Cinematic Savants

This week we try our best to breakdown the incredibly entertaining case of Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard that has the world intrigued since the begining  Ryan is keeping it 90's throughout and Tommy finally gives Johnny Depp is respect.

This week we're celebrating our 50th episode of Cinematic Savants! Thanks everyone for the support through our first year. Enjoy the ramble and side-tracking this week.

We're switching up this week to give you our Top 5 list of things we hate about movies. From storylines to cliche characters. What's your top 5?

As we clear the storm of "The Slap", we're back to our regular format. We look ahead to Fantastic Beasts and give our reviews of Sonic The Hedgehog 2.

We kick it off breaking down the aftermath of "The Slap" to try to figure out whats next for Will Smith and his career. We're also breaking down the newly released series from Marvel, Moon Knight, which for many is an unknown property but seems very promising in the Marvel Universe. Lastly, we take some time at the end to reflect on our 1-year anniversary of Cinematic Savants. We discuss where we...

We're breaking down this entire Will and Chirs altercation at the Oscars. From Will and his mental health issues to the toxic relationship Will and Jada seem to have. Also, the long-lasting impact this may have on the landscape of comedy, along with the repercussions on Will and the Academy.

This week we give our prayers and condolences to William Hurt and his family. We have a deeper conversation about Kevin Hart and his legacy in stand up and cinema. Ryan gives his review of After Party following its season finale. We also try to prep Shawn before his vacation this week and help with traveling advice

Ryan and Shawn give their reviews on The Batman this week as we try to keep it grounded on how it compares to The Dark Knight. We also look forward to The Adam Project on Netflix with Ryan Reynolds. Lastly, we cover the surprising news of the I Am Legend sequel in the works with Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan along with the latest news of Ryan Coogler being profiled in a bank.

We kick off this episode with Tommy giving his spoiler free review of The Batman, which he saw early at a Fan Event. Did it live up to the hype? Did it overtake The Dark Knight?..... You'll see. Also, we celebrate Woman's History Month by Giving Kathryn Bigelow a standing ovation this week.

We cover the season finale of Peacemaker and Boba Fett this week. What was it about Peacemaker that made it so good and what went wrong with Boba Fett that made it such a disappointment?

This week we catch up on our Valentine's Day and we get real with Shawn about the allure of casinos and gambling. Tommy and Shawn review the new hit show from Amazon Prime, Reacher, as well as Peacemaker. This week we get honest about African Americans in cinema and why it's so hard being the first, along with the responsibility that comes with it.

We kick off this week by acknowledging Black History Month and a few pioneers in the industry. We try to figure out what went wrong for Boba Fett Season 1 as well as give our props to Peacemaker. Attack of the Hollywood Cliches has us talking about our favorite cliches in movies.

This week we touch on the top streamed movies of 2021 and try to figure out if the price from Netflix justifies the chokehold the have on shows. And just for fun we gauge the question, "Whats the nastiest thing you've done in a movie theater?"

This past week the world lost a TV and stand-up legend, so we give our love and appreciation to Bob Saget. Ryan FINALLY watched Ghostbuster: Afterlife, so we get his thoughts on the release. Has John Cena finally found his lane in entertainment? Did Scream deliver on the "requel"?

Tommy has some things to get off his chest this week. Between his new bingeworthy, The Boys, and the all-star cast of Don't Look Up on Netflix annoying him, Tommy has a lot to talk about. Have women empowerment movies gone over the edge?

We're starting off the year looking out for some of the big movies for the first half of the year to see if the resurgence of cinema carries over into the new year.

This week we're giving our year end Top 10 movies list! There were a lot of highs and lows this year but 2021 was a great bounce year for cinema so it's time to celebrate that and a great 1st year for Cinematic Savants!

This week Shawn, Ryan, and Tommy each bring up 1 topic that they've been wanting to talk about in full length. Are reboots worth the viewers time and the studios money? Is it time's up for the Me Too Movement? And what really caused the downfall of cinema?

As usual, we're all over the place this week. We discuss the highly anticipated Spider Man: No Way Home. Tommy recaps his place in Game of Thrones and tries to explain to Shawn why the show is so great, while he's still not sold on the appeal. Also, we recap Hawkeye after its big reveal of Kingpin.

This week we discuss Tommy's new obsession with Game of Thrones. Is the show worth the hype? Did Ryan enjoy his first few episodes of Squid Game? We also hit on many new shows this week and discuss if television is outperforming movies

This week we're covering, arguably, the best major release of 2021......Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Did you it live up to the hype? Can we finally wash our minds of that horrible 2016 reboot?

This week we give our Top 5 holiday movies! Some are predictable but some of our picks could be considered a stretch. Tune in as we argue if Die Hard is really a Christmas movie and what qualifies a movie to be considered such.

This week look ahead to the release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. We also review the latest release Red Notice on Netflix. Have we hit a wall with The Rock being "The Rock" and Ryan Reynolds being "Ryan Reynolds? Listen in and find out.

We're back from our hiatus with great news.......Ryan Winters has agreed to join our podcast permanently!! We waste no time getting back in the flow of this. We covered a lot of ground this episode so enjoy talk!

It's been a big week for movie and show trailers so we break down 2 of them. First we discuss The Matrix Resurrections, which brings back Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Ann Moss to reprise their roles as Neo and Trinity. We also review the upcoming Hawkeye show on Disney+ which gives a long overdue deep dive into the life of one of the original Avengers, Clint Barton aka Hawkeye/Ronin.