Below find reviews of all the best movies, shows, books, games, and more according to Cosmic Circus contributors and writers.
As soon as it hit the scene, DanDaDan erupted into incredibly high popularity, enough to bring me back to watching anime after a decade-long hiatus. It centers around two high school students with opposing beliefs: Ken Takakura/Okarun (A.J. Beckles), who swears that aliens are real, and Momo Ayase (Abby Trott), who has an equally strong suspicion that ghosts exist. After daring
Read MoreAfter a long wait, we can finally dive into the world of the books from The Witcher universe once again. After 11 years, Andrzej Sapkowski returns with the new book Wiedźmin: Rozdroże Kruków (The Witcher: Ravens’ Crossroads), a prequel to his beloved series of books. This book explores the first steps of Geralt of Rivia as The Witcher, by offering a
Read MoreSuperman & Lois ended its four-season run with an epic finale that was as emotional as it was breathtaking. Premiering in 2021, the show offered a new, fresh take on Superman and his family. It focused not just on his heroics, but also on the everyday challenges he faced as a husband, father, and member of the Smallville community. By balancing
Read MoreSince his contributions to the DC Extended Universe at the start of the decade (first with The Suicide Squad followed by Peacemaker season 1) filmmaker James Gunn’s soft reboot of the DC Universe has been an impressive feat, now with his seven-episode miniseries, Creature Commandos. Taking its title from J.M. DeMatteis, Robert Kanigher, and Fred Carrillo’s 1980-83 comic book stories of
Read MoreAfter a decades-long wait, Wicked Part 1 flew into theaters last night. A film adaptation of the smash Broadway hit has been percolating for years, plagued by constant delays and a revolving door of creatives. Director Jon M. Chu finally signed on to bring the story to the big screen, enlisting Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande to play the main roles
Read MoreWelcome, to Summoner’s Rift! That’s the welcome you’d hear playing in League of Legends. Recently, fans of this game and this universe had a reason to be excited because of the premiere of Arcane season 2 on Neflix. The chaos begins after Jinx attacks the council in the final episode of season 1. War is coming, and it is inevitable. Who
Read MoreSome of us here at The Cosmic Circus are big horror fans, much to the dismay of our fearless leader, Lizzie Hill. [Editor’s note: Just keep those zombies away from me, okay?] She’s expanded our niche to allow us to cover quite a bit of the creepy and crawly; however, sometimes, she has to edit our articles through semi-closed eyes to hide
Read MoreThe Remarkable Life of Ibelin is the antidote to the dystopian view of technology that’s prevalent to day, and a loving tribute to a truly special man.
Read MoreJohn Jackson Miller’s Batman: Resurrection is a thrilling return to Tim Burton’s dark, gothic world of Batman with Michael Keaton as the famous vigilante. This novel serves as a connection between these two iconic films and now. It finally answers questions that were left unresolved between those movies. This book also serves as a satisfying continuation of the story and an immersive
Read MoreNowadays, they can make a horror movie about anything. Want a horror film about a loveable teddy bear turned monster? There’s a film for that. Want to see a version of Freaky Friday but with a murderer and a teenage girl? We’ve got you covered. Some ideas are sillier than others, but that doesn’t stop the churning out a wide variety
Read MoreGuy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson’s film Rumours is very telling of what I like about cinema. Everything I love about the art form is found in this picture: experimentation with an ever-changing aesthetic, satirical jokes that take zero prisoners, and a slight jab at the audience for sitting through a movie that does not reward or fulfill them in
Read MoreIt’s strange to think we are nearly at the end of the Star Wars‘ High Republic publishing initiative with the release of Tears of The Nameless by George Mann. We are two-thirds of the way through phase 3, known as “Trials of The Jedi,” with the last wave of the phase set for release in mid-2025. With us being at the
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