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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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‘How to Lose a Goblin in 10 Days’ by Jessie Sylva Book Review

Halfling Pansy Underburrow has been struggling to find herself and fit in within her small town despite her strong culinary talents. Some might say she takes a little too much after her late grandmother and has too much of a mind of her own. Pansy decides to strike out on her own and starts with moving to the cottage in the

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‘Walk the Frog’ Game Review: Go On a Fun Puzzle-Filled Adventure

I’ve always tended to gravitate towards wholesome and cozy games, but with the abundance of games from those categories, it’s getting more difficult to find the ones right for me. From special events hosted on Steam showcasing a swath of games to publishers and organizations doing the same thing by having “Directs” on Twitch and YouTube, it’s a lot. One of

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‘Widow’s Bay’ Season 1 Review: An Instant Recommendation

Created by comedy mastermind Katie Dippold (Parks and Recreation) with visionary director Hiro Murai (Atlanta), Widow’s Bay is best described as “funny Stephen King.” The show honors 1980s horror with 2020s humor through standout work both in front and behind the camera, and the result is an instant, strong recommendation for almost any audience. Dippold’s comedy writing balances perfectly with Murai’s

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Reviews of ‘Obsession,’ ‘The Furious,’ and Giallo Horror Cinema | Cosmic Circus Reviews

John and Vin are back talking about the films Obsession and The Furious, both of which John was able to see at the Dallas International Film Festival earlier this year. Vin also chats about films he saw at the Timeless Film Festival Warsaw. Lastly, they talk briefly about revisiting the Back to the Future films after a movie marathon. The Timeless

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‘Toy Story 5’ Review: The Animated Movie of Our Times

I know, another Toy Story sequel?  Are they ever going to stop making these? This is a valid question, given how many agree that Toy Story 3 ended the franchise perfectly and offered thoughtful conclusions for the toys many of us grew up repeatedly watching on VHS until the tape wore out. Toy Story 4, while enjoyable, existed only to print money, and many

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‘The Death of Robin Hood’ Review: Poetic and Painfully Bleak

The Death of Robin Hood is a difficult pill to swallow. For most of us, the idea of Robin Hood evokes spectacle and adventure. He is the archery equivalent of King Arthur, supplying action, adventure, and a sense of nobleism. With a filmmaker like Michael Sarnoski, the director of Pig, one of the most sincere films about empathy, one might expect

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‘Leviticus’ Review: As Tender as it is Haunting

Leviticus resides in a fascinating place when viewing it from its genre roots. It’s able to weave both a compelling queer story and progressively brutal horror while changing enough elements to remain just distinctive enough from its inspirations. You’ll hear many comparisons to genre flicks like It Follows and Smile, but director Adrian Chiarella clearly understands that within his feature debut.

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‘The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act’ Review: A Fitting Finale For Fervent Fans

Gooseworx‘s The Amazing Digital Circus follows young people trapped in a virtual realm. Characters embark on various quests, similar to Pendleton Ward‘s Adventure Time or Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy‘s Westworld. Jester-like protagonist Pomni (voiced by Lizzie Freeman) befriends other “avatars” stuck in the circus. Together, they face non-playable characters (NPCs), explore a haunted manor, run a fast food joint, and

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‘I Am Frankelda’ Review: A Handcrafted Nightmare of Pure Magic

I Am Frankelda is a brand new dark fantasy musical, and Mexico’s very first stopmotion feature film. Directed and written by brothers Arturo & Roy Ambriz, the movie is the ideal introduction to their growing Frankelda universe of dark fantasy stories. The project originally began as a YouTube pilot in 2019. That short grew into Frankelda’s Book of Spooks (2021), a

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