Cinematic Savants

About Cinematic Savants

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.

Publisher

Shawn, Tommy, and Ryan

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

1 Apr 2021

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

224 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Start, Bench, Cut

   This week on Cinematic Savants Tommy and Shawn discuss the recent news of audiences walking out of Other Mommy, the newly released horror film, starring Jessica Chastain. Shawn binges the entire Carrie series on Amazon Prime, which gives the horror classic a modern twist, but what's Shawn's review of the remake? Tommy finds a hidden gem on Paramont+, Passenger, along with a very harsh review of the latest Steven Spielberg film, Discloser Day. Shawn ends the podcast by giving Tommy a list of horror icons, having to Start, Bench, and Cut 3 at a time. How does he do?

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Green Lanterns Lights

   This week on Cinematic Savants Shawn leads with his review of the Netflix documentary, The Idaho Murders, which begs the conversation how certain states treat certain crimes and lethal injections. Tommy gives his take on the season finale of Lanterns. How does it measure up to past DC projects and where does it lead the fans in the future. Season 4 of Ted Lasso comes to a close, but did it give the fans the finale it deserves? Tune in to find out.

3. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Cruisin' Through Life

   The Cinematic Trinity is back in the studio! After back to back cruises from Shawn and Tommy, they give feedback on their trips. Ryan and Shawn lead off the reviews this week with Resident Evil, directed by Zach Cragger, who' s coming off the hugging successful Weapons of last year, but does he keep the hot streak going? Tommy reviews what could make his Top 5 movies of the year, Heart of the Beast, starring Brad Pitt. Amazon Prime scores a hit with the newly released Neagley, a spinoff from Reacher.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

403 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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