Features

In the Features archive, find a wide array of articles, interviews, reviews, podcast discussions, and posts from Cosmic Circus writers and contributors.

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What I Heard: About May Calamawy’s Character in ‘Moon Knight’

When we think about Moon Knight, we often get this idea of him being the Marvel equivalent to DC’s Batman. The key difference (besides the drastic color contrast in costume) is that this complex vigilante is set in a more mystical ambiance focused on the Egyptian mythos. Not only that, but Marc Spector also has a cognitive condition known as Dissociative Identity

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‘The Book of Boba Fett’ Has a Slow Start but Promises More

After a year-long wait, The Book of Boba Fett is finally here! In the first episode writer Jon Favreau and director Robert Rodriguez bring back everything fans love about The Mandalorian’s western feel while finally giving Boba Fett his own story after 40 years.    After seeing Temuera Morrison give an amazing performance as Boba Fett in The Mandalorian, fans including myself wanted to see more

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Review: ‘Don’t Look Up’ All the Makings of a Great Movie (but it wasn’t)

Don’t Look Up was finally released on Netflix on December 24, after an initial limited run in theaters. From the first commercial alone, I was excited to see this film directed by Adam Mckay. With an interesting concept, told through the humorous lens of satire, this movie should have been a slam dunk. Especially when you factor in the incredible cast

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Cosmic Circle Ep 5: Spoilery Hawkeye Series Finale Discussion

Here is episode 5 of our new roundtable-style podcast The Cosmic Circle featuring the writers from the site. For this episode, host Uday, along with Emily, Ayla and Brian have a SPOILERY discussion of Marvel’s Hawkeye mainly focusing on the finale! There’s a little bit of Spider-Man: No Way Home talk too but you can expect a full spoilery discussion of the latest Spider-Man film

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‘Multiverse of Madness’ Synopsis Teases “Unprecedented Visual Experience”

Over a week ago, Marvel Studios debuted the teaser trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as the post-credit scene for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Since then, fans have analyzed the trailer frame by frame, looking for clues as to what the highly anticipated Doctor Strange sequel may reveal regarding its plot, including this site. While theories and speculation relating

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The Mystery of Laura Barton and her MCU future

It’s been a banner month for Marvel. Not only did fans *finally” get the awesomeness that was Spiderman: No Way Home, but we also got the long-awaited season 1 finale (“So This is Christmas?”) of the D+ Hawkeye series. Be warned, there are spoilers ahead for Hawkeye’s finale! In one of the last scenes of the finale, where Clint Barton (Jeremy

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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ SPOILER Review

Spider-Man: No Way Home is great. It’s magical. It’s complicated. It’s messy. Don’t think about it. It’s amazing. You’re amazing. Help me with my back?  I had a blast. I was screaming, I was gasping, I was pointing at the screen and shaking the person who came with me. It was so much fun. An unforgettable, surreal, magical experience.  The last

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Review: ‘Hawkeye’ series a Flawed but Wonderful Way to Close Out the Year

With the holiday season in full swing, Marvel Studios is closing 2021 with a bang. If the one-two emotional punch of Spider-Man: No Way Home wasn’t enough, Marvel Studios snuck a peek at your Christmas List and delivered a heartwarming present that is Hawkeye. The six-part series served as both a holiday celebration and the first solo outing for our archer

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‘Hawkeye: Kate Bishop’ Review and Predictions – Spoilers

If you are already missing Kate Bishop after the Hawkeye season finale like me you definitely want to check out Hawkeye: Kate Bishop. In this five-issue run by Marieke Nijkamp Kate Bishop is finally headed back to New York after some time on the west coast! But of course, Kate can’t resist the chance to help someone in need, even though

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‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Is A Strong Revival for the Franchise

The Matrix franchise has always had a certain vibe about it. A kind of “Hell yes, this is awesome!” feeling that makes it hard to not enjoy yourself while you watch. I don’t know if it was the green tint, the incredible action, Laurence Fishburne waxing philosophical for six hours, or just some kind of Wachowski magic touch that Lana and

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Secret Wars, Venom, and The Next Spider-Man Saga

It’s officially been one week since the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home in theaters, and it’s safe to say that this installment in the MCU Spider-Man’s origin story is perhaps the favorite amongst fans of the web-slinger’s story so far. It’s been an emotional week for everyone who grew up with the character. Regardless of the iteration and after such

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Secret Macro Marvel: ‘Secret Wars’ May Be The Next Step

As Anthony Flagg and I wrote the previous articles of the Macro Marvel series, it began to feel that there was a missing piece to a gigantic puzzle. We had a fairly good structure for each individual level, but the colliding event that brought our heroes together was lacking from our theory. However, after some investigation, it seems as if there

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