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Cinematic Savants

Cinematic Savants

By: Shawn Tommy and Ryan
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Weekly entertainment and education on the amazing world of cinema from 3 friends sharing the black experience with funny stories, uniquely- unapologetic hot takes, and eye opening facts the industry doesn't want you to know.Shawn, Tommy, and Ryan Art
Episodes
  • A Perfect Horror Film
    Aug 15 2025

    This week on Cinematic Savants Ryan and Tommy review the reboot of Naked Gun, starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson (12:19). Ryan chimes in on our conversation from the previous episode about comedy movies not being pushed as much as other genres (16:18). Movies we wished we could've seen in theaters (26:55). The Pickup, starring Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson left us underwhelmed (50:51). Shawn reviews Any Given Saturday on Netflix (1:07:25). We all get to our reviews for Weapons, some of us consider this one of the top movies of the year (1:11:00).

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    2 hrs and 28 mins
  • WTF......SMH
    Aug 7 2025

    This week on Cinematic Savants Shawn and Tommy reminisce on how the theater experience has changed from when they were young (3:19). Shawn and Tommy had the chance to start Season 2 of Twisted Metal on Peacock, starring Anthony Mackie (21:20). Why is it harder for R-Rated video games to proper once moved to film as opposed to kid friendly games (31:57)? Shawn reviews a documentary on Hulu for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina (46:10). Tommy reviews one of the worst movies he's ever seen, War of the Worlds on Amazon Prime, starring Ice Cube (1:10:55). What happened to the comedy movie genre (1:23:25)?

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    2 hrs and 3 mins
  • That Was Trash
    Aug 2 2025

    We start off the episode by giving flowers to Hulk Hogan, who passed away this week at 71. Even with his controversies over the past few years, the wrestling legend has made a great impact on our lives growing up (6:28). We get briefing sidetracked with the couple at the Coldplay concert (28:05). We all give our Fantastic Four: First Steps reviews (33:05). Tommy gives his thoughts on what wrong with the MCU storylines since Avengers: Endgame (1:13:12). We all give our thoughts on the conspiracy theories of "Woke" agendas in cinema (1:39:15). Lastly, we give our reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 on Netflix (1:57:10). Some love it, while others think it's one of the worst movie sequels ever created. It's all here this week on Cinematic Savants. Enjoy this show!

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    3 hrs and 7 mins
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