Entertainment

Review

John Woo Deserves a Better Comeback Than 'Silent Night'

John Woo’s long-awaited return to Hollywood is a major misfire.

ByMatt Donato
Review

'Godzilla Minus One' Might Be the Best Kaiju Movie Since the Original 'Godzilla'

It’s almost like director Takashi Yamazaki was born to make this movie.

TV

We’re Living in a New Golden Age of TV Animation

The Inverse Interview

Star Trek's Big Crossover Star Is Ready For More Live Action — With a Catch

News

Marvel's Darkest New Show Has a Brilliant Similarity to 'Lord of the Rings'

Zack Snyder Reveals the One Batman Movie He Still Wants To Make

Zack Snyder Confirms a Disappointing Truth About the Star Wars Movies

The Inverse Interview

Feature
Can the Cobra Kai Guys Save the R-Rated Comedy?

Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald broke into Hollywood with raunchy laugh-out-loud movies. Now they’re back with Obliterated, an eight-episode Netflix mini-series from another era.

ByJake Kleinman
Exclusive
Edgar Wright Had a Good Reason for Not Directing the Most Important Episode of Doctor Who

"It was a simple no, even though it would've been great."

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
Taika Waititi and Michael Fassbender Turn Losing Into a Joke in Next Goal Wins

“I just felt very comfortable in this world.”

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
Scott Pilgrim vs. Television

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is not an adaptation. That’s why it works.

ByLillian Brown
The Inverse Interview
Edgar Wright Gets Personal About The World’s End

Ten years after its release, Wright views the third Cornetto Trilogy film as his most personal.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Exclusive
Taika Waititi Confirms He's Not Directing Thor 5 — But Chris Hemsworth is in Talks for Return

"It's a very draining process working on these films for two and a half years and nonstop."

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
Francis Lawrence “Would Return to Direct More” Hunger Games Movies

Eight years after he closed the door on The Hunger Games, the director is back for more.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Retrospective
How Catching Fire Broke New Ground on “Really Tricky” IMAX Spectacle

Director Francis Lawrence looks back at his first Hunger Games movie.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
It's a Wonderful Knife Uses a Wildly Creative Premise to "Break Through All the Noise"

Whenever a classic movie gets a horror twist, an angel gets a knife.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
It’s Matt Shakman’s Universe — We’re Just Living In It

The rising director goes deep on Godzilla, Marvel, and more.

ByJake Kleinman
The Inverse Interview
Fingernails Wants to Test the Limits of What We Think of as Sci-Fi

Director Christos Nikou speaks about channeling dating app anxiety into a low-tech world.

ByMarshall Shaffer
The Inverse Interview
Invincible Finally Grows Up

“You’ve got to keep pushing boundaries and see what the limits are. I won’t stop until people hate the show.”

ByEric Francisco
Exclusive
Freaky Writer Reveals Plans for a Wild Blumhouse Crossover: “We’ve Talked About It”

“In my head, the movies happened simultaneously and then they somehow meet or run into each other.”

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Exclusive
Our Flag Means Death Season 3? Showrunner Reveals Plans for a “Mature” Ending

"How do you keep a relationship going?"

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
Invasion Creator Simon Kinberg Is Still Learning Lessons from the X-Men

As the Apple TV sci-fi series wraps up its second season, Simon Kinberg reflects on 25 years in the industry.

ByLyvie Scott
The Inverse Interview
Gen V's Big Format-Shattering Episode Does What The Boys Can't For One Simple Reason

A journey not only of sight and sound but of mind.

ByDais Johnston

Reviews

Review
John Woo Deserves a Better Comeback Than Silent Night

The Hong Kong action legend’s long-awaited return to Hollywood is a major misfire.

ByMatt Donato
Review
Godzilla Minus One Might Be the Best Kaiju Movie Since the Original Godzilla

It’s almost like director Takashi Yamazaki was born to make this movie.

ByEric Francisco
Review
Disney’s Wish Is a Commercial for Its Greatest Hits

Wish tries to put Disney back on the map — but in the age of Spider-Verse, is there room for the brand’s traditional house style?

ByLyvie Scott
Review
Doctor Who’s “The Star Beast” Is Absolutely Ludicrous in the Best Way Possible

It feels good to be back.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Review
Napoleon Is an Explosively Funny War Epic

Ridley Scott depicts a despot’s ambition while taking surprising creative detours.

BySiddhant Adlakha
Review
Saltburn Is 2023’s Twistiest Gothic Thriller — And a Secret Monster Movie

Emerald Fennell’s new film is a prickly class satire wrapped in an opulent tale of desire.

ByLyvie Scott
Review
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Isn’t a Retread, But a Well-Earned Remix

Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim anime tries to adapt with the times.

ByLyvie Scott
Review
Ridley Scott's Epic Vision Is No Match for Napoleon’s Immense Legacy

The life of Napoleon proves too large for Ridley Scott to capture — at least with any sort of historical nuance.

ByBryan Goldberg
Review
A Murder at the End of the World is the Most Intriguing Tech Thriller of the Year

Agatha Christie meets Alex Garland in Hulu's technoir murder mystery.

ByLyvie Scott
Review
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Is a Prequel That Fails to Justify Its Existence

This song may be over.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Review
Dream Scenario Is a Smart and Darkly Funny Showcase for Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage is excellent as the man of your dreams... and nightmares.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Review
The Marvels Makes the Most Out of the Mess It’s Inherited

Marvel’s latest is a superhero movie with an identity crisis.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Review
It’s a Wonderful Knife is a Holiday Horror Misfire

The new slasher comedy takes several big swings, but it never quite hits the mark.

ByAlex Welch
Review
Beacon 23 Could Be the Sci-Fi Sleeper Hit of 2023

Lena Headey brings gravitas to a Silo-esque underdog.

ByDais Johnston
Review
The Curse Pushes Past the Limits of Reality

The Showtime and A24 co-production is a genre-bending must-see.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Review
Fingernails Takes Its Clinical Sci-Fi Attitude Too Far

The battle between logic and instinct continues in this tender — yet timid — love story.

ByLyvie Scott