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Loose Threads: A Good Lawyer, a Better Defender

Every day we are inching closer to the premiere of Marvel Studios’ first entry for 2022, Moon Knight. While it is fun to look forward to the future, we here at The Cosmic Circus want to also look back at the loose threads of the MCU. When this project began, we imagined it as an exploration of those storylines left hanging

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‘Turning Red’ Review: Another Masterpiece From Pixar Animation

The central character of Turning Red, Meilin Lee (voiced by Rosalie Chiang), is a thirteen-year-old girl who loves math, is polite, enthusiastic, and obedient. Her family is of Chinese origin and every day, after school, she helps her mother Ming (Sandra Oh) organize a guided tour to the ancient family temple. Meilin enjoys cleaning and has a group of friends she

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Review: ‘The Batman’ is a Technical Achievement (Spoilers)

Matt Reeves’ The Batman is one of my favorite movies that I’ve ever seen: point blank period. In a franchise with at least ten movies and a sub-genre as saturated as comic book movies, it’s hard to imagine reinventing the wheel to such a degree that The Batman achieves, but boy, do they ever achieve it. With a stunning visual style, unique take on a

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What I Heard: Blade is Expected to Appear in ‘Werewolf By Night’

Over the weekend, an exciting piece of news reached my desk about an upcoming Marvel Studios release. What I have heard is that Blade, the effortlessly cool world-famous elite vampire hunter, is expected to return to our screens in the Werewolf By Night Halloween special. While this is not officially announced, and we have yet to confirm with other sources*, this

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Recently Shared Audition Video for Marvel Villain May Reveal a ‘She-Hulk’ Scene

A bit of boredom on a Sunday afternoon led me to search around on the internet, where I stumbled upon this audition video for a “Marvel Villain” posted 2 weeks ago by actor Tom Archdeacon. While the video doesn’t reveal what Marvel project it’s for, after listening to the character’s tale, and especially after listening to the responses of the character

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Victoria Alonso talks Marvel’s future productions: “You guys better hang on tight”

The President of Production for Marvel Studios, Victoria Alonso, attended the morning talk show “¡Despierta América!” to discuss some of the projects Marvel Studios has slated for release this year and also take a look back at how the pandemic had affected Marvel Studios.  “The pandemic took away our ability to go to work, but it didn’t take away our ability to create.

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Krysten Ritter Appears To Suit Up Like Jessica Jones on Instagram

A new era is dawning for Marvel’s Netflix original series. Despite the lack of credible rumors regarding her return, many fans are hoping to see Jessica Jones make the same jump to Marvel Studios that Daredevil and Kingpin did in December 2021. Naturally, I’d love to see Krysten Ritter in the role once more, as she did an incredible job across

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Review: ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 2 Premiere

Star Trek: Picard season 2 is a love letter to fans that honors the 50 plus years of the source material while still creating a riveting and fresh story. Episode 201, “The Star Gazer,” is a shining example of why this show is now the science fiction crown jewel of Paramount Plus. The first episode of the season takes place a year or so

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‘The Batman’ Review: A New Era for Superhero Films

After multiple difficulties with filming and delays involving the COVID-19 pandemic, The Batman will finally make its debut in theaters this coming Friday. The film, directed by Matt Reeves, stars Robert Pattinson as the titular character Batman, aka billionaire CEO Bruce Wayne. Usually, that sentence should be the other way around, but I’ll explain why it’s written that way in a moment. This film is set

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