Movie Reviews

Cosmic Circus has been covering movies and TV/streaming series for over five years now. Please take some time to read through some of our movie reviews below to find out what the writers think of past and new films.

Refer to the Stellar Picks archive to find some of our top-rated movies, shows, books, games, and more!


 

Movie ReviewsReviews

Review: Celebrate Black History Month with ‘Bob Marley: One Love’

What is there to say about someone as prolific as Bob Marley? Sure, he was a Jamaican reggae artist who revolutionized the music industry, with songs like “One Love”, “I Shot the Sheriff” and “No Woman, No Cry’”. He pioneered his genre of music, taking the sounds of his beloved island and people and bringing them to a wider world. His

Read More
Movie ReviewsReviews

‘Madame Web’ Review: Sony’s Half-Baked ‘Doctor Strange’ Parody

Sony’s ever-expanding Spider-Man Universe continues with Madame Web, the franchise’s first female-led film and the first to feature actual spider-people as main characters. Dakota Johnson stars as Cassandra Webb, a clairvoyant paramedic trying to save three teenage girls from being murdered. While Madame Web teases exciting developments for the future of Sony’s cinematic universe, its sloppy and painfully generic execution pretty

Read More
Movie ReviewsReviews

Review: Gothic Romance and Dark Comedy Dominate ‘Lisa Frankenstein’

Diablo Cody has been in the screenwriting game a long time. Her debut, Juno, won her the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. She enjoys continued success, notably in her continued collaborations with Juno director Jason Reitman, Young Adult and Tully. The film younger generations tend to latch onto is the Megan Fox starring vehicle Jennifer’s Body. Its queer themes, sardonic comedy, and true horror cement

Read More
Movie ReviewsReviews

Humanity’s Survival and Prehistoric Horrors in ‘Out of Darkness’

One of the coolest compliments I ever heard the late, great Roger Ebert express about a movie was that, while you’re watching it, your mind keeps turning; the movie’s mysteries encourage you to explore your own imagination in regard to what you’re seeing on the screen. The new prehistoric horror film from Bleecker Street titled Out of Darkness is exactly the

Read More
Film FestivalsMovie ReviewsReviews

‘She is Conann’ Review: A Banksy-inspired Vision of Conan the Barbarian

She is Conann is not a Conan film. The characters are mostly here, including the addition of Red Sonja. But the acid dream of She is Conann has other ideas on its mind. In a weird, nightmarish feminine LGTBQ vision of the Barbarian. We see the iconic character through various stages of her life, bathing the brutal character’s journey in a tub of

Read More
Movie ReviewsReviews

Review: Voice Cast Helps Make ‘The Tiger’s Apprentice’ a Fun Movie Despite Changes

It’s no exaggeration that I’ve eagerly waited for the release of The Tiger’s Apprentice. It finally releases on Paramount+ this Friday after being announced for theaters back in 2020. Based on the young adult fantasy novel from author Laurence Yep, it tells the story of a young man taking on a grand responsibility. The faithfulness of this adaptation is up for debate,

Read More
Movie ReviewsReviewsStellar Picks

Review: ‘Argylle’ is Pure Moviegoing Fun

Argylle, with Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Henry Cavill, and more, is a ridiculously good time. It’s a stylish and fun action spy film with both heart and cheekiness that’s pure moviegoing fun. Argylle is a visionary romp that will leave you a Matthew Vaughn fan if you weren’t one before. It subverts clichéd spy movies in the most exciting way, and has enough whirlybird twists to

Read More
Movie ReviewsReviews

‘Argylle’ is Unbridled Action and Hilarity, Matthew Vaughn’s Best Film to Date

Regarding action films and comedies, I only have one requirement for whether I enjoy the film or not. The film has to be fun. Sure, we can break it down technically, which is more important for action flicks than comedies, but even that can be forgiven if the film itself is a fun romp. If it’s exciting or makes me laugh,

Read More