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.

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Book Review: ‘Shadows of Pnath: An Arkham Horror Novel’ by Josh Reynolds

Countess Alessandra Zorzi and her apprentice Pepper are back in Shadows of Pnath by Josh Reynolds. This time the two have left Arkham for a wild adventure through France. The Countess and Pepper have been having a great time working their way through Europe. The Countess has been “acquiring” things of occult value to send back to Miskatonic University and teaching

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Review: ‘Power Rangers: Once & Always’

Power Rangers has been a staple in my life since I was a young child. At the ripe age of 2, I was enamored by the six teens with attitudes, who were granted superpowers and suits to protect the world. This series imported from Japan and retrofitted with new teenagers was something so unique, that it withstood the test of time.

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Book Review: ‘Reign of the Devourer: A Marvel Untold Novel’ by David Annandale

In Victor von Doom’s last battle with Hell, he lost something. He lost the knowledge of his future and he wants it back. Now he believes he has found a way to recover those lost memories. But as he searches for his lost future he discovers something from the deep past. Something that should stay buried. Something that may destroy not

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Review: ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ Is a Ridiculously Fun Time

The Pope has his Popemobile. The Pope’s Exorcist has his ExorcistMobile. Strutting around the streets of Italy in a scooter, Father Gabriele Amorth (Russell Crowe) dedicates his life to the Vatican and the exorcism of demons. His boss, the Pope (Franco Nero), tells him of a demon, unlike anything they’ve ever heard of in a Spanish abbey which has possessed a

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Review: ‘Renfield’ is a Slapstick Gory Feast

Robert Renfield is a timid little man in an abusive relationship. He serves his master Dracula by acting as his caretaker. But instead of doing simple errands like grabbing his groceries or depositing Drac’s money in the bank, he seeks out innocent victims for him to feast upon. Renfield and Dracula have a relationship quite similar to Ramsay Bolton and Theon

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Book Review: ‘A Sleight of Shadows’ by Kat Howard

Sydney gave up everything to rid the unseen world of corruption. Almost completely mundane, she’s struggling to find her place in the world without her magic. But then the worst possible thing happens – the House of Shadows begins to rebuild itself. Sydney may not have her magic anymore but she refuses to allow that abomination to return to life. She’s

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Review: DC’s ‘Titans’ Final Episodes – A Messy End

The slate of DC movies and shows is in a state of major change, with James Gunn and Peter Safran taking over as the heads of DC Studios. Fans got a general idea of what was to come in the new DC Cinematic Universe from James Gunn back in February, with many of the current DC projects either canceled or their

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Book Review: ‘Into the Dark Dimension: A Crisis Protocol Novel’ By Stuart Moore

Dormammu has been busy with a plan to take over not just Earth, not just the universe, but the entire multiverse. Marvel’s mightiest heroes have been doing their best to thwart him but this villain has been planning for a long time and he’s covered all the contingencies. It seems like Dormammu has won. But it’s not in a hero’s nature

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Book Review: ‘Stan Lee: A Life’ by Bob Batchelor

In the old wild west times of comic book publishing, one man rose to the top, becoming the face of an entire industry. And he took a publishing company with him, ushering in the world of comics we know today. It’s safe to say that Stan Lee, nee Stanley Lieber, is Marvel and Marvel is Stan Lee in the public’s mind. 

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DC Showcase: ‘Batman Adventures: Mad Love’ Comic Review

Harley Quinn is a relatively new player in the world of comicbook characters, but has quickly exploded across the world of pop culture through animation, comics, video games, and movies. But it all starts with Batman: The Animated Series creators Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, and the powerful Harley Quinn story they crafted in Batman Adventures: Mad Love. Mad Love was the

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Book Review: ‘The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour’

As a young nerd, I would have thought it was almost impossible for Dungeons & Dragons to break into the mainstream media, however, recent years have proved that wrong. With the release of the new film based on the decades-old game and popular streaming series such as Critical Role’s Legend of Vox Machina, interest has been at an all-time high. The

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Review: ‘Rennervations’- A Feel-Good Show With Heart

For over a decade now, Jeremy Renner has played a hero on screen, as Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As one of the only heroes in the MCU without fancy technology or psychedelic powers, Renner has impressed as Clint Barton, bringing a sense of real heroism to a comic book world.  Now with Disney’s newest series Rennervations coming to their

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