Why so gloomy, Enola? Why so drab? Why so dull? These are questions I asked myself while watching Philip Barantini’s Enola Holmes 3, a sequel that made sense, considering how great Harry Bradbeer’s 2022 second entry to one of Netflix’s most popular films was. Millie Bobby Brown was born to play the titular character at the center of Nancy Springer’s book series of the
Read MoreWatching Thomas Kail’s Moana, I felt a sense of finitude, which is something I don’t really feel while watching movies. But there was something about this dreadful shot-for-shot retread of Ron Clements and John Musker’s 2016 animated masterpiece that felt oddly melancholic. What was it, you ask? I finally realized that the era when Disney lazily releases live-action rehashes of animated
Read MoreEvil Dead Burn continues the franchise’s merry tradition of brutally assaulting its audience with flinch-inducing horror. The movie makes good on that promise as the film opens with a victim being barbed by a swarm of fishing hooks as a deadite reels in her prey by the face. With almost half a dozen movies in this franchise, filmmaker Sébastien Vaniček and
Read MoreIt’s rare to find a remake of an international film that’s better than its original text, but this is what Olivia Wilde does with The Invite. The film adapts Cesc Gay’s The People Upstairs for an American audience, which was also remade in Italy, Switzerland, France, and South Korea. Wilde, along with screenwriters Will McCormack and Rashida Jones, elevates the original film’s
Read MoreIt’s your fresh new birthday, and it is up to you to explore strange, hostile alien worlds while trying to overcome the many threats that inhabit them. In One More Game’s SWAPMEAT, you’ll collect resources, run’n’gun, and swap out your squishy body for parts and pieces of your alien foes. This might sound weird at first, but it is through this
Read MoreThe FIFA World Cup is widely considered by far the largest and most-watched single sporting event on the planet. It is the single event that every four years brings together players from all four corners of the globe in a tournament that celebrates diversity, identity, and passion, united by a singular sport: football (or soccer if you’re American). For four years,
Read MoreOnly a few modern reboots have managed to earn the respect and praise from the fans that X-Men ’97 did with its first season 2 years ago. What could have easily been another nostalgia-driven project instead became one of Marvel’s best projects in years. After ending on one of the biggest cliffhangers in the franchise’s history, expectations for season 2 were
Read MoreIn part 3 of our June 2026 Q&A, Alex Perez answers questions from our Discord members about Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the X-Men, VisionQuest and other future Marvel Studios projects. Small independent media and websites like The Cosmic Circus need the support of their readers in more ways than one. Sharing articles, liking, commenting on posts, viewing and sharing the YouTube
Read More5 years ago today, I launched The Cosmic Circus with the help of a handful of writers enthusiastic about Marvel and DC movies, shows, and comics. I was inspired by my love of those movies and shows, as well as sci-fi and fantasy. I came up with a title for the website that could reflect that “cosmic” love while also leaving
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