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: ‘Argylle’ is Pure Moviegoing Fun

Argylle, with Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Henry Cavill, and more, is a ridiculously good time. It’s a stylish and fun action spy film with both heart and cheekiness that’s pure moviegoing fun. Argylle is a visionary romp that will leave you a Matthew Vaughn fan if you weren’t one before. It subverts clichéd spy movies in the most exciting way, and has enough whirlybird twists to

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‘Argylle’ is Unbridled Action and Hilarity, Matthew Vaughn’s Best Film to Date

Regarding action films and comedies, I only have one requirement for whether I enjoy the film or not. The film has to be fun. Sure, we can break it down technically, which is more important for action flicks than comedies, but even that can be forgiven if the film itself is a fun romp. If it’s exciting or makes me laugh,

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Book Review: ‘Captain Marvel: Shadow Code’ by Gilly Segal

Get ready for another girl-powered Captain Marvel team-up in Gilly Segal’s Captain Marvel: Shadow Code. Iron Man has asked for Captain Marvel’s help. A young student of his who is a pattern genius has noticed a rather worrying one surrounding tech unicorn Digitech. Mara Melamed can’t quite see the big picture yet, but she knows that there is one, and that

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‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ Return in a Magnificent Season 2

At times, it feels like Marvel has taken over the world. Between the plethora of comics that roll out regularly and the powerhouse of Marvel Studios’ Cinematic Universe, there’s no stopping the train of this mega brand. However, there’s another Marvel world out there, one that gets overlooked frequently for whatever reason, that being some of the younger skewed animated series!

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New DreamWorks’ Animated Film ‘Orion and the Dark’ Explores Overcoming Fears

DreamWorks has created some of the most beloved animated characters, spanning multiple decades. Over 20 years and counting, the studio has brought to life the worlds of Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, Trolls, and How to Train Your Dragon, some of the strongest franchises in the animation landscape. DreamWorks also has done some amazing work in recent years, with spin-offs and

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‘Hit Man’ Review: The Perfect Rom-Com Crowd Pleaser

The art of the crowd pleaser is a delicate craft. Trying to make something that will connect with audiences on a major scale while also maintaining artistic integrity, on a good day, might as well be near impossible. So it wasn’t difficult to look upon the rave festival reviews for Hit Man, the latest from legendary filmmaker Richard Linklater (Dazed &

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Review: ‘Alienoid: Return to the Future’ Changes the Game of Time Travel Movies

Choi Dong-hoon reinvents the language of time travel cinema through his Alienoid series. With its sequel, Alienoid: Return to the Future, now in theaters, the director takes even bigger storytelling, and aesthetic, risks to enthrall viewers.  “Don’t try to understand it. Feel it.” is the core tenet Christopher Nolan attempted to introduce its audiences within his time-travel sci-fi drama Tenet. But

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‘Freaky Tales’ Review: Genre Extravaganza Pays Tribute To 1987 Oakland

When an independent director is swallowed up into the blockbuster machine, there’s usually two paths for them. Either they stay in the machine or are never heard from again. It’s Kind of a Funny Story and Mississippi Grind directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck seemed destined for the latter after directing Captain Marvel when they didn’t return for the sequel or immediately

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Book Review: ‘Suddenly Super: A Twisted Tale’ by Jen Calonita

Another Twisted Tale that has so far only been released on the other side of the pond, Suddenly Super asks “What if Violet from The Incredibles became an Agent of Syndrome?”. Now before anyone starts freaking out too much, no, Violet doesn’t suddenly become evil. Instead, she’s a confused teen who gets manipulated by an evil man. What happens when an

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