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John & Vin discuss Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and the career of Tim Burton. Starring Michael Keaton, Wynona Ryder, and Jenna Ortega, and Catherine O'Hara Originally recorded September 7, 2024

Timestamps 00:10 - Intro 01:45 - history with the original Beetlejuice film starring Michael Keaton, Wynona Rider, Gena Davis and Alec Baldwin 10:10 - Discussing Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 16:38 - Spoiler warning for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 26:10 - special effects in the films 28:15 - would you want a third film? More misc thoughts on the sequel 34:30 - Outros

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John & Vin review Terminator Zero! The hit 8-episode Netflix anime series covers the rise of Skynet, leading into the full Terminator movie saga. Written and developed by showrunner Mattson Tomlin Directed by Masashi Kudō Starring (English dub) André Holland, Rosario Dawson, and Timothy Olyphant Originally recorded September 3, 2024

Timestamps 00:10 - intro, our intro to the Terminator franchise and previous Terminator films 09:45 - Terminator Zero is The Matrix Reloaded of Terminator sequels 12:40 - existential questions in the Terminator franchise 17:49 - positives about Terminator Zero 26:00 - negatives about the animated series and comparisons to the previous films 33:08 - connecting Terminator to our current world 34:45 - overall thoughts and ranking for Terminator Zero 36:55 - Recommendations for more movies or shows with robots or time travel 38:55 - Spoiler warning discussion for Terminator Zero 43:30 - Outros

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Vin gives a quick reaction review of The Substance, a new body horror film by Coralie Fargeat. The film stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid and will release September 20, 2024.

Timestamps 00:10 - Intro 00:25 - Warning to those who don't like gore or body horror films 00:45 - Positives about the film (no spoilers) 02:00 - Somewhat predictable story at first, then it goes wildly off the rails 03:50 - The Substance is one to watch during awards season 05:33 - Outros

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For a video of this podcast go to the YouTube channel https://youtu.be/2ExXtjs3V7U?si=fIguUWNHpObZ8YHp

Thank you to our guest Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko, costume designer for season 2 of The Mysterious Benedict Society for joining us. Read the full article at: https://www.thecosmiccircus.com/cosmic-cafe-interview-costume-designer-chrisi-karvonides-dushenko/

Host: Ayla Ruby of thecosmiccircus.com 

Theme: "Coffee and You" by Vladislav Kurnikov via Pixabay. 

AppleTV recently released a new series The Essex Serpent, based on a novel by Sarah Perry, and starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston. Ayla Ruby (writer for The Cosmic Circus) sat down with executive producer/screenwriter Anna Symon and costume designer Jane Petrie to discuss the series' characters and costumes. 

You can listen to the full audio of our chat below. After an interview with producer/screenwriter Anna Symon, an interview with costume designer Jane Petrie starts at 16:45.

Transcripts available here:

https://www.thecosmiccircus.com/essex-serpent-interview-with-anna-symon/

https://www.thecosmiccircus.com/essex-serpent-costume-designer-jane-petrie/

In this podcast episode, The Cosmic Circus writers Uday, Julia, Brian, and Drew review and discuss the latest Marvel movie - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Along with discussion about the movie as a whole and its lead character Doctor Stephen Strange played by Benedict Cumberbatch, there's significant discussion about Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff. This includes the film's handling of the character's mental health in this episode by psychologist Brian and the others.

The Illuminati, America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez), and Wong (Benedict Wong) as the Sorceror Supreme, are also discussed.

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Timestamps

00:45 Intros

01:33 How did you feel about Wanda's turn to the dark side?

06:13 Regarding the handling of Wanda's mental health, in Multiverse of Madness and WandaVision

11:30 Michael Waldron quote about Wanda from Julia's interview (linked below)

12:30 Do you think Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness regresses Wanda's character after so much growth in WandaVision?

16:05 Opinions on the writing in the movie

19:50 Multiverse of Madness trying to be two things at once and not enough multiverse in it

31:39 Discussion about the Illuminati appearances and more from Julia's Michael Waldron interview about those rumored cameos

46:14 America Chavez discussion 

50:37 Discussion about Wong and whether or not he's depicted as a terrible Sorceror Supreme in the film

57:00 what the writers are working on right now and sign off

Host/Director/Writer

• Uday Kataria (Author Page, Twitter @goldenninja3000, YouTube)
  

Contributors/Writers

• Brian Kitson (Author Page, Twitter @kitson301)
  Drew Reed (Author Page)
  Julia Delbel (Author Page, Twitter @juliadelbel)
  

Executive Producer/Editor

• Lizzie Hill (Author Page, Twitter @mslizziehill)
  

Recorded on 5/14/22. 

Superhero theme by HumanoideVFX on Pixabay.

Julia Delbel’s interview with Michael Waldron

In this episode, The Cosmic Circus writers Brian, Ayla, and Drew discuss Marvel's Moon Knight series overall and what they think might happen going forward with the characters.

Show notes: This episode was recorded on 5/7/2022

Superhero theme by HumanoideVFX on Pixabay

In this episode The Cosmic Circus writers Brian, Ayla, Drew, and Uday discuss the first two episodes of Marvel's Moon Knight series. 

Show notes: This episode was recorded on 4/10/2022 

Superhero theme by HumanoideVFX on Pixabay