuss the fantastic storytelling of Jordan Peele and the merits of watching a movie with zero pretenses.

4.25 of 5 stars

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Check out Nic’s show The Secret Adventures of Black People available everywhere you listen to podcasts and using the link below:

https://thesecretadventuresofblackpeople.com/

Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea, Keith David,
Michael Wincott, and Barbie Ferreira
Written and Directed by Jordan Peele

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10954984/

Available in theaters

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Ghostbusters Afterlife18 Jul 202200:12:49
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Ghostbusters Afterlife

RYJ alone talks about the journey to get Ghostbusters Afterlife to the big screen and whether or not the effort was worth. Also talks about the expectation films like these have of their audiences.

3.25 of 5 stars.

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Available to rent or buy on VOD

Starring Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Celeste
O’Connor, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts,
Oliver Cooper, Bokeem Woodbine, Josh Gad, Olivia Wilde, JK Simmons
Directed by Jason Reitman
Written by Gil Kenan and Jason Reitman
Based on Ghostbusters by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4513678/

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Thor: Love and Thunder11 Jul 202200:22:40
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Thor: Love and Thunder with Chris Klimek

RYJ and Chris discuss whether or not this rises to the level of Ragnarok and on larger scale how the MCU is changing in its fourth phase.

3 of 5 stars.

Available in Theaters and eventually on Disney Plus

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Check out Chris Klimek’s podcast A Degree absolute available everywhere you get podcasts and using the link below:

https://adegreeabsolute.libsyn.com/

Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Jaimie Alexander, Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, and Taika Waititi
Directed by Taika Waititi
Written by Taika Waititi and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10648342/

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Stranger Things05 Jul 202200:14:34
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Stranger Things...from the couch

RYJ alone talks about the strengths and weaknesses of dividing your main casts into groups on converging quests and whether or not the Duffer bros successfully completed the task.

3.5 of 5 stars

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Available on Netflix

Starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten
Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Caro Buono, Matthew Modine, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin, Paul Reiser, and many others…

Created by The Duffer Brothers

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/

LTT Movie club BEGINS THIS WEEK!

Join us THIS Wednesday, July 6th at 7 pm on Twitter Spaces, using the link below:

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OwxWzLvoeQJQ

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Hustle27 Jun 202200:11:23
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Hustle from the couch

RYJ discusses the merits of the current era of Adam Sandler’s acting. To include this and Uncut Jaaaams of course.

3.75 of 5 stars

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Available on Netflix

Starring Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Ben Foster, Juancho Hernangomez, Robert
Duvall, Anthony Edwards, Kenny Smith, Fat Joe, and Jaleel White
Directed by Jeremiah Zagar
Written by Taylor Materne and Will Fetters

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8009428/

Join us July 6th at 7pm on Twitter Spaces for the first meeting of the LTT movie club

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OwxWzLvoeQJQ

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Lightyear21 Jun 202200:11:53
Ronald Young Jr. reviews Lightyear

RYJ discusses Pixar’s track record with movies, the character development of Buzz Lightyear, and recent homophobic headlines.

3.25 of 5 stars

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Starring Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, James Brolin, Taika Waititi, Dale
Soules, Uzo Adoba, Isaiah Whitlock Jr.
Directed by Angus Maclane
Written by Jason Headley, Angus Maclane

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10298810/

Available on Disney Plus

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes13 May 202400:15:43
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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Jurassic World Dominion13 Jun 202200:21:43
RYJ reviews Jurassic World Dominion with Nichole Hill

Ronald and Nichole discuss the merits of having a film that has less dinosaur on human carnage and more humans vs giant corporations. Are they domesticating the dinosaurs too much? Who actually has dominion here?

2 of 5 stars

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Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill,
DeWanda Wise, Mamadou Athie, and BD Wong
Directed by Colin Trevorrow
Written by Emily Carmichel and Colin Trevorrow

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8041270/

Available in Theaters

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The Bob's Burgers Movie06 Jun 202200:08:02
RYJ reviews The Bob’s Burgers Movie...

Starring H Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, Zach Galifinakis, Kevin Kline, Davin Wain, Sam Seder, Aziz Ansari, David Herman, Gary Cole, Brian Huskey, Jenny Slate, Ron Lynch, and Stephanie Beatriz
Directed by Loren Bouchard, and Bernard Derriman
Written by Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out HBO Docs Club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street Studios)

3 of 5 stars

Available in theaters

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Top Gun Maverick31 May 202200:29:38
RYJ reviews Top Gun Maverick with Nicole Hill

Starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer, Monica Barbaro, Charles Parnell, Jay Ellis, and Danny Ramirez
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out HBO Docs Club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street
Studios)

3.25 of 5 stars

Available in theaters

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Top Gun (1986)16 May 202200:16:34
RYJ reviews Top Gun...from the couch

Starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Micheal Ironside, John Stockwell, Barry Tubb, Rick Rossovich, Tim Robbins, Clarence Gilyard, Whip Hubley, James Tolkan, Meg Ryan, and Adrian Pasdar
Directed by Tony Scott
Written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr
Based on Top Guns by Ehud Yonay

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out HBO Docs Club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street Studios)

Available on Netflix (until May 30, 2022)

3 of 5 stars

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Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness09 May 202200:30:50
RYJ reviews Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness with Nichole Hill

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Rachel McAdams are the only cast members who I can tell you are in this movie without spoiling anything.
Directed by Sam Raimi
Written by Michael Waldron

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out HBO Docs Club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street Studios)

Available in Theaters and Disney Plus

3.25 of 5 stars

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore02 May 202200:11:58
RYJ reviews Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Starring Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Sallum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterston, and Mads Mikkelsen
Directed by David Yates
Written by JK Rowling and Steve Kloves

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out HBO Docs club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street Studios)

2.5 of 5 stars

Available in Theaters and HBO max

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The Northman25 Apr 202200:10:49
RYJ reviews The Northman

Starring Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, and Bjork
Directed by Robert Eggers
Written by Sjon and Robert Eggers

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out HBO Docs Club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street Studios)

Available in Theaters and Peacock

1.5 of 5 stars

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Everything Everywhere All At Once18 Apr 202200:20:43
RYJ reviews Everything Everywhere All at Once with Nichole Hill

Starring Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tallie Medel, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., Audrey Wasilewski, Sunia Mani, and Daniel Scheinert

Written and Directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert aka Daniels

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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out HBO Docs Club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street Studios)

Available in theaters

4.25 of 5 stars

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Sonic The Hedgehog 211 Apr 202200:13:04
RYJ reviews Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with Curtis Majors

Starring Ben Schwartz, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Idris Elba, Donna Jay Fulks, Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Lee Majdoub, and Tom Butler
Directed by Jeff Fowler
Written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller, and John Whittington

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out HBO Docs Club, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pineapple Street Studios)

Available in theaters

3 of 5 stars

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Attica11 Mar 202200:14:54
RYJ reviews Attica...from the couch

Directed by Stanley Nelson
Produced by Traci A. Curry

Nominated for:

Best Documentary Feature

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)

Available on Amazon Prime and Showtime

4.5 of 5 stars

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The Fall Guy (w Chioke I'anson)06 May 202400:14:14
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/people/1006763492/chioke-iansonhttps://robertson.vcu.edu/directory/faculty/media-production/ianson.html

For more information about the Resonate Audio Festival, check out this link

Available in Theater

Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Winston Duke, Hannah Waddingham, and Teresa Palmer
Written by Drew Pearce
Directed by David Leitch

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Summer of Soul09 Mar 202200:15:12
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RYJ reviews Summer of Soul...from the couch

Directed by Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson
Produced by David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, and Joseph Patel

Nominated for:

Best Documentary Feature

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)

Available on Hulu

4 of 5 stars

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Flee07 Mar 202200:12:26
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RYJ reviews Flee...from the couch

Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Written by Jonas Poher Rasmussen Amin

Nominated for:

Best Animated Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Best International Feature Film

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)

Available on Hulu

3.5 of 5 stars

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Luca25 Feb 202200:17:37
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RYJ reviews Luca...from the couch

Starring Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo, Maya Rudolph, Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan, and Sacha Baron Cohen
Directed by Enrico Casarosa
Written by Jesse Andrews, and Mike Jones

Nominated for:

Best Animated Feature

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)

Available on Disney Plus

4 of 5 stars

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Raya and the Last Dragon24 Feb 202200:20:03
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RYJ reviews Raya and the Last Dragon...from the couch

Starring Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwardfina, Isaac Wang, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Benedict Wong, Sandra Oh, Thalia Tran, Lucille Soong, and Alan Tudyk
Directed by Don Hall, and Carlos Lopez Estrada
Written by Qui Nguyen, and Adele Lim

Nominated for:

Best Animated Feature

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)

Available on Disney Plus

2.75 of 5 stars

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The Mitchells vs the Machines21 Feb 202200:12:40
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RYJ reviews The Mitchells vs The Machines...from the couch

Starring Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Mike Rianda, Eric Andre, Olivia Colman, Fred Armisen, Beck Bennett, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Carlyne Yi, Blake Griffin, Conan O’Brien, Doug the Pug
Directed by Mike Rianda
Written by Mike Rianda, and Jeff Rowe

Nominated for:

Best Animated Feature

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)

Available on Netflix

3.5 of 5 stars

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Don't Look UP17 Feb 202200:17:29
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RYJ reviews Don't Look UP...from the couch

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothee Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep
Directed by Adam McKay
Written by Adam McKay

Nominated for:

Best Picture
Best Original Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Original Score


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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

Engineering Support from Thomas E Tyra and Bias Studios

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)

Available on Netflix

4 of 5 stars

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Encanto15 Feb 202200:17:32
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RYJ reviews Encanto...from the couch

Starring Stephanie Beatriz, Maria Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo, Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda, Carolina Gaitan, Diane Guerrero, Wilmer Valderrama
Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard
Written by Charise Castro Smith and Jared Bush

Nominated for:

Best Animated Feature
Best Original Score
Best Original Song Lin Manuel Miranda (Dos Oruguitas)

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)

Available on Disney Plus

3.5 of 5 stars

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Help Ronald!09 Feb 202200:01:01
PUH-LEEEEEEEZE, complete this listener survey!!

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Moonfall09 Feb 202200:24:16
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RYJ reviews Moonfall...with Chris Klimek

Starring Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Pena, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Donald Sutherland, Eme Ikwakor, Carolina Bartczak, and Maxim Roy
Directed by Roland Emmerich
Written by Roland Emmerich, Harold Kloser and Spenser Cohen

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Follow Chris Klimek on Twitter - @ctklimek

Check out his podcast A Degree Absolute available everywhere you listen

Check out his website here:

http://chrisklimek.net/

Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)

Available in Theaters

3 of 5 stars
Chris: 4 of 5 stars

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Spider-man: No Way Home20 Dec 202100:17:34
RYJ reviews Spider-Man: No Way Home

Starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Benedict Wong, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei, Andrew Garfield, Tobey Maguire and many others
Directed by Jon Watts
Written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers

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Show Art by Katie Helm, follow her on IG - @katieladybug3

Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)

3.25 of 5 stars

Available in Theaters

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Challengers (w Kala Jamison)29 Apr 202400:15:33
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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Available in Theaters

Starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist, and Jake Jensen
Written by Justin Kuritzkes
Directed by Luca Guadagnino

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West Side Story13 Dec 202100:18:34
RYJ reviews West Side Story

Starring Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Rita Moreno, Brian D’arcy James, Corey Stoll, Josh Andres Rivera, Iris Menas, Mike Iveson, Jamila Velazquez, Annelise Cepero, Yassmin Alers, Jamie Harris, and Curtiss Cook
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by Tony Kushner

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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

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(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)

Available in Theaters

3 of 5 stars

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Eternals08 Nov 202100:13:36
RYJ reviews Eternals

Starring Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Harish Patel, Kit Harrington, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie
Directed by Chloe Zhao
Written by Chloe Zhao, Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, Kaz Firpo

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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)

2.5 of 5 stars

Available in theaters

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings01 Nov 202100:17:11
RYJ reviews Shang Chi and the Legend of the ten rings with Kelly Jones.

Starring Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Kingsley, and Tony Leung,
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Written by Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham

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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald Young Jr. from Pushkin Industries)

4 of 5 stars

Available in Theaters

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Dune25 Oct 202100:17:40
RYJ reviews Dune…but Joshua was not there...

Starring Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Issac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgard, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem
Directed by Denis Villenueve
Written by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villenueve, and Eric Roth

Based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert

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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

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(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald, from Pushkin Industries)

3 of 5 stars

Also the name of the planet is Arrakis, not Arkansas, but I’m sure you can see how I could make that mistake…*black guy shrug emoji*

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No Time To Die12 Oct 202100:14:56
RYJ reviews No Time to Die

Starring Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Lea Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Billy Magnussen, Ana De Armas and Ralph Fiennes
Directed by Cory Joji Fukunaga
Written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

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(Check out Solvable, another podcast hosted by Ronald from Pushkin Industries)

4 of 5 stars

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Venom Let There be Carnage04 Oct 202100:15:59
RYJ reviews Venom Let there Be Carnage

Starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Reid Scott, Stephen Graham, and Woody Harrelson
Directed by Andy Serkis
Written by Kelly Marcel

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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

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(Also check out Solvable, another podcast I host, from Pushkin Industries)

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F9 The Fast Saga28 Jun 202100:25:47
RYJ reviews F9: The Fast Saga...with Curtis Majors

Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, John Cena, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Michael Rooker, Helen Mirren, Kirt Russell, Charlize Theron, also Cardi B, multiple cameos from previous iterations, including Boward Woward
Directed by Justin Lin
Screenplay by Daniel Casey, and Justin Lin
Story by Daniel Casey, Justin Lin, and Alfredo Botello

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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

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Available in theaters

1 of 5 zooms.

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In The Heights15 Jun 202100:24:28
RYJ reviews In the Heights…with Nichole Hill

Starring Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Jimmy Smits, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Noah Catala, Mateo Gomez, Marc Anthony, and Christopher Jackson
Directed by Jon M Chu
Screenplay by Quiara Alegria Hudes
Based on the musical In The Heights by Quiara Alegria Hudes and Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

(Check out Time Well Spent, another podcast from ohitsBigRon studios)

2.5 of 5 Stars

Available in theaters and on HBO Max

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Cruella07 Jun 202100:14:22
RYJ reviews Cruella...with Mayra Meija

Starring Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, Emily Beechem, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mark Strong, John McCrea, Kayvan Novak, Jamie Demetriou
Directed by Craig Gillispie
Written by Dana Fox and Tony McNamara
Story by Aline Brosch McKenna, Kelly Marcel, Steve Zissis
Based on Disney’s One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Bill Peet, and The hundred and one Dalmatians by Dodie Smith

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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

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2 of 5 stars

Available in Theaters and on Disney Plus with Premier Access (ie. it’s 29.99)

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A Quiet Place Part II02 Jun 202100:16:20
RYJ reviews A Quiet Place Part II with Curtis Majors

Starring Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Djimon Hounsou, John Krasinski, and Scott McNairy,
Written and Directed by John Krasinski

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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

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3.5 of 5 stars

Available in theaters

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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (w JC Howard)22 Apr 202400:17:21
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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Find out more about JC by checking out his website and check out his episode of Code Switch “Black Praise in White Pews”.

Available in Theaters

Starring Henry Cavill, Eliza Gonzalez, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Babs Olusanmoukun, Til Schweiger and Henrique Zaga 
Written by Paul Tamasay, Eric Johnson, Arash Amel, and Guy Ritchie
Directed by Guy Ritchie

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Sound of Metal05 Apr 202100:11:07
RYJ reviews Sound of Metal...from the couch

Starring Riz Ahmed, Paul Raci, Mathieu Amalric, Olivia Cooke, Lauren Ridloff, and Chelsea Lee
Directed by Darius Marder
Written by Darius Marder and Abraham Marder
Story by Darius Marder and Derek Cianfrance

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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

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Available on Amazon Prime

3 of 5 stars

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Godzilla vs Kong01 Apr 202100:13:38
RYJ reviews Godzilla vs Kong after leaving the theater….over a year later...with Curtis!

Starring Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Elza Gonzalez, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, Demian Bichir
Directed by Adam Wingard
Written by Eric Pearson and Max Borenstein

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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

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Available in theaters and on HBO Max

1.5 of 5 stars

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Nomadland29 Mar 202100:11:28
RYJ reviews Nomadland...from the couch

Starring France McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Swankie, Bob Wells, Derek Endres, Peter Spears, and Tay Strathairn
Written and Directed by Chloe Zhao
Based on the book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder

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Theme Music by Breakmaster Cylinder

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Available on hulu

3 of 5 stars

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