Cinematic Savants

Following the release of Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, we have a lot of questions and concerns about the direction of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This week we're doing a deep dive on Phase 4 and the beginning of Phase 5. If you're lost on what's been happening since Avengers: Endgame, this is the episode for you!

This week we're discussing a whole slate of brand-new trailers from Fast X, The Flash, and Creed 3. Has Fast and Furious lost its audience with the crazy stunts? Can The Flash save what's left of the DC Universe? Also the Savant Boys give their final thoughts on Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, 

Kicking off the episode by celebrating our fellow Cinematic Savant, Ryan! Happy Birthday to our guy! This week in preparation of Valentine's Day were giving our recommendations for the perfect date night movie. Standing ovation to Viola Davis for reaching EGOT status, Billy Dee Williams, and Theresa Randle. Reviews for the latest episode of The Last of Us and Knock at the Cabin. A reboot of White Men Can't Jump is on the way, but who asked for this?

Standing Ovations this week goes to Kenya Barris, Bill Duke, and Joe Pesci. This week we're discussing The Last of Us, Shotgun Wedding, and You People. The Savant Boys have a serious talk about where Eddie Murphy is in his career and what's the real problem with his washed down comedy. Wil Smith and Martin Lawrence announce Bad Boys 4 is in the works, but do we need it or does Will Smith need it? Alec Baldwin is formally charged with Involuntary Manslaughter for the shooting death on Rust.

Some pre-show laughs to get the show started this week. Avatar continues to move up the Box Office record books, but where will it land in the end? Jeremy Renner makes it home from the hospital after is snowplow accident. Shawn gives us his review of The Last of Us on HBO Max. Channing Tatum wants to remake Ghost, but should he stay away from such a classic or give it a try?

Recapping the Golden Globe Awards this with a lot of big wins for us to discuss this week. Is Jonathan Majors next up to overtake Michael B. Jordan as the next top black Hollywood star? LeBron James' produced remake, House Party releases this week which begs the question whether it's time to stop making remakes. New Ant-Man trailer released this week, but how excited are we now?

Happy New Year Savant Family! We're starting the year the only way we know how........a Top 5 list! Top 5 Comic Book movies this week, but we also look ahead to 2023 with some very big releases to anticipate.

2022 has given us a lot to celebrate in the world of cinema. Movie theaters had a great bounce back year with the help of Top Gun: Maverick, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the latest release from James Cameron with Avatar: The Way of Water. We also had to say goodbye to some of the industry's most beloved icons, such as Sidney Poitier, Bob Saget, Olivia Newton-John, and Kirstie Alley but their work is done and will live with us forever. We are covering it all this week for the last episode of the year. Thank you to all the listeners for your support and we wish you all the best going into the new year.

The final big release is here upon us and we're ready to go back to Pandora this week. Avatar: The Way of Water is releasing this week and it's time to give final thoughts on what to expect from visionary director James Cameron. Shawn and Tommy give standing ovations to the dynamic duo of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover.

It's almost time to go back to Pandora and The Savants are here to prepare you for the trip. Can Avatar: The Way of Water recapture the magic of the first film? Shawn has a surprising review of Violent Night starring David Harbour. We say rest in peace to the legendary actress Kirstie Alley, who passed this week from her private battle with cancer.