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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‘Smile… the Worse is Yet to Come’ Review: A Surprisingly Honest Look at Love and Growing Older

Joshua Ryan ,  4 min read

There’s something uniquely terrifying about reaching a point in adulthood and realizing that the life you’re living looks nothing like the one you imagined. Careers stall, relationships change, and the dreams that once seemed inevitable slowly become increasingly difficult to reach. Smile… The Worst Is Yet to Come taps into those anxieties with a surprisingly honest examination of marriage, disappointment, and

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‘One Night Only’ Review: Neither Romantic, Nor Funny

Maxance Vincent ,  ,  5 min read

Rom-coms on the big screen are back! And by that, we mean films that star two of the most alluring and infectiously charming actors working today but are devoid of romance, comedy, and, most importantly, interest. Oh, and they’re also strangely reactionary and definitely feel like a byproduct of the Trump 2.0 era than what the masses would call “proper escapism.”

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is (Almost) The Perfect Prologue To The Mutant Saga

Uday Kataria ,  ,  ,  ,  8 min read

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is many things, but one of them is something many never expected: an introduction to the MCU X-Men! The rumors swirling around the internet for months were proven true as the movie finally swung into theaters worldwide: Sadie Sink’s mysterious telepathic antagonist is none other than Jean Grey herself.  Jean Grey’s role in Brand New Day is

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No Rest for the Wicked’ Review | Fantasia Fest 2026

John Dotson ,  ,  ,  ,  3 min read

No Rest for the Wicked is an unusually haunting title at Fantasia International Film Festival. One that speaks to the challenges of same-sex relationships through the lens of a supernatural story. The setting is far in the past, but its core themes remain true. The act of love can be treated like a curse by the family members of the LGBTQ+

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Review: The MCU Finally Gets Its Groove Back

Maxance Vincent ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  6 min read

We can thank Destin Daniel Cretton as one of the architects of the MCU’s current and much needed reinvigoration, with the introspective Wonder Man being a major highlight of their post-Avengers: Endgame projects. And now there’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The fourth entry in the current Spider-Man franchise finally gives Tom Holland textured material to explore with his character, away from

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‘I Want Your Sex’ Review: Uneven but Delightfully Zany Sex Positive Comedy

Joshua Mbonu ,  4 min read

It’s been nearly 12 years since Gregg Araki’s last feature film. If anything, what’s most apparent about I Want Your Sex is that the director is letting loose in both poppy stylization and a plea for younger generations to get out and get laid. In the process of providing a silly atmosphere to match its brightly colored zaniness, I Want Your

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‘When You Open The Door’ Review | Fantasia Fest 2026

John Dotson ,  4 min read

When You Open The Door is one of the more unconventional offerings at the 2026 Fantasia International Film Festival. The film brings a fresh approach to the mythology of werewolves. It takes one main character down a mysterious path as she tries to understand the changes inside her. Unlike previous werewolf interpretations, there is no big monster that attacks the central

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‘You Are The Film’ Review | Fantasia Fest 2026

John Dotson ,  4 min read

Fantasia International Film Festival 2026 brought a familiar talent to the festival. You Are The Film sees playwright Makoto Ueda bring another playful sci-fi concept, only this time he takes a unique spin on the multiverse craze. Ueda, who previously scripted minimalist pieces in the genre such as Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, River, and Rewrite, moves away from the theme of

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‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ Review: Continuing A Legacy of Animation Excellence

Wiktor Reinfuss ,  ,  ,  8 min read

Nearly two decades after the original show concluded, Avatar: The Last Airbender influence can still be felt across comic books, so far two animated spin-offs, fan-fic storytelling, games, and television as a whole. From the beginning, it wasn’t simply the beautifully written world or the stunning element bending that gathered audiences in front of the TV. It was the emotionally mature

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