Film Festivals

Our film festival coverage over the years has included Sundance, Fantasia Fest, Fantastic Fest, TIFF and more! Find many movie reviews and insights into visiting these festivals below!


 

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Fantastic Fest 2023: ‘The Toxic Avenger’ and ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’

It’s been an eventful weekend here at Fantastic Fest 2023, with lots of great films for fans of genre pieces. The festival started with a massive swing of a movie on the first night. Fans of the original Toxic Avenger are well aware of how nutso the original film is in execution. The remake is not much different and might be the

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Fantastic Fest 2023: 6 Films/TV Shows We Are Excited to See

The Cosmic Circus is happy to announce we will be in attendance at this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. Last year, Fantastic Fest brought a lot of surprise offerings that went on to be massive hits and even Oscar contenders. Smile opened the festivities in 2022 and became an enormous success. The Banshees of Inisherin made the rounds during Oscar

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Interview: Lexi Underwood from ‘Cruel Summer’

Lexi Underwood captivates as Isabella LaRue in the second season of the hit Freeform show Cruel Summer. The actress sat down for a roundtable interview with us at ATX TV Festival in Austin to discuss the show, her friendships with the cast, and what drew her to the role. Underwood’s enthusiasm for the show and her character is clear, and it was

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Review: ‘Justified: City Primeval’ Recaptures the Magic

I had the opportunity to attend the world premiere of Justified: City Primeval in Austin at ATX TV Festival to a packed theater in Texas that included fans, cast, and filmmakers. Raylan Givens has finally returned to the screen. It was an unforgettable experience to share this beloved series with so many other fans. The energy in the theater was electric, and it

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Interview: Griffin Gluck from ‘Cruel Summer’ talks Luke and more

Griffin Gluck is bringing his A-game to the second season of Cruel Summer. Gluck, who stars as Luke in the hit Freeform series, sat down with us at ATX TV Festival in Austin to chat about the show.  At our roundtable interview, we talked about prepping getting into the late 90s mindset, on what challenged him as an actor, on bonding with the

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Interview: Sadie Stanley from ‘Cruel Summer’

Sadie Stanley is taking Cruel Summer up a notch. The actress, who plays Megan in the Freeform series, recently sat down with us at ATX TV Festival in Austin to chat about the anthology show’s second season. In our roundtable interview, Stanley opened up about the challenges of acting in multiple timelines, preparing for a “period” role in the Y2K era, and how she

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Exclusive Interview: Emeraude Toubia of ‘With Love’ from Prime Video

Last Saturday, at ATX TV Festival in Austin, we sat down with Emeraude Toubia, star of Prime Video’s With Love. The actress chatted with us about her character Lily Diaz, the wedding ring cliffhanger at the end of season 1, and where things are going for Lily in season two of the show both in life and in love with Santiago

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