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With the way media is consumed nowadays, it feels almost impossible to go into a film completely blind. However, with Netflix’s newest fantasy film The School For Good and Evil, I truly went into it without any idea or preconceived notions about what to expect. Directed by Paul Feig, there was a chance this film could go one of two ways.
Read MoreThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1 has come to a close after last week’s finale full of twists. The show takes place during the Second Age, which lasts a whopping 3,441 years. While the series will certainly condense the immense story, it’s been clear since before the start of production that there is an enormous amount
Read MoreFor those of us who can remember our childhood and adolescence, I think we can all agree that growing up isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. We learn through experience, with the goal to become functional adults, though not every experience is enjoyable. Sometimes the best lessons come from the hardest falls, where we get back up with a scraped knee and
Read MoreStarting with a familiar opening montage of the Superman origin story, Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons is a fun love letter to the fans that blends iconic elements from the comics and other famous iterations. The best part of the movie is the first twenty minutes, which touches on influences from Superman the Movie, Superman the Animated Series,
Read MoreWhen Kevin Feige announced that Marvel Studios was bringing She-Hulk to Disney+ as a series, some were surprised, and others, fans of She-Hulk from the comics, were very excited. But the question still was, how does one make an entertaining legal comedy TV series about a 6’7″ green CGI monster that regularly breaks the fourth wall? But She-Hulk: Attorney At Law
Read MoreWe all love to ask these questions when thinking about our favorite stories. What if Cinderella didn’t lose her shoe? What if Belle hadn’t shown the villagers the beast? And what if Tiana had accepted the Shadow Man’s deal? How would these choices have changed their stories? Well, Disney’s Twisted Tale series allows us to indulge in these fantasies and see
Read MoreUncanny Times: A Huntsmen Novel tells the story of sister and brother Rosemary and Aaron Harker. They have been trained since birth to hunt down and kill the uncanny. The uncanny are supernatural creatures of all different varieties. It’s basically the TV show Supernatural, set in 1913 and it’s great. Uncanny Times is the first of a potential series by author Laura
Read MoreAMC’s Interview With The Vampire premiered last week, with an episode that set the tone for what is to come. “In Throes of Increasing Wonder” exploded onto my television screen in that The premiere episode was one of the best episodes of television I have ever had the pleasure of viewing. The final moments were also explosive due to Louis’ (Jacob Anderson)
Read MoreDavid Bruckner’s Hellraiser has finally been released on Hulu. In the midst of the confusing and cluttered TEN previous entries that bear the name Hellraiser, Bruckner’s film stands entirely on its own as a re-imagination. Going back to Clive Barker’s source material to build something new of his own, Bruckner succeeds on nearly every level, leaving very little want for more.
Read MoreRory Morris has a perfect life. She is the youngest VP at her company ever, she has flings every week with a different D-list celebrity, and most importantly, she escaped her tiny little backwoods town. Until her twin sister, Scarlett begs her to come back. Scarlett is pregnant and the daddy seems to have split. Being a good sister Rory packs
Read MoreStar Trek is near and dear to our hearts at The Cosmic Circus, so when we found out about The Star Trek Cookbook from New York Times bestselling author Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, we quickly opened a new channel and sent a priority one communique to try to review it. The book is the first official Star Trek cookbook since 1999, so it makes sense that
Read MoreAlfred Pennyworth is best known as Bruce Wayne/Batman’s butler. He’s often seen as an old man who can’t defend himself too well. Sure, we have small hints of his past in comic books, TV series, and even Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, but it’s not what you might think. DC’s Pennyworth tells the story of Alfred before he was Bruce Wayne’s
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