Cinematic Savants

This week Tommy starts of this week with a review of his newest binge, Ballers starring The Rock (9:27). Ryan gives his thoughts of Just One of Them Days, starring Keke Palmer and SZA (24:21). Tommy and Ryan get sidetracked on who is the more popular rapper in the world, 50 Cent or Jay-Z (36:29). Oscars Awards recap (53:30). Shawn prepared a game for us on who we would do against some horror icons...

We start of the show with Tommy's recap of the Cobra Kai series finale on Netflix (4:14). Season 3 of Reacher on Amazon Prime was released this past week and Tommy is loving this show (22:23). Shawn attempts to watch Conclave, but he has some gripes (24:44). Tommy reviews his date night movie from this past week, Love Hurts starring Ke Huy Quan (44:12). Big news from Lucas Films, Kathleen Kenn...

This week on Cinematic Savants we start off with us being way too immature to have a conversation about a rapper named Big Dank getting a Lyft driver fired because he said she was too big to get in his car, so we have thoughts. We give the audience a recap of Captain America: Brave New World. Did this movie do its job on "bringing Marvel back" or did it miss the landing? Shawn has a revi...

We start off this week with a recap of the Super Bowl, which featured a highly entertaining halftime show from Kendrick Lamar. We discuss if someone like him was worthy of a halftime performance and if other rappers could do a solo show. We also prepare for the arrival of Captain America: Brave New World coming to theaters this week and we have a lot of thoughts and theories and what to expect. Al...

We start the off with a huge Happy Birthday to Mr. Ryan Winters who finally joins the 40 Club with Tommy and Shawn! We give our thoughts of the Luka trade to the Lakers, which we believe a documentary will be made on this event. Try to make some sense of the Blake Lively lawsuit against her director/costar. Review of the much anticipated Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer and how this movie will...

The Cinematic Trinity is back! Ryan returns to give his take on Wolf Man (5:10). Shawn steps out of his comfort zone to watch The Wild Robot (13:25). Tommy backtracks to give his review of Carry On available on Netflix and Civil War on Max (18:18). Tommy gives is thoughts on the Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy documentary on Peacock (40:28). Shawn gives Ryan the All-Time Villian Battle (1:09:03). W...

This week on Cinematic Savants we start with prayers to California residents who are suffering from the wildfires (18:06). We give our thoughts on Donald Trump's inauguration (7:58). SPOILER ALERT we give our breakdown review of Squid Game 2 (25:56). Juror #2 on Max (51:56). Subservience and Back in Action on Netflix (56:06). Shawn reviews Wolfman (1:14:10).

Holiday break is over and Cinematic Savants is back! We start off by recapping a few movies we caught during the break towards the end of the year. Shawn reviews Nosferatu (5:38), and a spoiler-free review of Squid Game Season 2 (10:45). Tommy gives reviews for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (16:05), The Substance starring Demi Moore (21:40), and Homestead (35:56). We discuss the Teaser Trailer for Superman...

This is it for 2024! We've had a great on Cinematic Savants watching a lot of great movies this year (along with some bad ones) and it's time to give our Top 5 lists for the best movies that have come out this year. We're also recapping the worst movies of the year, so tune in and enjoy the episode. Merry New Year!!

The Savants kick off with Shawns review of Jamie Foxx's newest standup released on Netflix, What Had Happened was.., which has some strong reactions from viewers. Was it too sad and not enough jokes? Ryan gives his review of Wicked, along with a rant on "Woke Culture" being stolen from us. Shawn gives his review of Afraid, which launches a conversation on artificial intelligence. Tommy goes on a r...

After a long Thanksgiving break The Savants are back with a recap of their weekends. Tommy reviews Transformers One, now on Paramount +, Ryan reviews Smile 2 and gives an update on a Michael Jackson documentary coming out soon. Rumors going around from a former bodyguard about a confession from OJ to the Nicole Simpson murder. Gladiator 2 becomes his highest grossing box office film.

The Savant Boys get right to it, reviews for Gladiator 2. Lots of opinions on how this much anticipated sequel turned out. Did Ridley Scott deliver or were we not entertained? Tommy reviews The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix), which he has binged all weekend. We end with our most thankful movie of 2024 thus far. Enjoy the show.

This week we're recapping the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight. Netflix swung for the fences on this event, but was it worth it? Did the viewers get robbed by viewing a fixed fight? Tommy reviews what he believes is one of the best films of the year with Heretic, starring Hugh Grant, and he gives his review of Tulsa King on Paramount+. Also, this week we give our pitches for movie sequels we believe...

The Cinematic Savants Trinity is back together! Ryan returns this week with his review of Venom: The Last Dance. Tommy gives high praise to the mini drama series Fight Night starring Kevin Hart and Samuel L Jackson which recounts a true story of a local Atlanta hustler trying to shine a light on his city by throwing a after party following a Muhamad Ali fight by gathers the biggest black gangsters...

The Savant Boys are back!.........Almost.......Ryan is absent, but the show will go on! Shawn and Tommy give their opinions on the upcoming election to start. Reviews on Venom: The Last Dance and The Wild Robot. Shawn has a surprise 5/5 Brownie Point show to watch, and Tommy gives his review of The Penguin, so far. Enjoy the show!

The Savants start it off with a deep dive review of Joker 2: Folie a Deux. Critics and fans have been ripping the sequel apart all week, but what did Ryan and Shawn think of the movie? Tommy gives a review of the film Missing, currently on Netflix and our reviews of the latest episode of The Penguin.

The Savants start off by recapping the week with a few unfortunate passings and we discuss the impact they've had on our lives with their work. Ryan reviews Wild Robot and Never Let Go, starring Halle Berry. Shawns gives an update on The Penguin starring Colin Farrell. Tommy creates a new game called Sequel, Reboot, or Classic, which leaves Ryan and Shawn stumped. Enjoy the show this week.

The Savant boys are back from break to celebrate Shawn Brown joining the 40 Club. We recap our trip to Vegas from last week and catch up on what we missed, like Diddy's arrest on sex trafficking charges. We have a few reviews to go over and Shawn has one of the wildest hot takes in the history of Cinematic Savants.

Unfortunately, this week we are saying goodbye to one of the greatest actors of his generation and arguably the greatest voice actor of any generation, James Earl Jones. This legend has given the world his talents for over 50 years and Cinematic Savants is giving him a proper send off by looking back at his career and all the great memories he's given us and the world. This week we're also...

It's time to wrap up the first half of the 2024 year with our top 5 films, so far. We've had a lot of great films released this year but what do you think made our list? Spoiler Alert: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire did not make our lists.

Tommy and Shawn kick off the pod without Ryan, who's working hard at the new job this week. We start off with a quick discussion about the obsession with the Tesla Cyber Truck and romantic comedy duos and classics. Tommy reviews New Goal Wins, on Hulu, and Incoming, new release on Netflix. Shawn goes over the horror hill to watch Sting, which had a good premise, but does it stick the landing?...

The Savant boys finally have their deep dive on Longlegs, starring Nicolas Cage, as well as Alien Romulus. Where does it place among the other Alien movies and did it make an impact on the group? Reviews varies but it is an entertaining conversation.

We're covering a lot of topics this week on Cinematic Savants, starting with wrapping up the Paris Olympics. Tommy goes over the hill for the Pod to watch Borderlands, which has a 0% Rotten Tomatoes score. Shawn gives his review of The Exorcism, starring Russell Crowe. Final thoughts of Alien: Romulus, releasing this weekend.

This week we're covering Trap, the latest release from M. Night Shyamaian, starring Josh Hartnet. Ryan gives his review of Longlegs and how it compares to the genre of Horror. The Savants have an Indepth discussion on directors' styles and who's the GOAT on directors.

Cinematic Savants is coming off the high of Deadpool & Wolverine, so it time to give our thoughts on the most anticipated movie of the year. Did it live up to the hype? What cameos had us losing minds? Has the multiverse been worth the hype in this phase? Lastly, Marvel announced that RDJ is returning to the MCU......as Doctor Doom! Is this a panic move to win fans back? Was Kang so bad that t...