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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Free Comic Book Day & A Star Wars Day Celebration

Early May is often the best time to be a nerd, with Free Comic Book Day, which takes place on the first Saturday in May and May the 4th (Also known as Star Wars day) often happening mere days from each other. Sometimes, however, the nerd gods make it so they both fall on the same day, as with this year,

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Prime Video’s ‘Fallout’ Series Discussion (Cosmic Circle Ep. 53)

The Fallout series has been an astounding hit for Prime Video, still holding spots at the top of the charts on the streaming service. The renewed interest has even made physical copies of the game, harder to find, speaking to the success and reach that the show has brought forth. We were corralled into a vast world with three intertwined stories,

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Book Review: ‘A Kingdom of Souls and Shadows’ by Leslie O’Sullivan

Ella O’Dwyer has always been a little timid. New places, new people, new situations, large crowds, high places, anything that isn’t part of her tightly controlled little corner of academia scares her. But now her Grandmother has passed away and secrets are coming to light. Her grandmother leaves her a ring with the inscription “find me” and a plane ticket to

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Netflix’s ‘Unfrosted’ Lacks Essential Filling

Parody movies were a staple in the late 2000s and early 2010s, my first exposure to the genre was Austin Powers which took its inspiration from one of my favorite franchises – James Bond. Netflix’s Unfrosted is in the same vein as those comedies but with similar intentions to another one of my favorites, The Founder, sugar-coating the reality and creation

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Barriss Offee and Morgan Elsbeth Feature in ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Empire’

Star Wars: Tales of the Empire delves into the mystery of the Galactic Empire with characters we’re familiar with. By exploring the lives of compelling characters against the backdrop of tyranny and rebellion, Tales of the Empire does what its predecessor Tales of the Jedi did best by giving us a quality story in a short amount of time. [Warning: Spoilers

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‘The Idea of You’ Is Another Rom-Com Win for Prime Video!

The Prime Video streaming service has become a hub for so many high-quality movies and series in recent years. The Boys, Invincible, and the more recent Fallout have all been stand-out pieces of media from the Amazon-owned streamer, which both audiences and members of the press have critically acclaimed. Prime has also produced some excellent romantic comedies, although those don’t seem

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‘Interview With The Vampire’ Struggles to Find Its Footing in Season 2

Is the microphone on? Good. That can only mean one thing, it’s time to continue on with the interview… The adventures of the vampires Louis, Claudia, and Lestat are far from over, as Interview With The Vampire season 2 is airing on AMC and AMC+ this month! Based on the novel of the same name by Anne Rice, season 2 sees

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‘The Book of Japanese Folklore’ by Thersa Matsuura

As an American fan of Japanese anime, I’ve sometimes found myself amazed by the creative styling of some creatures and monsters I see in my favorite series. Just look at shows like Demon Slayer, and Jujutsu Kaisen, and you’ll find some crazy looking monsters that I don’t think I’ve ever seen in Western animated projects. I’ve also always been quite fascinated

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‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’: A Worthy Successor to ‘The Clone Wars’

Star Wars: The Bad Batch, is certainly an honorary successor of the beloved Star Wars: The Clone Wars series. In recent years, Dave Filoni, (the creator of the original series and the CCO of Lucasfilm) proved that Star Wars animations, never fail, no matter if they’re for kids, teenagers, or more mature audience. With The Bad Batch series finale now aired, it’s

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