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
  • Trivia Time
    Jul 24 2025

    This week we're showing love to the legend, Macolm Jamal-Warner, who tragically passed away this week. Shawn gives us his thoughts of Ironheart and how it compares to previous Marvel shows. We give our final thoughts on Happy Gilmore 2, which releases this week on Netflix and Fantastic Four: First Steps. This is a huge release for Marvel so can they finally get the First Family of Marvel right? Tommy tests Shawn and Ryan with Guess the Movie Trivia.

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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • Tough Crowd
    Jul 18 2025

    This week on Cinematic Savants we're catching up on a lot of topics and reviews. We go over the verdict of the Diddy trial and how it will impact his future. Tommy and Ryan give reviews for the Ironheart show on Disney+. We all give our reviews of Jurassic World: Rebirth and Superman. Shawn also goes over the hill for the team to watch the latest Tyler Perry release of Madea's Destination Wedding.

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    2 hrs and 27 mins
  • Top Notch Cinema
    Jul 4 2025

    Cinematic Savants is back with updates from Shawn on his busy wedding weekend and our thoughts on themed/ destination weddings. Ryan leads off with his early review for Ironheart on Disney+ (18:49). Shawn steps out of his comfort zone to watch the Max documentary Surviving Ohio State (28:01). Tommy binges Landman on Paramount+ starring Billy Bob Thornton (33:01). Ryan and Tommy give their reviews for highly anticipated F1 movie starring Brad Pitt and Damon Idris (40:54). We give our final thoughts prior to the release of Jurassic World: Rebirth (1:06:05). Tommy's review of 28 Years Later leaves Ryan and Shawn disappointed (1:10:09). Final thoughts on the upcoming verdict of the Diddy sex trafficking trial also this week on Cinematic Savants.

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    2 hrs and 30 mins
  • 2025 Top 5 (So Far)
    Jun 19 2025

    This week on Cinematic Savants we discuss the latest cinema news of the week, which includes Tyler Perry's lawsuit and rumors of Kevin Fiege stepping down after Avengers: Secret Wars. Also, to cap off the first half of the year, we're giving our Top 5 movies of the year.

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    2 hrs and 22 mins
  • Donuts and Beer
    Jun 13 2025

    We start off this week by saluting all the dads for the upcoming Father's Day weekend and we give our opinion on who was the greatest TV Dad of all time (23:36). Tommy has reviews for 2 shows starring Danny McBride, Vice Principals and Righteous Gemstones (30:58). Ryan gives his thoughts on a new show he is binging, The Rookie (41:06). We all give our reviews on the spinoff release from the John Wick franchise, Ballerina (45:06). We all had a chance to watch the new release of Predator: Killer of Killers animated movie on Hulu (1:17:55).

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    2 hrs and 21 mins