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Cosmic Circus is a pop culture entertainment website owned and run by Editor-in-Chief Lizzie Hill since July 1, 2021. The website's coverage includes film and TV / streaming series reviews, news, interviews, podcasts, book reviews, game reviews, and comics guides, as well as coverage of concerts, comic-cons, expos, film festivals, and other events.

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‘Trident’s Tale’ Game Review: A Captivating Pirate Adventure

Trident’s Tale is a game developed and published by the Italian studio 3DClouds. It is a single-player pirate adventure game that sails into a vibrant, magic-infused world. The game introduces players to Ocean, a bold young captain on a quest to reclaim the legendary Storm Trident, which is a mythical and mystical artifact granting rule over the seas. The prologue of

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‘How To Train Your Dragon’ A Very Flawed Live-Action Adaptation

After 15 years of watching Disney achieve massive success with their mediocre live-action remakes of popular animated movies, Universal is entering the fray with How To Train Your Dragon. Adapting the iconic 3D-animated film from 2010, this live-action version is shepherded by franchise creator Dean DeBlois – which might make viewers expect that he’s taken care of his original creation. Unfortunately,

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‘Predator: Killer of Killers’: A Fresh Take on a Killer Franchise

Arnold Schwarzenegger, at the height of his action star persona, went toe-to-toe with an advanced, trophy-hunting alien species and won. As Dutch in John McTiernan’s Predator, Schwarzenegger embodied the muscled-up masculinity of 80s action cinema. For decades, the franchise existed as an exercise in machismo, featuring strong-minded, big-biceped men in combat against the physically superior species of hunter. That all shifted

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‘Ballerina’: An Imperfect but Satisfying ‘John Wick’ Spin-off

From the World of John Wick: Ballerina has faced considerable confusion in recent weeks, primarily due to a puzzling embargo that instructed influencers to share only positive reactions. The embargo leak went viral, sparking concern regarding the film’s quality. The resulting controversy and fears were difficult to ignore, especially since the spin-off television show The Continental also received a lukewarm reception.

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‘The Life of Chuck’ is a Cinematic Antidepressant

The Life of Chuck sees Mike Flanagan take a step outside the box of horror films. The writer and director already has a massive winning streak, having created fantastic works such as The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, Gerald’s Game, and Doctor Sleep. Now, the filmmaker takes on a much more sentimental story from Stephen King—and it’s an astonishing piece

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‘Doctor Who’ Season 2 Finale: A Bittersweet Farewell

There’s something beautifully paradoxical about how Doctor Who ends its seasons every single time. As the TARDIS doors unfortunately close on the 15th Doctor’s final adventure, fans are left with that familiar bittersweet feeling that appears whenever there is a season finale or “regeneration moment”. For many, it is the day they are mourning a beloved incarnation while wondering what comes

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‘Star Wars The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi’ by Charles Soule Book Review

The High Republic has been a huge part of many areas of Star Wars for the past 4 years. First teased in 2020 under the guise of “Project Luiminos”, The High Republic would then start with the amazing Light of the Jedi in early 2021, bringing us into the world of Star Wars over 200 years before the Skywalker Saga. Since

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Exclusive Video Interview with Composer Tim Wynn of ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’

Listen in below to my interview with Tim Wynn, the musical composer for Final Destination: Bloodlines, now in theater. Wynn has a long history of genre composing, including 15 seasons of Supernatural, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, and a long collaboration with Christopher Lennertz. As the third composer in the Final Destination franchise, find out how Tim Wynn respected the legacy of Shirley

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‘Karate Kid: Legends’: A Strange Legacy Sequel Anchored by an Amazing Ben Wang

If you didn’t think you had enough of The Karate Kid after six incredible seasons of Cobra Kai, think again! Sony is bringing the iconic franchise back to the big screen in Karate Kid: Legends, a legacy sequel that wants to capitalize on the success of both iterations of the film & television series (the universe of the 1984 film created

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