Cinematic Savants

Halloween is approaching and Shawn came up with an idea of having a Horror Draft....BRILLIANT IDEA! So, with a special guest this week, Jake (Not from State Farm), we drafted who will feel are the best horror legends in cinema, the best horror movie, and best horror director.

Standing Ovation (4:35) Park Chan-wook (Director of Oldboy), Eric Kripke, Scott Bakula. Binge Worthy (30:40) American Horror Story and Gen V. New Releases (56:34) Saw X, Strays, and The Exorcist: Believer.

Standing Ovation (7:04) John Woo, Marton Csokas, Garrett Morrison. Binge Worthy (41:27) Suits. New Releases (45:07) BS High, Expendables 4, Saw X, and The Creator. Future Projects (1:56:32) Loki Season 2 and The Exorcist: Believer.

The Cinematic Savant group chat sparked an idea for this weeks episode, an Actor Verses Actor episode.

Round 1. Denzel Washington vs Samuel L Jackson (5:09)

Round 2. Jim Carrey vs Robin Williams (51:58)

Round 3. Robert Downey Jr. vs Johnny Depp (1:08:32)

Round 4. Jamie Foxx vs Will Smith (1:28:20

Round 5. Wesley Snipes vs Steven Segal (1:44:18)

Bonus Round! Leonardo Decaprio vs Brad Pitt (1:49:26)

The Cinematic Trinity is back and ready to go! Standing Ovation (10:35) Brian De Palma, Kim Fields, and Taissa Farmiga. Binge Worthy (38:45) Suits, Winning Time, Glow Up, and Ashoka. New Releases (53:41) The Equalizer 3 and The Nun 2. Tommy revisits his conversation from last week about white shows getting more second runs over black shows. With the news of Frasier coming back Tommy gives himself a nickname.

Standing Ovation (11:12) Gina Torres and Steve Martin. Binge Worthy (30:18) Suits and Killing It Season 2 on Peacock. New Releases (38:30) The Equalizer 3 and BS High. Cinematic News (1:08:49)

With the WGA strike still ongoing we wanted to shine some light on the issues being brought up (9:15), along with that we discussed where does A.I. fit into the future plans of cinema and television? (40:48) The Savants answer some questions for the future of cinema, with a little fan service as well (1:06:00). Tommy gives Ryan and Shawn some theme song trivia (1:42:02). Shawn takes Ryan to Savant Court (1:57:04), but will the charges stick?

Standing Ovation (13:46) Quincy Isaiah, Lucas Black, Alicia Silverstone. Binge Worthy (38:23) Johnny Depp Vs. Amber Heard and Swamp Kings on Netflix, Harley Quinn (Max), Ted Lasso (Apple+). New Releases (1:01:57) TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, Talk to Me, and Blue Beetle.

We've crossed the half-way point of 2023 for movie releases so it's time for the Top 5 list from yours truly.

It was a crazy week in Montgomery, Al with the Riverboat Brawl (24:23), but we're here for cinema! Stand Ovations (8:32) including the citizens of Alabama and World-Famous Cartoonist Floyd Norman. Bingeworthy (49:09) Winning Time season 2 on HBO Max and Ted Lasso. New Releases (58:51) Barbie and Oppenheimer, along with The Meg 2.