Reviews

Although we mainly focus on reviews of movies and TV or streaming series, we have a wide array of reviews here at Cosmic Circus. This includes concerts, tech and other products, travel, games, books, and comics.

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


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Review: Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ has Broken the Live-Action Curse

It’s finally time folks! The One Piece live-action series adapted from the works of Eiichiro Oda has hit Netflix. Now, anime live-action adaptations don’t have a very good reputation. The number of successful adaptations I can list off the top of my head is exactly zero. From the horror of Americanized Death Note to whatever Dragonball Evolution was, most people are

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‘The Changeling’ Review: A Positive Start Turns Unsatisfying

The Changeling is an upcoming horror fantasy series from Annapurna Pictures and Apple Studios. Based on the 2017 bestselling novel by Victor LaValle, the show stars LaKeith Stanfield, Adina Porter, and Clark Backo as a small family living in modern New York City. The Changeling was developed for television by showrunner Kelly Marcel (the Venom trilogy), with most episodes directed by

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‘The Creator’ IMAX First Look Breakdown and Reaction

This week, various audience members and critics had a chance to see a first glimpse at the sci-fi blockbuster The Creator. The film, directed by Gareth Edwards, imagines a futuristic world where humans and A.I. are at war. However, unlike most tech paranoia films like The Terminator or The Matrix, Gareth Edwards is approaching the concept of artificial intelligence with compassion.  The sneak peak consisted of three scenes with

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Book Review: ‘Doctor Who: The Crimson Horror’ by Mark Gatiss

The Doctor is in Victorian England once again. And shockingly it’s not in London! No, this time he’s in Yorkshire. People keep turning up in the river. Dead. And not just a normal drowned rat kind of dead. Oh no, these people look as if their last moments were filled with absolute terror, and their skin has turned a bright, glowing

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Review: The Jonas Brothers: Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour

Anyone around my age remembers the boy band and girl group craze that took over the world beginning in the ‘90s. You were either an NSYNC or Backstreet Boy person, or subscribed to the cult which was Spice Girls. These are just three of the many groups that came onto the landscape in the ’90s and ‘00s, but it began a

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Cosmic Circle Ep. 39: Ahsoka Premiere Discussion (Spoilers)

While Ahsoka may have lived a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, you don’t have to jump into your X-Wing and fly off to Tatooine to see what she’s up to, because Ahsoka, the new Star Wars series has arrived on Disney+! The series stars Rosario Dawson as the ex-Jedi knight as she and Sabine (Natasha Liu Bordizzo)

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Doctor Who Review: Big Finish’s ‘Once and Future: The Artist at the End of Time’

The 60th anniversary celebration for Doctor Who continues, with another review of one of Big Finish’s many offerings. Everyone’s waiting patiently for the three specials coming in November, which is bringing back David Tennant and Catherine Tate, which only heightens the excitement for Whovians. However, the 60th celebration train has been in full swing over at Big Finish, which is in

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Star Wars Book Review: ‘Thrawn’ by Timothy Zahn

Mitth’raw’nurudo (or just Thrawn to us non-Chiss folks) was first introduced in 1991 as part of the then ‘expanded universe’ of Star Wars. His introduction as a blue skinned, red eyed imperial in Heir to the Empire written by Timothy Zahn, skyrocketed his popularity within the Star Wars fandom of the 1990’s. His role as the new big bad post Return

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New Comics Spotlight: August 23, 2023

Welcome back, everyone. As summer is ending, so are some of the stories we’ve been wrapped up in for the last few months. This week brings quite a few series and events to a close. But every ending is a new beginning and there are a few of those as well this week. Read on to learn more about the new

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‘Ahsoka’ Two Episode Premiere Review

Ahsoka has finally arrived! What a journey it has been to get here. From The Clone Wars ending in 2020 to her very first live-action appearance in The Mandalorian, she finally has her own show. As a long-time fan of Ahsoka and Rebels, these first two episodes were something really special. You can tell Dave Filoni has a clear plan for these

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‘Blue Beetle’ Review: Familia es el Corazón y Alma

It’s been an interesting year to be a DC fan, beginning with James Gunn’s announcement of the all-new DCU back in January. With his announcement, the end of the decade-long era known as the DCEU had reached its conclusion, with just a few movies left before DC officially rebooted its superhero world. Back in June, The Flash premiered, to varying levels

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