The Events category is dedicated to the various cons and events attended and covered by Cosmic Circus writers. This includes film festivals, comic cons, and other significant one-time or recurring events dedicated to movies, shows, and other related pop culture entertainment.
Animol lifts the lid on the behind-closed doors mystery of the process of youth rehabilitation within a young offender’s institute. This is Ashley Walters‘ directorial debut, as he switches sides to be behind the camera but permits his personal lived experience from those So Solid days to create a gritty, compelling incisive drama that is difficult to look away from! What
Read MoreClarissa is the eponymous character, played by a luminous Sophie Okendo, who is transplanted to modern-day Lagos in this tale of societal interaction interspersed with class dynamics, loosely based on Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway novel from 1925. Sensuous and slow-paced, Clarissa embraces the Nigerian landscape to make it a central character amongst a stellar cast. However, the subtle direction and restraint
Read MoreMarvel Television’s VisionQuest is finally here to conclude the WandaVision trilogy, and the studio is pulling out all the stops. Paul Bettany and Ruaridh Mollica swung through Italy to screen the first two episodes of VisionQuest (and a sneak peek at episode 3) at the Rome Film Festival on Thursday night. I happened to be in Bologna the day before, so
Read MoreAmidst the ruins of her opera house, Lady Gaga has crafted something entirely unique: a dramatic farewell to her 2025 album Mayhem, reimagined as a futuristic, post-apocalyptic swan song for the ages. Mayhem Requiem is an entirely new take on an already critically acclaimed album, characterized by moody synthesizers and stripped-back production that allow Gaga’s incredible voice to shine through the
Read MoreThe Hunger Games is one of the most popular young adult franchises in the world, spanning five incredible books and six popular films. Naturally, some creative individuals thought the stage was the next frontier for Katniss to conquer. The Hunger Games: On Stage debuted in London earlier this year in a purpose-built theater in Canary Wharf. As a massive fan of
Read MorePrimetime is the type of film that could easily have been a disaster. It’s a very difficult task to put the audience against someone who is catching child predators. Especially since Chris Hansen has done work beyond the network juggernaut To Catch a Predator to help reduce child trafficking at home and abroad. However, since the documentary Predators, there has been
Read MoreWild Horse Nine is another Martin McDonagh movie that finds remorse in the scummiest of scumbags. In In Bruges, McDonagh made two unlikely hitmen hilarious and somehow empathetic, mostly through the performances of Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. His new film, Wild Horse Nine, does something similar. The film follows two men in a tedious profession and the friendship they have
Read MoreWithin the first second of Josef Kubota Wladyka’s Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!, the American filmmaker of Polish and Japanese descent immediately grabs our attention with large (and maximalist) title cards that announce a boisterous theatrical event. Divided into six chapters (plus an epilogue), Wladyka follows a Japanese dancer named Haru (Rinko Kikuchi), who competes in ballroom competitions with her boyfriend Luis (Alejandro Edda). A story
Read MoreMike Flanagan gave a two-episode sneak peek at his new take on Stephen King’s Carrie, showcasing the first two episodes to Fantastic Fest audiences. All eight episodes of Carrie will premiere on Prime Video on October 7, 2026. This new vision is one of the first collaborations between Flanagan and Prime Video, and at first glance, it seems like a healthy start. Since
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