The Crow is a new 2024 film adaptation of the 1989 comic by James O'Barr. Directed by Rupert Sanders and written by Zach Baylin & William Schneider, the film stars Bill Skarsgård as The Crow and FKA Twigs as Shelly. This is the first film adaptation of the comic since the 1994 cult classic of the same name, directed by Alex Proyas and written by David J. Schow & John Shirley, which starred Brandon Lee as The Crow.

Despite the different creative forces, the basic story of all three versions has remained the same: After Eric Draven and his girlfriend Shelly are unexpectedly murdered, Eric comes back from the dead for revenge! Join John and Vin as they sulk through the history of The Crow and compare the two films.

Timestamps 00:10 - Intros 00:45 - Discussing the 1994 cult classic The Crow film, starring Brandon Lee, and Lee's death during filming. 011:00 - The love story in The Crow comparisons to the original 15:45 - Spoiler discussions for the new film start. 28:00 - New The Crow film makes an effort to over explain everything and yet, the story falls flat and still seems to leave important characters feel underdeveloped and difficult to connect to. The script "feels like a first draft." 35:00 - Final/overall thoughts on The Crow (2024) 36:49 - Outros

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Tatami is an Iranian-Israeli production based loosely on the real life story of exiled #judoka Saeid Mollaei. The film stars Arienne Mandi and Zar Amir Ebrahimi, and is directed by Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv. Part sports tournament and part political drama, Tatami is one of the most harrowing and heroic experiences of the year.

Find the full video review on YouTube @TheCosmicCircus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS0N2Bg0-N8

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Here's John and Vin's deep dive into the latest film in the Alien franchise, Alien: Romulus, directed by Fede Álvarez and written by Álvarez & Rodo Sayagues. It stars Cailee Spaeny as Rain, David Jonsson as Andy, and Isabela Merced as Kay.

Find the full video review on YouTube @TheCosmicCircus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPpUhd1RUQ0

John's early reaction to Romulus https://youtu.be/fiqL6Lz55b4?si=O5wqY9lms9EdIAdv

John and Vin's retrospective review of the Alien films https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7PtoNooZTA

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John & Vin reminisce over their first encounter with Alien and share their thoughts on the Alien film franchise ahead of the release of Alien: Romulus.

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For John's early reaction to Alien: Romulus go to https://youtu.be/fiqL6Lz55b4?si=imb4_CA6z5uaQQ9R

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Vin reviews the 2024 French film The Count of Monte Cristo from directors Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte. Let us know below in the comments if you want to check out this movie when it hits theaters near you!

Find the full video review at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC0InqJz1eE

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John and Vin talk about the new M. Night Shyamalan film Trap starring Josh Hartnett.

For the full video review go to YouTube @TheCosmicCircus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgz4cRUJndA

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John and Vin talk about the Twisters movie 4DX experience! Find out if this is a must see or if it's too much of a good thing!

Find the video review on YouTube @theCosmicCircus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWMx448WIbk

Vin and John's review of Twisters: https://youtu.be/bMvSpoQ8tEU?si=yrPw-NzUpzWzn_z9

Brian's ScreenX experience for Twisters: https://thecosmiccircus.com/review-twisters-screenx-experience/

John's written review of Twisters: https://thecosmiccircus.com/twisters-review-universal/

John and Vin talk about the newest Marvel Studios film, Deadpool & Wolverine, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.

For the full video of this review go to YouTube @thecosmiccircus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZJUMYwucuM

Links referred to in this video...

Uday's movie review of Deadpool & Wolverine: https://thecosmiccircus.com/deadpool-wolverine-review-marvel-studios/

Vin's Deadpool Comics Guide: https://thecosmiccircus.com/deadpool-reading-guide/

Vin's Wolverine Comics Guide: https://thecosmiccircus.com/wolverine-reading-guide/

The Cosmic Circle Podcast Discussion of Deadpool & Wolverine with Brian Kitson, Anthony Flagg & Alex Perez: https://thecosmiccircus.com/deadpool-wolverine-discussion-cosmic-circle-ep-60/