Cinematic Savants

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.

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).

This week on Cinematic Savants we have Tommy's review of Mickey 17 on HBO Max (16:03). Shawn reviews the latest horror movie Bring Her Back (25:15) and the documentary on Netflix, Shooting Guards (42:00). Ryan goes over the hill for the Savants to watch The Karate Kid: Legends (47:05). Tommy gets a nice surprise from the movie Novocaine on HBO Max (55:25). We give our thoughts on the Happy Gilmore 2 trailer (1:00:10) and the thought of comedy legends ruining their legacy with money grab sequels (1:05:13). Shawn gives a Stranger Things 5 update (1:13:00).

Savants start off by recapping their Memorial Day weekend and Shawn vents about his road rage in Ohio, but this week is all about the legend, Tom Cruise. We each give our reviews for what is the last entry to the Mission: Impossible franchise starring Tom Cruise. Did it deliver or the action and incredible stunt work accustomed to? Did the storyline work for us? Is this really the last Mission: Impossible? Tune it to find out.

Ryan leads off this week with his review of Havoc, newly released film starring Tom Hardy (14:06). Shawn gives an update on the Freak Off Trial of Diddy (19:49). Tom Cruises' final Mission: Impossible film is releasing this weekend, and we give our thoughts on the franchise and The Final Reckoning (54:08). We get sidetracked with the Caitlin Clark/ Angel Reese rivalry (1:05:39). Final Destination: Bloodline reviews (1:33:35). We cap off this episode with the Actor whose had the greatest run in Hollywood history (2:21:19).

The most anticipated release of Thunderbolts* has Cinematic Savants split on reviews of The New Avengers. Did Marvel deliver on restoring the reputation of the MCU? Does this get us excited for the upcoming Fantastic Four: First Steps release in July? With the Diddy sex trafficking trail starting this week, we discuss what could happen with the hip hop mogul. Also, this week we entertain the debate of 100 men Vs I Silverback Gorilla.

Tommy and Shawn start off the episode with their preview of Thunderbolts* releasing this weekend. We give our fan theories of what could happen and is this finally the movie that will bring the Marvel fans back. Praise is given to Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan for the massive success of Sinners with only a 6% drop at the box office for its 2nd week out (17:06). Are end credit scenes getting out of hand? (23:25). AMC vs Regal theaters (32:01). Shawn reviews Last Breathe, starring Woody Harrelson (42:15). Tommy reviews Daredevil: Born Again 46:08). Tommy gives his thoughts on The Accountant 2, starring Ben Affleck (50:40). NFL Draft backlash on Shedeur Sanders (59:11). Tommy and Shawn end the episode arguing the Predator: Badlands trailer (1:19:20).

The Savants get caught up with each other after taking a last week off due to Tax Day sneaking up. Ryan gives a light review of Black Bag, starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, and Pierce Brosnan (24:50). Shawn gives reviews for Drop, One of Them Days, Mufasa, and Companion (28:40). Tommy gives a quick grade of The Last of Us and One of Them Days (56:23). Shannon Sharpe got into some trouble this past week (1:04:53). Lastly, our reviews for Sinners, starring Michael B Jordan (1:15:47).

We start off the show with Shawn winning his NCAA work bracket. Shawn gives his review of Lady in the Yard (10:33). Tommy has thoughts on Wicked, which just released on Peacock (18:02). Tommy and Ryan have a conversation on what "Woke in Hollywood" really means (28:15). Shawn was not of fan of the Y2K movie (41:35). Ryan gives us his thoughts on the Apple+ show with Seth Rogan, The Studio (45:05). Our big conversation of the week is how much would Hollywood change of American films and shows were only made by American actors/actresses (55:38).

This week Shawn gives his review of documentary of Jared from the Subway commercials on what led to this 15-year prison sentence for pedophilia. Tommy has reviews for A Complete Unknown, starring Timothee Chalamet and The Electric State, starring Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown. Thoughts on the Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement from Marvel. Ending the episode with a Soundtrack Trivia for Shawn and Ryan.

The Savant Boys start off the week with Shawn making us aware about the attack on Tesla owners after recent remarks coming from Elon Musk. Shawn and Tommy give their reviews on the latest live action remake of Snow White. A lot of criticism has come its way from the "woke" angle is takes on the modern version of this story to the backlash of using CGI for the dwarfs to the stars bad mouthing the original prior to the release, giving it the worst opening of all the live action remakes so far. Tommy gives his review of newly released Magazine Dreams, starring Jonathan Majors, which according to Tommy is a masterclass of acting. And we wrap up this week with another game of Cinematic Jeopardy.

This week on Cinematic Savants Shawn starts with a review for a documentary on Max, Kobe: The Making of a Legend (15:17), which covers the legend as a kid all the way through to his tragic passing from a helicopter crash with his daughter. Diddy does a phone interview defending Kanye West (27:00). Review for A Real Pain, Anora, and Heart Eyes (34:35). Tommy does a game of Cinema Pick 'Em for March Madness (1:119:50). Shawn does another game of Cinema Jeopardy (1:58:38).

This week on Cinematic Savants Shawn starts us off with a review of the Documentary series on Max, We Beat The Dream Team (12:20). A story of collage players that scrimmaged against The Dream Team prior to the Olympics and destroyed them. Tommy has a review for what he believes is the worst comic book movie ever made, Hellboy: The Crooked Man on Hulu (25:41). Ryan started on the Daredevil: Born Again series on Disney + (33:48). Shaen caps off reviews with Elevation, Starring Anthony Mackie on Max (43:11). Shawn brings back Cinema Jeopardy (1:11:59).

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 (1:24:48). We finish the show with our Top 5 White Movies that black people love (2:08:54).

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 Kennedy is stepping down at the end of the year, ending her reign over Star Wars projects, but who should take her place? (1:10:16)

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 review for Love Hurts, starring Key Hu Quan.

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. Also, can the top 5 talents from In Living Color beat the top 5 from Saturday Night Live? Listen in to find out.

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 compare to Superman at the box office this summer.

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). Worst Movie Cliche of All Time (1:31:27).

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 Legacy, directed by James Gunn (45:56) and even do a deep dive on the FS1 drama (1:25:36).

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!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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 rant for what has become of one of his favorite show, Yellowstone and gives his review of Agatha All Along on Disney+. Tommy gives some box office trivia to recap the 2024 year. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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 should happen. Enjoy the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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 in America. What could go wrong? Tommy gives a review of Wolfs, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, who both play fix-it men. Shawn is taken to Savants Court and brought up on charges of why he hates Anthony Mackie as Falcon/Captain America. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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 giving our reviews for the surprise box office hit, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, along with a few other releases. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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? Will Ryan make the pod this week? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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 this was the only move to make? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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". --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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 our Top 3 shows of all time (2:13:23). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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 shooting sentencing (1:05:48) Keanu Reeves casted in new Sonic the Hedgehog movie (1:25:44) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support

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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tommy-curry/support