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.

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Cosmic Circle Ep. 9: ‘The Batman’ Review and Future of the Franchise Discussion

In this exciting episode join The Cosmic Circus writers Emily, Ayla, Drew, and Uday as they provide a The Batman review, starring Robert Pattinson. They also talk about what they’d like to see for the future of the DC superhero franchise. You can also check out more The Batman reviews via the links below!  The Batman Review: A New Era for Superhero

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‘Turning Red’ Review: Another Masterpiece From Pixar Animation

The central character of Turning Red, Meilin Lee (voiced by Rosalie Chiang), is a thirteen-year-old girl who loves math, is polite, enthusiastic, and obedient. Her family is of Chinese origin and every day, after school, she helps her mother Ming (Sandra Oh) organize a guided tour to the ancient family temple. Meilin enjoys cleaning and has a group of friends she

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Review: ‘The Batman’ is a Technical Achievement (Spoilers)

Matt Reeves’ The Batman is one of my favorite movies that I’ve ever seen: point blank period. In a franchise with at least ten movies and a sub-genre as saturated as comic book movies, it’s hard to imagine reinventing the wheel to such a degree that The Batman achieves, but boy, do they ever achieve it. With a stunning visual style, unique take on a

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‘The Batman’ Review: A New Era for Superhero Films

After multiple difficulties with filming and delays involving the COVID-19 pandemic, The Batman will finally make its debut in theaters this coming Friday. The film, directed by Matt Reeves, stars Robert Pattinson as the titular character Batman, aka billionaire CEO Bruce Wayne. Usually, that sentence should be the other way around, but I’ll explain why it’s written that way in a moment. This film is set

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Review: ‘Uncharted’ Explores New Territory but Reinvents too Much

Despite the campaign carried out at the time by Nathan Fillion who actually would have the closest physical resemblance to Nathan Drake, Uncharted preferred to rely on Tom Holland. The video game-based adventure film stars Holland, who is currently breaking box office records with Spider-Man: No Way Home, alongside Mark Wahlberg in the role of Victor “Sully” Sullivan, and Antonio Banderas

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‘Death on the Nile’ Spoiler-Free Review

Death on the Nile is the direct sequel to Murder on the Orient Express released in 2017, a film that proved to be a modest success at the time but enough to be considered the first step in the exploration of Agatha Christie’s cinematic universe. Below is my spoiler-free review of Death on The Nile directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh

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Cosmic Circle Ep 6: Spider-Man: No Way Home Reviews, and Rankings

This episode of The Cosmic Circle features a fun, lively discussion between host Vin, Ayla, Emily, and Brian about their reactions to Spider-Man: No Way Home (SPOILER warning!). The group also ranks their favorite Spider-Man film appearances. Do you agree with their rankings? Let us know in the comments or on social media! Show Notes: Articles mentioned: Spider-Man: No Way Home

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Review: ‘Don’t Look Up’ All the Makings of a Great Movie (but it wasn’t)

Don’t Look Up was finally released on Netflix on December 24, after an initial limited run in theaters. From the first commercial alone, I was excited to see this film directed by Adam Mckay. With an interesting concept, told through the humorous lens of satire, this movie should have been a slam dunk. Especially when you factor in the incredible cast

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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ SPOILER Review

Spider-Man: No Way Home is great. It’s magical. It’s complicated. It’s messy. Don’t think about it. It’s amazing. You’re amazing. Help me with my back?  I had a blast. I was screaming, I was gasping, I was pointing at the screen and shaking the person who came with me. It was so much fun. An unforgettable, surreal, magical experience.  The last

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‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Is A Strong Revival for the Franchise

The Matrix franchise has always had a certain vibe about it. A kind of “Hell yes, this is awesome!” feeling that makes it hard to not enjoy yourself while you watch. I don’t know if it was the green tint, the incredible action, Laurence Fishburne waxing philosophical for six hours, or just some kind of Wachowski magic touch that Lana and

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