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.
Episodes
Aug 4, 2025
Aug 4, 2025
6 min
In this episode of CinemaNerdz: The Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Mike Tyrkus explains that although The Naked Gun may have some flaws as a reboot, it is a wild and entertaining comedy that succeeds in redefining the genre its namesake helped to create.
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Jul 30, 2025
Jul 30, 2025
7 min
In this episode of CinemaNerdz: The Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Mike Tyrkus exclaims that The Fantastic Four: First Steps delivers an original and creative adventure on par with some of the previous best films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Jul 18, 2025
Jul 18, 2025
4 min
In this episode of CinemaNerdz: The Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Mike Tyrkus laments that while it is far from a complete failure, Eddington is a major misfire in that there is a better version of the film had it been one film rather than several.
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Jul 18, 2025
Jul 18, 2025
5 min
In this episode of CinemaNerdz: The Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Mike Tyrkus flatly states that there is just too little substance in the latest version of I Know What You Did Last Summer to warrant moving forward with the series any further.
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Jul 18, 2025
Jul 18, 2025
5 min
In this episode of CinemaNerdz: The Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Mike Tyrkus opines that although it may not be the game changing cinematic event many fans were hoping it would be, Superman does bode well for the future of the DC Cinematic Universe.
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Jul 8, 2025
Jul 8, 2025
6 min
In this episode of CinemaNerdz: The Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Mike Tyrkus laments that Jurassic World: Rebirth provides little hope that the series will rebound and do anything other than simply regurgitate the same old formula again and again.
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Jul 8, 2025
Jul 8, 2025
6 min
In this episode of CinemaNerdz: The Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Mike Tyrkus states that while there may have been more powerful films about the sport of racing, there have not been many that were as complete a package as F1: The Movie proves to be.
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Jul 8, 2025
Jul 8, 2025
6 min
In this episode of CinemaNerdz: The Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Mike Tyrkus states that M3GAN 2.0 proves to be one of those rare sequels that succeeds in delivering the goods.
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Jul 8, 2025
Jul 8, 2025
6 min
In this episode of CinemaNerdz: The Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Mike Tyrkus states that Elio may not be the typical story audiences are accustomed to seeing from Pixar, it is certainly one whose scope is definitely within the milieu of the studio.
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Jul 8, 2025
Jul 8, 2025
5 min
In this episode of CinemaNerdz: The Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Mike Tyrkus states that 28 Years Later proves to be a mixed bag that delivers on its pedigree yet seems more concerned with setting up subsequent films than concluding its own story.
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