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.
Podcast Ep. 158: "Coyote vs ACME"
Coyote vs ACME (2026) · Aug 29, 2026
Podcast Ep. 157: "The Magic Faraway Tree"
The Magic Faraway Tree (2026) · Aug 27, 2026
Podcast Ep. 156: "The End of Oak Street"
The End of Oak Street (2026) · Aug 27, 2026
Podcast Ep. 155: "Spider-Man: Brand New Day"
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) · Aug 27, 2026
Podcast Ep. 154: "The Odyssey"
The Odyssey (2026) · Jul 22, 2026
Podcast Ep. 153: "Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass"
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026) · Jul 22, 2026
Podcast Ep. 152: "Supergirl"
Supergirl (2026) · Jun 26, 2026
Podcast Ep. 151: "Toy Story 5"
Toy Story 5 (2026) · Jun 26, 2026
Podcast Ep. 150: "Disclosure Day"
Disclosure Day (2026) · Jun 26, 2026
Podcast Ep. 149: "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu"
The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) · Jun 26, 2026
Podcast Ep. 148: "Obsession"
Obsession (2026) · Jun 26, 2026
Podcast Ep. 147: "Mortal Kombat II"
Mortal Kombat II (2026) · Jun 26, 2026
Podcast Ep. 146: "Michael"
Michael (2026) · Apr 22, 2026
Podcast Ep. 145: "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie"
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) · Apr 3, 2026
Podcast Ep. 144: "Project Hail Mary"
Project Hail Mary (2026) · Mar 19, 2026
Podcast Ep. 143: "The Bride!"
The Bride! (2026) · Mar 6, 2026
Podcast Ep. 141: "Wuthering Heights"
"Wuthering Heights" (2026) · Feb 13, 2026
Podcast Ep. 140: "Crime 101"
Crime 101 (2026) · Feb 11, 2026
Podcast Ep. 139: "Song Sung Blue"
Song Sung Blue (2025) · Dec 25, 2025
Podcast Ep. 138: "Avatar: Fire and Ash"
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) · Dec 19, 2025
Podcast Ep. 137: "Wicked: For Good"
Wicked: For Good (2025) · Nov 21, 2025
Podcast Ep. 136: "Frankenstein"
Frankenstein (2007) · Nov 7, 2025
Podcast Ep. 135: "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere"
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) · Oct 24, 2025
Podcast Ep. 134: "Black Phone 2"
Black Phone 2 (2025) · Oct 17, 2025
Podcast Ep. 133: "After the Hunt"
After the Hunt (2025) · Oct 17, 2025
Podcast Ep. 132: "Roofman"
Roofman (2025) · Oct 10, 2025
Podcast Ep. 131: "Tron: Ares"
TRON: Ares (2025) · Oct 6, 2025
Podcast Ep. 130: "One Battle After Another"
One Battle After Another (2025) · Sep 25, 2025
Podcast Ep. 129: "The Long Walk"
The Long Walk (2025) · Sep 13, 2025
Podcast Ep. 128: "The Roses"
The War of the Roses (1989) · Aug 30, 2025
Podcast Ep. 127: "Caught Stealing"
Caught Stealing (2025) · Aug 30, 2025
Podcast Ep. 126: "Nobody 2"
Nobody 2 (2025) · Aug 14, 2025
Podcast Ep. 125: "Freakier Friday"
Freakier Friday (2025) · Aug 14, 2025
Podcast Ep. 124: "The Naked Gun"
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) · Aug 4, 2025
Podcast Ep. 123: "The Fantastic Four: First Steps"
The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025) · Jul 30, 2025
Podcast Ep. 122: "Eddington"
Eddington (2025) · Jul 18, 2025
Podcast Ep. 121: "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) · Jul 18, 2025
Podcast Ep. 120: "Superman"
Superman (1978) · Jul 18, 2025
Podcast Ep. 119: "Jurassic Park: Rebirth"
Jurassic Park (1993) · Jul 8, 2025
Podcast Ep. 118: "F1: The Movie"
Waffle F1 - The Movie (2022) · Jul 8, 2025
Podcast Ep. 117: "M3GAN 2.0"
M3GAN 2.0 (2025) · Jul 8, 2025
Podcast Ep. 116: "Elio"
Elio (2025) · Jul 8, 2025
Podcast Ep. 115: "28 Years Later"
28 Years Later (2025) · Jul 8, 2025
Podcast Ep. 114: ”How to Train Your Dragon”
How to Train Your Dragon (2025) · Jun 11, 2025
Podcast Ep. 113: ”From the World of John Wick: Ballerina”
Ballerina (2025) · Jun 11, 2025
Podcast Ep. 112: ”The Phoenician Scheme”
The Phoenician Scheme (2025) · Jun 11, 2025
Podcast Ep. 111: ”Karate Kid: Legends”
Karate Kid: Legends (2025) · Jun 11, 2025
Podcast Ep. 110: ”Lilo & Stitch”
Lilo & Stitch (2002) · Jun 11, 2025
Podcast Ep. 109: ”Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) · Jun 11, 2025
Podcast Ep. 108: ”Thunderbolts*”
Thunderbolts* (2025) · May 6, 2025
Podcast Ep. 107: ”Drop”
Drop (2025) · Apr 29, 2025
Podcast Ep. 106: ”A Working Man”
A Working Man (2025) · Apr 29, 2025
Podcast Ep. 105: ”Disney’s Snow White”
Snow White (2025) · Apr 29, 2025
Podcast Ep. 104: ”Last Breath”
Last Breath (2025) · Apr 29, 2025
Podcast Ep. 103: ”Captain America: Brave New World”
Captain America: Brave New World (2025) · Apr 29, 2025
Podcast Ep. 102: ”September 5”
September 5 (2024) · Jan 23, 2025
Podcast Ep. 101: ”Wolf Man”
Wolf Man (2025) · Jan 23, 2025
Podcast Ep. 100: ”Nosferatu”
Nosferatu (2024) · Dec 25, 2024
Podcast Ep. 99: ”The Fire Inside”
The Fire Inside (2024) · Dec 23, 2024
Podcast Ep. 98: ”A Complete Unknown”
A Complete Unknown (2024) · Dec 18, 2024
Podcast Ep. 97: ”Wicked: Part I”
Wicked (2024) · Dec 13, 2024
Podcast Ep. 96: ”Gladiator II”
Gladiator II (2024) · Dec 13, 2024
Podcast Ep. 95: ”Piece By Piece”
Piece by Piece (2024) · Oct 15, 2024
Podcast Ep. 94: ”Joker: Folie à Deux”
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) · Oct 15, 2024
Podcast Ep. 93: ”Megalopolis”
Megalopolis (2024) · Oct 14, 2024
Podcast Ep. 92: ”My Old Ass”
My Old Ass (2024) · Sep 22, 2024
Podcast Ep. 91: ”Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) · Sep 22, 2024
Podcast Ep. 90: ”Blink Twice”
Blink Twice (2024) · Sep 22, 2024
Podcast Ep. 89: ”Dìdi”
Dìdi (弟弟) (2024) · Sep 22, 2024
Podcast Ep. 88: ”Sing Sing”
Sing Sing (2024) · Sep 22, 2024
Podcast Ep. 87: ”Borderlands”
Borderlands (2024) · Sep 22, 2024
Podcast Ep. 86: ”Kneecap”
Kneecap (2024) · Sep 22, 2024
Podcast Ep. 85: ”Deadpool & Wolverine”
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) · Sep 22, 2024
Podcast Ep. 84: ”Despicable Me 4”
Despicable Me 4 (2024) · Jul 3, 2024
Podcast Ep. 83: ”Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F”
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) · Jul 3, 2024
Podcast Ep. 82: ”A Quiet Place: Day One”
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) · Jul 3, 2024
Podcast Ep. 81: ”Kinds of Kindness”
Kinds of Kindness (2024) · Jul 3, 2024
Podcast Ep. 80: “The Bikeriders”
The Bikeriders (2024) · Jun 26, 2024
Podcast Ep. 79: “Inside Out 2”
Inside Out 2 (2024) · Jun 26, 2024
Episode 78: “Back to Black”
Back to Black (2024) · May 28, 2024
Episode 77: “IF”
IF (2024) · May 28, 2024
Episode 76: “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) · May 13, 2024
Episode 75: “The Fall Guy”
The Fall Guy (2024) · May 13, 2024
Episode 74: “Challengers”
Challengers (2024) · May 13, 2024
Episode 73: “Abigail”
Abigail (2019) · May 13, 2024
Episode 72: “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) · May 13, 2024
Episode 71: “Monkey Man”
Monkey Man (2024) · May 13, 2024
Episode 70: “Wicked Little Letters”
Wicked Little Letters (2024) · May 13, 2024
Episode 69: “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) · Mar 26, 2024
Episode 68: “The American Society of Magical Negroes”
The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024) · Mar 26, 2024
Episode 67: “Frida”
Frida (2002) · Mar 24, 2024
Episode 66: “Arthur the King”
Arthur the King (2024) · Mar 24, 2024
Episode 65: “Kung Fu Panda 4”
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) · Mar 12, 2024
Episode 64: “Dune: Part Two”
Dune: Part Two (2024) · Feb 27, 2024
Episode 63: “Drive-Away Dolls”
Drive-Away Dolls (2024) · Feb 26, 2024
Episode 62: “Bob Marley: One Love”
Bob Marley: One Love (2024) · Feb 14, 2024
Episode 61: “The Teachers’ Lounge”
The Teachers' Lounge (2023) · Feb 12, 2024
Episode 60: “The Underdoggs”
The Underdoggs (2024) · Feb 5, 2024
Episode 59: “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom”
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) · Dec 29, 2023
Episode 58: “Napoleon”
Napoleon (2023) · Dec 29, 2023
Episode 57: “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) · Dec 27, 2023
Episode 56: “Thanksgiving”
Thanksgiving (2023) · Dec 27, 2023
Episode 55: “Priscilla”
Priscilla (2023) · Nov 3, 2023
Episode 54: “Five Nights at Freddy’s”
Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) · Nov 3, 2023
Episode 53: “Stop Making Sense”
Stop Making Sense (1984) · Sep 27, 2023
Episode 51: “Strays”
Strays (2023) · Aug 19, 2023
Episode 50: “The Last Voyage of the Demeter”
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) · Aug 17, 2023
Episode 49: “Barbie”
Barbie (2023) · Aug 4, 2023
Episode 48: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) · Jul 12, 2023
Episode 47: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) · Jun 30, 2023
Episode 46: Past Lives
Past Lives (2023) · Jun 23, 2023
Episode 45: The Flash
The Flash (2023) · Jun 23, 2023
Episode 44: Book Club: The Next Chapter
Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023) · Jun 21, 2023
Episode 43: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) · May 20, 2023
Episode 42: Renfield
Renfield (2023) · May 19, 2023
Episode 41: Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) · Mar 27, 2023
Episode 39: Luther: The Fallen Sun
Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023) · Feb 26, 2023
Episode 38: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) · Feb 20, 2023
Episode 37: 80 for Brady
80 for Brady (2023) · Feb 3, 2023
Episode 36: The Son
The Son (2022) · Jan 23, 2023
Episode 35: Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) · Dec 25, 2022
Episode 34: Empire of Light
Empire of Light (2022) · Dec 11, 2022
Episode 33: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) · Dec 10, 2022
Episode 32: Strange World
Strange World (2022) · Nov 25, 2022
Episode 31: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) · Nov 12, 2022
Episode 30: The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile
The Return of Tanya Tucker Featuring Brandi Carlile (2022) · Nov 12, 2022
Episode 29: Black Adam
Black Adam (2022) · Oct 24, 2022
Episode 28: Ticket to Paradise
Ticket to Paradise (2022) · Oct 24, 2022
Episode 27: Amsterdam
Amsterdam (2022) · Oct 17, 2022
Episode 26: Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022) · Oct 17, 2022
Episode 25: Blonde
Blonde (2022) · Oct 17, 2022
Episode 24: Smile
Smile (2022) · Oct 14, 2022
Episode 23: Don’t Worry Darling
Don't Worry Darling (2022) · Oct 14, 2022
Episode 22: Pearl
Pearl (2022) · Sep 19, 2022
Episode 21: Goodnight Mommy
Goodnight Mommy (2022) · Sep 19, 2022
Episode 20: Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022) · Sep 18, 2022
Episode 19: Nope
Nope (2022) · Jul 23, 2022
Episode 18: Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) · Jul 23, 2022
Episode 17: Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) · Jul 13, 2022
Episode 16: Elvis
Elvis (2022) · Jun 24, 2022
Episode 15: The Phantom of the Open
The Phantom of the Open (2022) · Jun 22, 2022
Episode 14: Crimes of the Future
Crimes of the Future (2022) · Jun 15, 2022
Episode 13: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) · May 28, 2022
Episode 12: The Duke
The Duke (2021) · May 1, 2022
Episode 11: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) · Apr 26, 2022
Episode 10: The Northman
The Northman (2022) · Apr 25, 2022
Episode 9: Ambulance
Ambulance (2022) · Apr 18, 2022
Episode 8: Father Stu
Father Stu (2022) · Apr 18, 2022
Episode 7: Morbius
Morbius (2022) · Apr 2, 2022
Episode 6: The Lost City
The Lost City (2022) · Mar 27, 2022
Episode 5: Cheaper By The Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen (2022) · Mar 26, 2022
Episode 2: Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg Can’t Save ”Uncharted”
Uncharted (2022) · Feb 20, 2022