Cinematic Savants

This week on Cinematic Savants we review the biopic Elvis, which is now available on HBO Max. The Peacock original Honk for Jesus, starring Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall has Tommy a bit conflicted on the messaging of black Christians. Shawn gives his standing ovation to the legend, John Candy, this week while Tommy sees a star in the making with Austin Butler of the new Elvis film. We also have an interesting talk about why "white shows" versus "black shows".

The Savant Boys look ahead to National Cinema Day, September 3rd, to see what movies should be watched to celebrate. We give our appreciation to AMC this week for promoting the day with $3 movie tickets to celebrate. This week we review the Idris Elba movie Beast, along with the Amazon Prime release of Samaritan, starring Sylvester Stallone. 

The Savant boys are back! Covering the latest Marvel release, She-Hulk, the new Netflix original Day Shift starring Jamie Foxx, as well as the news breaking on AMC preparing for bankruptcy. Do movie theaters need "Black Star Power" to save cinema post pandemic? Have high ticket prices driven fans away and pushed streaming to the forefront? 

This week we're reviewing the surprise hit from Hulu, Prey, the latest installment from the Predator franchise. Was this latest release as good as the original? What made this one so different than the latest installments? Also, we review Bullet Train starring Brad Pitt and we cover the latest milestone for Top Gun: Maverick.

Taking a break from the regular format this week to break down some major news stories surrounding the entertainment industry.....starting with "The Apology" from Will Smith. We do a deep dive on why he's talking now and if he was truly sincere. We later discuss the outcry of racism at Sesame Place along with other topics.

This week we do our best to breakdown the latest release from Writer, Producer, and Director Jordan Peele, Nope. Is this movie as entertaining as advertised or will you leave the theaters scratching your head while looking up at the clouds? Also, it's been a big week for Marvel Studios with their trailer releases on several projects, including the long-awaited sneak peek of Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever. 

This week we have local filmmaker Andrew Gilford in for an amazing conversation about his filmmaking process and also his love of cinema. He is currently filming his short film, Cold As Steel, and we get some insight on his character as well as the many jobs he has taken on as an up-and-coming artist. We cover a lot of topics this week so enjoy the conversation with a room full of cinema lovers.

The Savant Boys are back from last week's hiatus to review the latest releases of Thor: Love and Thunder and Minions: The Rise of Gru. A lot has been said of the latest Marvel blockbuster release that has a lot of fans thinking......Is Marvel losing the magic it once had? Also, we cover the season finale of Ms. Marvel and Abbott Elementary. 

Settle in for another great episode of Cinematic Savants! This week we're looking ahead to another great holiday weekend with the release Minions: The Rise of Gru and Part 2 of Stranger Things season 4. Also, with the announcement of his retirement from cinema scores following the release of Indiana Jones 5, we pay tribute to the Cinematic Score God who has impacted the world with his music......John Williams. What do you think is his best score?

Top 5, dead or alive, and that's just off.... the first half of 2022. The Savant boys are looking back at the first half of 2022 to see how the world of cinema has been doing thus far. Plenty of surprises, good and bad. Tom Cruise made his mark on the year so far. The Batman was a great success. Netflix is leaving all other platforms in the dust, but is the quality good?