Cinematic Savants

Deadpool & Wolverine is finally here, and we are giving our final thoughts on what may happen and our wish list for what's to come. Reviews for Twisters starring Glen Powell, Season 5 review for The Boys and Cobra Cai Season 6 part 1. And we give our thoughts on the latest updates on the political landscape.

This week we're covering Trump's assassination attempt, Marvel releases the Captain America: Brave New World trailer, review from Shawn for Longlegs featuring Nic Cage, behind the scenes footage for Stranger Things 5 has been released, we look ahead to the release of Twisters this weekend, and we have an interesting talk about "checking the box facts".

The Savants waste no time getting to the topic of the week, did Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F live up to the hype? Should Eddie Murphy make another one? Why didn't he release this in theaters (7:48)? Thoughts on the Gladiator 2 trailer (1:07:46). Despicable Me 4, A Violent Nature, and Challengers reviews (1:19:12). How bad is nepotism in Hollywood? (1:39:01)

Happy 4th of July everyone!! Savant Boys are back to business with their reviews for A Quite Place: Day One (19:53). Shawn reviews The Watchers (53:08). Ryan reviews A Violet Nature (1:00:23). Shawn attempts to challenge Tommy and Ryan with Marvel Trivia (1:01:25). Ryan tests our Box Office knowledge (1:12:48). Tommy has some questions for Ryan and Shawn (1:17:53) and lastly, we're finally doing o...

A lot of ground to cover this week on Cinematic Savants. Justin Timberlake gets arrested for a DWI over the weekend. Eddie Murphy starts his promo run for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Ben and J. Lo divorce is eminent. Reviews for Inside Out 2 and Under Paris (Netflix). Tommy brings back Theme Song Trivia (1:28:48)

This week we're giving our reviews for Bad Boys: Ride of Die (12:39). Do we think Will Smith is forgiven now? Is this the best in the series? Shawn gives his review for Godzilla X Kong: New Empire (56:50). Tommy and Ryan Review Hitman on Netflix (1:10:40). We give our Top 2 female action stars of all time (1:41:32)

This we're hitting a lot of topics from the Diddy case and his downfall, Trump being found guilty in his "hush money" trial, Bad Boys: Ride of Die upcoming release, thoughts on the Venom trailer, and the MoviePass documentary on Max.

This week we're giving our reviews for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Was it a letdown or did it live up to the hype? We also decided to celebrate the kickoff to Summer by going back and giving our Top 3 Summer Blockbusters of all time. With all great summer releases over the years, what makes your top 3?

This week we're giving our reviews for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Spoiler Alert!). Also we are giving our Top 3 movies since the inception of Cinematic Savants of our movies that were given 5 Brownie Points. Enjoy the episode!

This week's episode we're reviewing The Fall Guy with Ryan Gosling and Arthur the King. Tommy reviews the Beyonce doc on her Cowboy Carter album that has left an impact on country music. Shawn reviews Monkey Man.

Marvel has blessed the cinema world with another amazing trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine this week and Cinematic Savants is here for the review and breakdown of all the easter eggs found, along with our expectations. This week we also cover the latest release of Rebel Moon Part 2: The scargiver with a few other movie reviews.

When did Disney become too woke considering their lack of representation in the past (13:22) O.J. Simpson passed away from Cancer. How big of an impact was his trial of the culture? Shawn shares a theory he heard of who really did the murder. Reaction to the Bad Boys Ride of Die trailer (48:10) Is it possible to make a good PG-13 movie? (57:42) Are Spoof movies making a comeback? (1:03:29) Rust sh...

Welcome to the evolution to Cinematic Savants! New format is in place for the Savant Boys.......no format! 3 friends/ movie nerds talking through topics of the week. This week's topics: Greatest cinema run in history, Johnathan Majors sentencing, 9-1-1 uproar on a bisexual storyline, Can Superman be black, and Monkey Man being a Top 5 2024 release. Enjoy the conversation this week!

Welcome back to Cinematic Savants! Standing Ovation (15:11) Chance Perdomo, Godfrey, Edward Zwick. Binge Worthy (39:28) Quiet on the set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, 3 Body Problem. New Releases (51:54) Roadhouse, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Godzilla X Kong: New Empire. We also discuss the sex trafficking changes Diddy is facing this week.

In celebration of March Madness, we decided to make our own Actors Bracket for this week's episode. We've picked 4 actors and their top 16 movies to represent each bracket and we'll who has the best movie in the end. Our 4 actors are......Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, Robert DeNiro, and Tom Hanks! Let's get to it!

First things first, we're welcoming back Shawn from his time away with his newborn daughter. Standing Ovation (11:33) Shawn Brown, Laurence Fishburne, and Francis Ford Coppola. Binge Worthy (44:14) This Is Us, First 48, and Quiet on the Set: The Dark side of Kids TV. New Releases (1:00:44) Tyson's Run, Past Lives, and Spaceman. Special Segment this episode....Cinematic Madness! (1:44:27) W...

Standing Ovation (10:02) Zendaya and Hiroyuki Sanada. Binge Worthy (29:22) This Is Us and Shogun. New Releases (40:07) Kung Fu Panda 4 and Dune: Part 2. Cinema News (1:15:29) Oscar Awards Recap.

Standing Ovation (10:33) Maria P Williams, Sony Production, George O Gore ll. Binge Worthy (35:51) True Detective: Night Country, Evil Lives Here, The Last Airbender. New Releases (46:59) Ordinary Angels, Mike Epps: Ready to Sell Out, Bob Marley: One Love, Madame Web. Also we give our thoughts on the Borderlands trailer and the scuffle with Cam Newton at his 7 on 7 Camp in Atlanta.

We're abandoning our standard format this week to cover the Super Bowl trailers (9:12) Wicked, Twisters, A Quiet Place: Day One, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and Deadpool and Wolverine. The Super Bowl halftime show (1:27:30) with Usher, Ludacris Jermaine Dupri, Alicia Keys, Lil' Jon, and Will. I.Am. (2:00:40) We also cover the Mo'Nique interview on Club Shay Shay and she claims t...

We start of the show celebrating Ryan's birthday! Standing Ovation (8:36) We all celebrate the life of Carl Weathers who passes away February 1st. Binge Worthy (36:20) Watchmen (Max), Ted (Peacock), Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Amazon Prime). New Releases (57:05) Argylle, We Are the World documentry (Netflix), Last Voyage of the Demeter.

Standing Ovation (9:32) Tim Blake Nelson and Lou Ferrigno. Binge Worthy (32:14) Ted (Peacock). New Releases (38:37) The Underdoggs, Insidious: Red Door, The Killer. We have a great side conversation about the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Tommy's Hot Take on Indiana Jones.

Welcome back to Cinematic Savants! This weeks Standing Ovation (13:57) Gillian Anderson, Kali Reis, Julius Carry. Binge Worthy (49:10) McMillion's (Max), In the Dark (Netflix), Echo (Disney+), Sex Before the Internet (Hulu). New Releases (1:19:48) The Retirement Plan (Hulu), Lift (Netflix), Rebel Moon (Netflix), Eileen (Amazon Prime).

Standing Ovation (8:31) Kurtwood Smith, Niecy Nash, Taraji P Henson. Binge Worthy (34:28) Echo (Disney+), Reacher (Amazon Prime), True Detective: Night Country (Max). New Releases (52:53) If You Were the Last (Peacock), Lift (Netflix), The Beekeeper, Anyone But You, Rebel Moon (Netflix), and Thanksgiving. Cinema News (1:33:01) Taraji P Henson interview on her pay and treatment in Hollywood and Jon...

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Katt Williams! His interview with Shannon Sharpe on Club Shay Shay this past week has everyone talking, Cinematic Savants included, so we are taking the time to give our thoughts on some of the big takeaways we got from the interview. Enjoy the show!

We're back from Holiday break and it's time to release our Top 5 movies of 2023. Did Barbenheimer make an impact of us? Was Godzilla: Minus One crack the top 5? Was Super Mario that good? Did any Marvel movie make the list? Listen and find out!