The Brothers Sun is a surprisingly heartfelt black comedy where family is as fierce as fists, but both pack a powerful punch. The Netflix show is a story of a triad crime family spread across two continents, reunited due to an assassination attempt on a “country boy,” aka a powerful gang leader played by Johnny Kou. Michelle Yeoh plays Eileen ‘Mama’ Sun, the
Read MoreRebel Moon – Part 1: A Child of Fire is one of the year’s most anticipated projects. Writer-director Zack Snyder is a figure of renown and controversy, with his films often splitting audiences right down the middle. Nonetheless, Netflix believed in him enough to greenlight his massive Rebel Moon project. The project will entail a two-part film, including a director’s cut, a comic series,
Read MoreToday, the first installment of Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon releases on Netflix. Saying the name Zack Snyder in and of itself sparks debate. Starting off with audience favorites like the Dawn of the Dead remake and 300, the writer-director took a turn for the polarizing with his adaptation of Watchmen; a trend that continued as he became the architect for the
Read MoreHow many of you remember Chicken Run, the stop-motion animated film from the early 2000s? I’m sure almost everyone my age has at least heard of the film, if not a distinct memory of the film from DreamWorks Animation’s early days. The animated film landscape at the time was an interesting one, to say the least, with Disney still ruling with
Read MoreAt this year’s Los Angeles Comic Con, I had the opportunity to catch up with Josie Campbell! A comic book writer and Head Writer on some of our favorite animated series (like My Adventures with Superman), Campbell has explored many different fandoms. I was particularly interested in asking her about Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, the animated series that spun out of
Read MoreZack Snyder is known for creating the Snyderverse in the DC Universe, as well as his Watchmen, and 300 adaptations. His films generally feature visually stunning scenes and a more mature approach. Snyder’s next passion project, an upcoming sci-fi film Rebel Moon, already has fans intrigued. This new Snyder project is split into two, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child
Read MoreIt’s been years since Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World came our way and even longer since the start of the comic, but at long last the drought has ended! Netflix’s new series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is a fresh new take on the world of Scott and Ramona Flowers in anime form. It has the classic anime OP and everything. As
Read MoreStranger Things is one of the phenomena from Netflix that took the world by storm when it first came out back in 2016. The sci-fi series rooted in nostalgia took small-town America, which so many people can relate to, and made it epic with elements of horror and a conspiracy that eventually spans across the United States. Stranger Things feels cinematic
Read MoreIt has been a long, excruciating wait for Stranger Things season 5 to begin filming, especially considering that both volumes of season 4 dropped on Netflix back in summer 2022. After the way Vol. 2 ended, with the Upside Down making its way to the real world, fans have been eager to find out what happens next. But we are finally
Read More2023 has seen the resurgence of the rags-to-riches-to-rags biopic with Tetris, BlackBerry, The Beanie Bubble, and now Pain Hustlers. It wouldn’t be a problem if all of these movies were good, but only one of the five is well worth watching because it subverts the traditional biopic tropes in favor of something more energetic. Who would’ve thought a movie about the
Read MoreHeartstopper has been one of those series that has completely taken over my life, in one of the most brilliant ways. I was late to the series, not watching a single episode until after the second season dropped on Netflix. However, in preparation for The Cosmic Circle’s recent LGBTQ+ podcast episode, I decided I better check it out and my life
Read MoreFor those who read my Matilda: The Musical review from back in December, you may recall that the works of Roald Dahl were formative in my younger years. I remember being in first or second grade and choosing the box set of his most popular novels as my monthly reward for being an excellent student. Tearing through those books was a
Read More
