Mike Tyrkus

An independent filmmaker, co-writer and director of over a dozen short films, the Editor in Chief of CinemaNerdz.com has spent much of the last three decades as a writer and editor specializing in biographical and critical reference sources in literature and the cinema, beginning in February 1991 reviewing films for his college newspaper. He was a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society, as well as the group's webmaster and one-time President for over a decade until the group ceased to exist. His contributions to film criticism can be found in Magill's Cinema Annual, VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever (of which he was the editor for nearly a decade until it too ceased to exist), the International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, and the St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia (on which he collaborated with editor Andrew Sarris). He has also appeared on the television program Critic LEE Speaking alongside Lee Thomas of FOX2 and Adam Graham, of The Detroit News. He currently lives in the Detroit area with his wife and their dogs.

Box-Office Weekend: TOY STORY 5 is #1

A new film pushed the week’s previous champion out of first place to claim the top spot of the box-office weekend as "Toy Story 5" took over first place.

Movie Review: Toy Story 5

Since the “Toy Story” franchise was launched in 1995 with the initial Toy Story, the series – which includes three sequels and a spinoff entitled Lightyear (2022) – has generated over $16 billion in total revenue across the last three decades. The films have grossed $1.4 billion domestically and just over $3.2 billion globally. Now, Disney and Pixar aim to increase those numbers exponentially with...[Read More]

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Box-Office Weekend: DISCLOSURE DAY Rules Weekend

A new release claimed the top spot of the box-office weekend, as DISCLOSURE DAY debuted $25 million ahead of the film that finished in second place – OBSESSION.

Movie Review: Disclosure Day

Ultimately, Disclosure Day feels like the culmination of a portion of director Steven Spielberg’s oeuvre that perhaps began with Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1977. His latest foray into the arrival of extraterrestrials on Earth is less the childlike tale of wonderment that the aforementioned film was, and is more a cynical yet ultimately hopeful exploration of exactly how we might success...[Read More]

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Box-Office Weekend: SCARY MOVIE Debuts on Top

A new film adorns the top spot of the box-office weekend as "Scary Movie" beat out the second debut of the weekend by $25.7 million to claim first place.

Box-Office Weekend: BACKROOMS Bulldozes Competition

A new film took control of the box-office weekend top ten as "Backrooms" debuted in first place $55.1 million ahead of its closest competition.

Box-Office Weekend: MANDALORIAN AND GROGU Dominates

"The Mandalorian and Grogu" debuted in first place $59.6 million and claimed dominion over the box-office weekend top ten prior to the holiday.

Movie Review: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

The newest film within the Star Wars Universe, centers not on a Skywalker but on Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu. Based on the program The Mandalorian, which has aired on Disney+ since 2019 over three season and eighteen episodes, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu offers an entertaining, and often thrilling experience, that Star Wars fans have been yearning to see for some time now. Set aft...[Read More]

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Box-Office Weekend: MICHAEL Retakes Top Spot

After two weeks out of the top spot, "Michael" retook the number slot of the box-office weekend by an $8.1 million margin.

Movie Review: Obsession

Writer/director Curry Barker’s second feature film, Obsession, which follows his 2024 debut Milk & Serial, often feels like something that has been seen before, but the sheer exuberance shown by everyone involved seems to share for the undertaking allows the whole of the film to overcome the sum of its parts. The film begins as the audience is introduced to Bear (Michael Johnston), a hopeless ...[Read More]

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Box-Office Weekend: Devil Wears Prada Repeats

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures enjoyed a second week of "The Devil Wears Prada 2" on top of the box-office weekend top ten.

Movie Review: Mortal Kombat II

The latest entry of the film franchise based on the iconic fighting game, the sequel to 2021’s reboot of the property, Mortal Kombat II, is arguably an improvement over the game’s original cinematic adaptation (Mortal Kombat (1995), directed by Paul W.S. Anderson) and subsequent sequel (Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997), directed by John R. Leonetti), albeit with a little more to offer than a rous...[Read More]

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