Do you recall the wonder you had as a child waking up for Christmas, knowing SOMETHING was there but not exactly what it was? So the mystery surrounding it was like a crescendo at an opera, just steadily rising. All the instruments are starting up, the curtains pull back, and then in your room, the sun begins sneaking through the window.
Read MoreThe Star Wars universe is still full of mysteries and undiscovered territories. After 46 years of establishing and exploring this world, we still don’t know much, even about the most popular places like Tatooine or Coruscant. In the newest Star Wars series Ahsoka we learn again that this galaxy is just one of many. But why is it so important? Why is
Read MoreIt’s been an eventful weekend here at Fantastic Fest 2023, with lots of great films for fans of genre pieces. The festival started with a massive swing of a movie on the first night. Fans of the original Toxic Avenger are well aware of how nutso the original film is in execution. The remake is not much different and might be the
Read MoreJust in time for spooky season is Alex Grecian’s witch hunt, Red Rabbit. Riddle is a small town with a witch problem. Sadie Grace has been there as long as anyone can remember. But now there’s a bounty on her head and witch masters are coming from all over to claim the prize. Most of them are no match for Sadie,
Read MoreThe next couple of years will surely be big ones for the King of the Monsters. With a number of Godzilla projects slated from multiple studios, it’s a good time to be a kaiju fan. And just in time, too, as we are rapidly approaching the 70th anniversary of the iconic character. October 2024 will mark 70 years since the first
Read MoreFinal Fantasy is a video game franchise that has served as one of the long-standing pillars of the video game community. Square Enix developed the RPG Video Game series, which began in 1987 with the first game’s release. Since then, the franchise has released numerous installations over the years, with 16 games forming part of the main series. Each game has its
Read MoreEarlier this year, Keanu Reeves returned to the big screen as the titular assassin in John Wick: Chapter 4, arguably the most stylish and high-octane action franchise of our time. Directed by the talented Chad Stahelski and written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch, the film sees our dog-avenging anti-hero facing off against the High Table in another thrilling installment. On this action-packed John Wick podcast episode, members of The Cosmic
Read MoreSpy Kids was a formative film from my adolescence. I was 9 when the first film came out, following the adventures of siblings Juni (Daryl Sabra) and Carmen Cortez (Alexa PenaVega) as they save their parents (Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino) from the misguided villain Fegan Floop (Alan Cumming). The original series was a wonderful combination of adventure, spy gadgets, and
Read MoreThe Cosmic Circus is happy to announce we will be in attendance at this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. Last year, Fantastic Fest brought a lot of surprise offerings that went on to be massive hits and even Oscar contenders. Smile opened the festivities in 2022 and became an enormous success. The Banshees of Inisherin made the rounds during Oscar
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