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Host Uday Kataria discusses with Brian Kitson, Wiktor Reinfuss, and John Dotson DC’s Superman (2025) starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult. This podcast episode is spoilery so be sure and watch the movie before listening in! The four get into a lively debate about what worked and what didn’t in the film and talk about James Gunn’s handling of
Read MoreFantasia Fest 2025 kicked off over the weekend, and we are here with our first of many reviews. The first is a subversive dark comedy from Grosse Point Blank screenwriter Steve Pink about a group of friends reconnecting with their successful (and unstable) friend who has inherited wealth as a sci-fi novelist. Terrestrial mostly reveals the movie’s conflict inside a mansion.
Read MoreEddington wears the skin of a Coen Brothers movie while utilizing the comedic mechanics of a South Park episode. The film plays everything serious while featuring solid performances from talents like Emma Stone and Joaquin Phoenix. It has the window dressing of rich Coen Brothers thrillers like Blood Simple and No Country for Old Men. Yet, the material is wildly satirical in
Read MoreIn a film landscape where rom-coms seem to be few and far between (theatrically speaking), the film Oh, Hi! can be seen as a breath of fresh air in many ways. The film’s setup is playful enough, with great chemistry from Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman, respectively, as they embark on their first romantic getaway together. Not everything hits comedically, but
Read MoreEveryone has secrets that they’ll take to their graves, right? Those bits of information that are too delicate to ever utter out loud in the world. Events that perhaps bind us through trauma, never to be mentioned again. Things we’d do just about anything to forget, even though they’ll haunt us for the rest of our lives. Those living in South
Read MoreIs it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a drone? Or is it a man? No, it’s the newest Superman movie that’s meant to bring back hope, spirit, and optimism into our hearts. James Gunn has created the kind of Superman story that reminds us why the character has lasted nearly a century. The film isn’t just about introducing
Read MoreVin and Cam discuss James Gunn’s Superman in the latest episode of Cosmic Circus Reviews. The two talk about how it compares to past versions of Superman, what the new DC film does right, and what it struggles with, favorite characters, as well as their hopes for what might happen for these characters in the DCU going forward. Superman (2025) was
Read MoreJames Gunn’s Superman had a lot riding against it. The reboot follows a decade of messy attempts to build a popular DC Universe. An unforgiving fanbase of Zack Snyder loyalists accompanied the sinking ship. Superman’s last two reboots had lukewarm commercial success. The greatest achievement of those movies was arguably the casting of Henry Cavill. After seeing the new entry, it
Read MoreIn this episode of The Cosmic Circle podcast, host/writer Uday Kataria discusses with writer Cameron Brook the controversial reception of Jurassic World: Rebirth and what they wish the filmmakers could have done differently. Is this film truly a “rebirth” for the blockbuster dino franchise or a terrible mistake? They discuss the movie’s plot inconsistencies, character development issues, favorite dinosaurs, and missed
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