Cinematic Savants

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.

  1. JAN 1

    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
  2. A Stranger Things Crashout

    12/06/2025

    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
  3. Being Thankful

    11/27/2025

    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
  4. Out On A Ledge

    11/14/2025

    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

  5. 11/08/2025

    The Good Old Days

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

    1 min

  6. 11/08/2025

    Happy Wife, Happy Life?

    What about the husband?

    1 min
  7. The Perfect Podcast

    11/07/2025

    The Perfect Podcast

    This week on Cinematic Savants we're discussing the vague announcement of Damon Idris becoming the next Black Panther making his appearance at the Vogue Fashion Show. DC won the box office over Marvel, but what does the future look like for both studios moving forward? Tommy and Shawn recap the latest episode of IT: Welcome to Derry and how it connects to The Shining in the Stephen King universe. We breakdown the rumors of Millie Bobby Brown filing a complaint against David Harbour for bullying on the set of Stranger Things season 5. We have an in-depth conversation on what it means to us to be pigeonholed into a role, like Millie Bobby Brown, and how it has stalled her career. Tommy reviews the Netflix documentary The Perfect Neighbor, which is very heartbreaking to watch and Squid Games season 3.

    1h 42m
  8. Welcome to Cinematic Savants

    11/05/2025

    Welcome to Cinematic Savants

    This week on Cinematic Savants we're giving a review of episode 1 of IT: Welcome to Derry, the prequel to the IT horror franchise on HBO Max as well as a review for the sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer, newly released on Netflix.

    1h 15m
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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
    205
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Shawn, Tommy, and Ryan
  • Show Website
    Cinematic Savants