This week on Cinematic Savants we start off with us being way too immature to have a conversation about a rapper named Big Dank getting a Lyft driver fired because he said she was too big to get in his car, so we have thoughts. We give the audience a recap of Captain America: Brave New World. Did this movie do its job on "bringing Marvel back" or did it miss the landing? Shawn has a review for Love Hurts, starring Key Hu Quan.

We start off this week with a recap of the Super Bowl, which featured a highly entertaining halftime show from Kendrick Lamar. We discuss if someone like him was worthy of a halftime performance and if other rappers could do a solo show. We also prepare for the arrival of Captain America: Brave New World coming to theaters this week and we have a lot of thoughts and theories and what to expect. Also, can the top 5 talents from In Living Color beat the top 5 from Saturday Night Live? Listen in to find out.

We start the off with a huge Happy Birthday to Mr. Ryan Winters who finally joins the 40 Club with Tommy and Shawn! We give our thoughts of the Luka trade to the Lakers, which we believe a documentary will be made on this event. Try to make some sense of the Blake Lively lawsuit against her director/costar. Review of the much anticipated Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer and how this movie will compare to Superman at the box office this summer.

The Cinematic Trinity is back! Ryan returns to give his take on Wolf Man (5:10). Shawn steps out of his comfort zone to watch The Wild Robot (13:25). Tommy backtracks to give his review of Carry On available on Netflix and Civil War on Max (18:18). Tommy gives is thoughts on the Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy documentary on Peacock (40:28). Shawn gives Ryan the All-Time Villian Battle (1:09:03). Worst Movie Cliche of All Time (1:31:27).

This week on Cinematic Savants we start with prayers to California residents who are suffering from the wildfires (18:06). We give our thoughts on Donald Trump's inauguration (7:58). SPOILER ALERT we give our breakdown review of Squid Game 2 (25:56). Juror #2 on Max (51:56). Subservience and Back in Action on Netflix (56:06). Shawn reviews Wolfman (1:14:10).

Holiday break is over and Cinematic Savants is back! We start off by recapping a few movies we caught during the break towards the end of the year. Shawn reviews Nosferatu (5:38), and a spoiler-free review of Squid Game Season 2 (10:45). Tommy gives reviews for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (16:05), The Substance starring Demi Moore (21:40), and Homestead (35:56). We discuss the Teaser Trailer for Superman Legacy, directed by James Gunn (45:56) and even do a deep dive on the FS1 drama (1:25:36).

This is it for 2024! We've had a great on Cinematic Savants watching a lot of great movies this year (along with some bad ones) and it's time to give our Top 5 lists for the best movies that have come out this year. We're also recapping the worst movies of the year, so tune in and enjoy the episode. Merry New Year!!

The Savants kick off with Shawns review of Jamie Foxx's newest standup released on Netflix, What Had Happened was.., which has some strong reactions from viewers. Was it too sad and not enough jokes? Ryan gives his review of Wicked, along with a rant on "Woke Culture" being stolen from us. Shawn gives his review of Afraid, which launches a conversation on artificial intelligence. Tommy goes on a rant for what has become of one of his favorite show, Yellowstone and gives his review of Agatha All Along on Disney+. Tommy gives some box office trivia to recap the 2024 year.