CinemaNerdz: The Podcast
The Editor in Chief of CinemaNerdz.com, Mike Tyrkus has been a writer/editor specializing in cinema studies since 1991. He was the webmaster for and a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society; he is currently a member of the Michigan Movie Critics Guild. His contributions to film criticism can be found in: Magill’s Cinema Annual, VideoHound’s Golden Movie Retriever (of which he was the editor), the International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, and the St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia (on which he collaborated with Andrew Sarris). In this podcast, Mike reviews the latest releases.
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Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
The Son is buoyed by an effective turn from Hugh Jackman as a father who, in echoing the failures of his own father, effectively dooms his own son as well.
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Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Not only is Avatar: The Way of Water a striking piece of work, but it is also perhaps the pinnacle of James Cameron’s career.
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Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
There is a beauty and poignancy within Empire of Light, the new film from writer/director Sam Mendes, that is something akin to a cathartic experience.
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Saturday Dec 10, 2022
Saturday Dec 10, 2022
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is easily one of the greatest incarnations of Carlo Collodi’s timeless classic and is, in its way, already a classic itself.
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Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
An earnestness to the story and the father/son relationship allows Strange World to resonate far more than the typical animated offering of this type.
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Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever serves as both a worthy sequel to the first film as well as an homage to the star of that film – the late Chadwick Boseman.
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Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile is an engaging and emotionally satisfying examination of Tucker's life and an uplifting piece of work.
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Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Black Adam, perhaps fares better as a stand-alone super-hero story, than it does when compared to the far more entertaining and seemingly retconned Shazam!
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Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Julia Roberts and George Clooney somehow manage to elevate Ticket to Paradise above just a mediocre offering to something more endearing and entertaining.
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Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
While Amsterdam may not be David O. Russell’s finest work, it does provide a wave of euphoria in witnessing an attempt at something spectacularly different.
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