Author: Tucker Watkins

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‘Star Wars’ May Be Leaning Too Heavily on “Fan Service”

Star Wars is one of the most important films (or series) in my entire life. Countless times have I popped in the DVDs and watched over and over, and finding out that I would finally have access to all 9 films on Disney Plus was music to my ears. Even more exciting than the prospect of an 18+ hour-long binge-fest was

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News & Rumors

Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Debuts Its Amazing Title Sequence at TUDUM

Netflix’s long-awaited TUDUM event has TU-COME and TU-GONE, and to be honest, I am a little disappointed. However, right around the 2-hour mark, my ears perked up like an excited dog when I heard the words: “coming up, John Cho to talk about Cowboy Bebop.” And if one segment of the event did not disappoint, it was that short and incredibly

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ReviewsTV & Streaming Series Reviews

‘Foundation’ Episodes 1 and 2 Review: Bold But Hollow

The first two episodes of Apple TV’s Foundation are finally out and I’m a little bit conflicted. While it never fails to flaunt their absolutely stunning visual capabilities and certainly attempts to cover some heavy themes, I’m left wanting more so far. And in the worst possible way. Beware! Minor spoilers for the two-episode premiere of Foundation are below. To begin,

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ReviewsTV & Streaming Series Reviews

‘Star Wars: Visions’ Review: Studio Colorido, Kinema Citrus and Geno Studio

Star Wars: Visions is finally out and a couple of my friends, as well as myself, here at The Cosmic Circus decided to divvy up the workload. Alex and Vin were both really excited to cover certain studios and certain episodes, so I decided to just take whatever episodes were left over. Frankly, I was so excited to watch and write

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Hulu’s ‘Hit Monkey’ Series First Image and Premiere Date

There was an idea to bring together a group of unremarkable people to see if they could become something more. The Offenders was a short-lived idea under the since shuttered Marvel Television regime run by Jeph Loeb. 4 animated tv shows to debut on Hulu, all different, but all eventually converging in a crossover event: The Offenders. 2 of the shows

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‘The Batman’ Spin-Off For The Penguin In Development

Even after confirming that Warner Bros would be developing sequels for Mortal Kombat, Variety wasn’t done having their fun. Yesterday, they revealed that HBO Max and WB were developing a Penguin spin-off series from next year’s The Batman. They also said that Colin Farrell had been approached to return but hasn’t yet signed on and that Lauren LeFranc will be writing

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Movie ReviewsReviews

James Wan’s ‘Malignant’ (spoiler free review)

Malignant is the most fun I’ve had watching a horror movie in a long time. Since James Wan busted on the scene with 2004’s genre reforming hit Saw, his work has been consistently divisive (to say the least). But, the man doesn’t fail to reassure audiences that he knows what he’s doing, putting out two billion-dollar films in the last 6

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‘Cowboy Bebop’ Netflix Adaptation Showrunner Chats About Show

For fans of the 1998 anime, news that Cowboy Bebop would be getting a live-action adaptation for Netflix was emotionally conflicting. I was excited to finally jump into the world of Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, and Faye Valentine through another adaptation, but the thought of someone possibly using the Cowboy Bebop name and falling face-first into failure was worrying. However, after

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