Cinematic Savants

Shawn, Tommy, and Ryan

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.

  1. Won't You Be My Neighbor

    1 DAY AGO

    Won't You Be My Neighbor

    This week on Cinematic Savants we give our thoughts on the new Yellowstone spinoff show, Marshalls, and the uphill battle they have ahead of them to make a good spinoff show. Shawn realizes not everyone is a fan of Star Wars, as we discuss the prequels vs the original trilogy. Tommy reviews Code 3, starring Rainn Wilson and Lil' Rel Howery, 2 paramedics struggling to make to the end of their shift. Shawn has us come up with our list of the 3 best sitcom neighbors and Tommy has the Savants work through The Best Non-Oscar Winner of all time bracket for March Madness.

    2h 18m
  2. Guess Who's Back

    6 MAR

    Guess Who's Back

    That's right, Cinematic Savants are back in the building! After a long hiatas for studio upgrades, we are here again for your weekly entertainment. With so much to cover over the last 2 months, from the Super Bowl halftime show, the Stranger Things series finale, and countless reviews, we get to it. Scream 7, the first big release of the year gets our attention this week. Does the return of Neve Campbell help the franchise or does Scream turn into a yawn for the fans? Scary Movie 6 releases the much-anticipated trailer this past week, but how does everyone feel about the return of the Wayans to the franchise?

    2h 42m

  3. 1 JAN

    2025 Wrap Up

    The Savant Boys are back to give you all the Year End Wrap Up! A lot of storylines to cover, from Stephen King and horror films dominating the box office this year to Marvel downfall with fans. We've lost many stars this year and we want to give our prayers and thoughts to the family, friends, and fans they've impacted with their work in cinema. We cap off the episode with our Top 5 films of the year. Which movies made your top 5?

    2h 38m
  4. A Stranger Things Crashout

    06/12/2025

    A Stranger Things Crashout

    This week we get to what the world has been waiting for, Stranger Things Season 5 release. A lot of fan theories have been circulating the internet, Shawn and Tommy answer some of those theories. Was part 1 a letdown or did it meet expectations? Episode 6 of IT: Welcome to Derry gets a review and Tommy can't help but compare to Stranger Things on what HBO got right with its series and where Netflix falls short on Stranger Things.

    1h 43m
  5. Being Thankful

    27/11/2025

    Being Thankful

    This week Tommy and Shawn go over plans for Thanksgiving and holiday shopping. We have a discussion on the latest update on Grand Theft Auto 7, job verification to play the game (7:21). We do a deep dive on the latest episode of IT: Welcome to Derry and what we can look forward to moving forward (18:58). We review The Running Man, starring Glen Powell, and how it connects to the IT Universe (35:43). An in-depth discussion is had on the Being Eddie documentary on Netflix that answers a lot of questions and raises more on the current state of Eddie Murphy and where he goes from here (43:50). Shawn ends the episode with his review of Good Fortune (1:17:49).

    1h 38m
  6. Out On A Ledge

    14/11/2025

    Out On A Ledge

    This week on Cinematic Savants we're getting up on that latest episode of IT: Welcome to Derry on HBO Max from Shawn (21:20). Ryan gives up his review of The Black Phone 2 starring Ethan Hawke (30:45). Thoughts on the Scream 7 trailer and Toy Story 5 teaser (38:19). Shawn reviews The Smashing Machine, starring The Rock and Emily Blunt (46:39). We try to figure out who's the most toxic couple in cinema history (53:25). We try to figure out the public hate for Sydney Sweeney (1:12:45). To end the episode this week, reviews for Predator: Badlands and we rank all 9 Predator movies (1:19:48).

    2h 27m

  7. 08/11/2025

    The Good Old Days

    When's the last time you camped out for movie tickets?

    1 min

  8. 08/11/2025

    Happy Wife, Happy Life?

    What about the husband?

    1 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Shawn, Tommy, and Ryan
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    207
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Shawn, Tommy, and Ryan
  • Show Website
    Cinematic Savants