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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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