Marvel’s First Family has finally returned to the big screen and joined the MCU in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, directed by Matt Shakman. Thankfully, this is not just another superhero origin story but something more intimate, more stylized, and more emotional. First Steps is set in its own separate universe, which makes it easier for the film to step away
Read MoreIn the latest episode of Cosmic Circus Reviews, Vin and Cam discuss The Fantastic Four: First Steps! What did they think of Marvel’s new Fantastic 4 film? Is it worth checking out in 3D IMAX? How does the film compare to fan expectations? Vin and Cam also discuss what could come next for the MCU, and whether they liked the new
Read MoreMarvel’s first family makes their highly anticipated return to the silver screen in The Fantastic Four: First Steps this weekend! It’s been nearly a decade since this superhero team’s last cinematic appearance, a second attempt from 20th Century Fox to produce a franchise, which was both a critical and box office disappointment. With three past attempts to bring the Fantastic Four
Read MoreWhen The Sandman returned with volume 1 of season 2 earlier this month, it brought back everything that made the first season so special. The beautiful visuals, deep thoughts, and an iconic now performance of Morpheus by Tom Sturridge. Now, The Sandman season 2 volume 2 brings the series to its conclusion. These final episodes of the series close the doors
Read MoreHost Uday Kataria discusses with Brian Kitson, Wiktor Reinfuss, and John Dotson DC’s Superman (2025) starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult. This podcast episode is spoilery so be sure and watch the movie before listening in! The four get into a lively debate about what worked and what didn’t in the film and talk about James Gunn’s handling of
Read MorePodcast host and writer Brian Kitson is joined by Ayla Ruby and Uday Kataria to discuss Marvel Studios’ newest series, Ironheart, starring Dominique Thorne, Lyric Ross, Anthony Ramos, Alden Ehrenreich, and Sacha Baron Cohen. The three discuss Riri’s motivations and character journey in the series, as well as how magic and technology are blended. Characters like The Hood, Mephisto, Natalie, Zelma, Zeke
Read MoreJames Gunn’s Superman had a lot riding against it. The reboot follows a decade of messy attempts to build a popular DC Universe. An unforgiving fanbase of Zack Snyder loyalists accompanied the sinking ship. Superman’s last two reboots had lukewarm commercial success. The greatest achievement of those movies was arguably the casting of Henry Cavill. After seeing the new entry, it
Read MoreIn this episode of Cosmic Circus Reviews, intrepid host Vin is joined by The Cosmic Circus Editor-in-Chief Lizzie Hill (that’s me!) to discuss Superman: The Movie and Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut! Listen in as we talk about our history with Christopher Reeve and these early Superman films, discuss how our opinions have changed over time, and how we hope/expect
Read MoreThe Sandman is one of my favorite comic book adaptations. When season 1 ended, it left me in a rather anxious state, as I wanted to return to this world as soon as possible. But in The Sandman season 2, there is much more to watch and experience. The first season was a revelation for longtime fans of the comic book
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