Although we mainly focus on reviews of movies and TV or streaming series, we have a wide array of reviews here at Cosmic Circus. This includes concerts, tech and other products, travel, games, books, and comics.
Refer to the Stellar Picks archive to find some of our top-rated movies, shows, books, games, and more!
The Naked Gun (2025) features Liam Neeson in another career reinvention. Similar to Taken in the late 2000s, this comedic reboot pushes the iconic actor into a new zone, with the Oscar nominee (and action star) indulging in excessive puns and bathroom humor. While it’s amusing to see a distinguished presence dive into absurdity, the reboot can’t quite reach its full
Read MoreIn this new episode of The Cosmic Circle, Uday and Wiktor have a spoilery chat about the latest Marvel Studios film The Fantastic Four: First Steps, along with some discussion of what it might mean for Avengers: Doomsday. They compare this new Fantastic Four to previous live-action incarnations, including the comics, who their favorite character was in the film, and where
Read MoreAs has been the case for its previous horror movies, NEON has raked up interesting marketing campaigns for some of their more terrifying titles, such as Osgood Perkins’ Longlegs, The Monkey, and Tilman Singer’s Cuckoo. The studio wants as many people as possible watching in cinemas knowing as little as possible about the movie itself. That’s why you’ll see many ads
Read MoreDreamWorks Animation Studios is known for spawning franchises that define generations of children. With currently no less than nine separate series and franchises, there’s no slowing down this studio and the type of storytelling they are producing for families and audiences of all ages. That being said, I didn’t feel like a sequel to The Bad Guys was needed or necessary
Read MoreMarvel’s First Family has finally returned to the big screen and joined the MCU in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, directed by Matt Shakman. Thankfully, this is not just another superhero origin story but something more intimate, more stylized, and more emotional. First Steps is set in its own separate universe, which makes it easier for the film to step away
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe that we’re nearing 7 years since The Amazing World of Gumball ended back in 2019. The classic Cartoon Network series is beloved by many, so it made it all the more painful when it not only left our TV screens but ended on a cliffhanger with the final episode, “The Inquisition.” But now, the blue cat is
Read MoreOur Fantasia Film Festival coverage continues with two films that offer distinctive horror experiences in housing communities. The first is a horror-comedy called Hold the Fort, about an HOA fighting forces of evil in slapstick fashion. The second movie is called Noise, involving a woman with hearing loss attempting to find her missing sister, who disappeared after hearing supernatural noises above
Read MoreIn the latest episode of Cosmic Circus Reviews, Vin and Cam discuss The Fantastic Four: First Steps! What did they think of Marvel’s new Fantastic 4 film? Is it worth checking out in 3D IMAX? How does the film compare to fan expectations? Vin and Cam also discuss what could come next for the MCU, and whether they liked the new
Read MoreThis past week, Lady Gaga kicked off The Mayhem Ball Tour at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fans poured in from all over the world to see Mother Monster’s grand return to the main stage since her last tour in 2022 with The Chromatica Ball Tour. I had the pleasure of attending the third and final night of the show
Read More
