Latest

Rewind

How 'Hellraiser' Changed The Face Of Horror

By Chrishaun Baker

Pinhead and the gang aren't quite like the slashers that dominated the horror movie space in the 80s.

Movies

How The Planned Trilogy Around 'Exorcist: Believer' Was Scrapped

By Dais Johnston

What really happened with this soft reboot?

Blu-rays

'Cannibal Holocaust' Was Almost Banned — Now It’s Getting A 4K Upgrade

By Kayleigh Donaldson

Cannibal Holocaust was meant to parody exploitation movies; it was almost banned for being too disturbing.

Cheatsheet

'Sunrise On The Reaping' Cast: Who's Who In The 'Hunger Games' Prequel

By Dais Johnston

And may the odds be ever in their favor.

The Inverse Interview

Why 'V For Vendetta' Only Feels More Timely 2 Decades Later

By Chrishaun Baker

James McTeigue's adaptation changes some details but still carries a revolutionary spirit.

News

'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' Could Be Getting A Soft Reboot With Season 3

By Dais Johnston

Luckily, giant monsters are timeless.

Rewind

Patrick Stewart's Best Star Trek Role Isn't Captain Picard

By Ryan Britt

Inspired by a deep-cut Beatles song, "The Inner Light" remains a classic for a reason.

MCU

One 'Avengers: Doomsday' Theory Could Explain The Strangest Part of 'Endgame'

By Dais Johnston

Did Dr. Strange turn on his fellow Avenger?

Rewind

45 Years Ago, A Campy Michael Crichton Thriller Predicted The Deepfake

By Jon O'Brien

It’s not quite Jurassic Park, but it looks familiar.

NYFF 2026 Review

'The Unknown' Is A Surreal Body-Swap Movie Like No Other

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Léa Seydoux stars in a strange and surreal body-swap thriller.

Remembrance

40 Years Ago, Patrick Stewart Almost Didn't Become Captain Picard

By Ryan Britt

The world will miss Sir Patrick, but we're lucky we live in a world in which he became Picard at all.

News

It Only Took 5 Years, But We Finally Know What’s Canon In The DCU

By Dais Johnston

Let’s work it out on the podcast.

Star Wars

The Rey Skywalker Movie Is On Hold — Is 'Episode X' The Reason Why?

By Lyvie Scott

A new rumor about the next Star Wars trilogy offers an update on Rey’s future.

News

5 Years Later, Dune Is Returning To Theaters — With A Twist

By Dais Johnston

Gear up for Dunesday with a double feature.

Review

'Dexter: Resurrection' Season 2 Is A Goofy Delight

By Siddhant Adlakha

The revival harkens back to the series’ glory days while pushing the story forward.

Rewind

Star Trek's First Parallel Earth Still Feels Terrifying

By Ryan Britt

What happens on alternate Earths stays on alternate Earths — or does it?

Theory

Who is Ghost Rider's Villain? 3 Wild Theories For Connor Storrie's MCU Role

By Chrishaun Baker

Which of Ghost Rider's foes might the Heated Rivalry star be bringing to life?

The Spice

'Dune: Part Three' Is Changing Its Timeline For One Crucial Reason

By Ryan Britt

Once again, we have to wonder, is Dune 3 adapting more than one book?

MCU

'VisionQuest' Turns A Young Avenger Into A Major Threat

By Lyvie Scott

Present your coat of arms.

News

HBO Is Rebooting A Hitchcock Horror Classic

By Dais Johnston

From Shiv to Shrike.

Rewind

15 Years Ago, 'In Time' Was The Wrong Movie At The Right Time

By Marshall Shaffer

Time is money.

Spoilers

'VisionQuest' Just Resurrected A Foundational 'Iron Man' Villain

By Ryan Britt

It feels like an Easter egg, but it's more than that.

News

The 'Elden Ring' Movie Just Found A Streaming Home At Amazon — With A Catch

By Dais Johnston

Don’t make your 2028 streaming plans just yet.

Trailers

The New 'Dune: Part Three' Trailer Teases The Showdown We’ve Been Waiting For

By Lyvie Scott

Plus: we finally see Paul and Chani’s kids in action.

News

The Director Of 'Godzilla Minus One' Has Cast His Upcoming Mech Movie

By Dais Johnston

From big monsters to big robots with big names.

Hidden Gems

32 Years Later, Walter Koenig's Best Sci-Fi Role Isn't Star Trek

By Ryan Britt

Be seeing you, Mr. Bester.

Review

'The Leader' Is A Haunting, Visceral Movie About A Terrifying Cult

By Dais Johnston

It’s one of my favorite movies of the year. I’m never watching it again.

MCU

'Avengers: Doomsday' Pokes Fun At Marvel’s Captain America Problem

By Lyvie Scott

But is anyone laughing?

Inverse Recommends

'Never After Dark' Is the Eerie Ghost Story You Need This Halloween

By Katie Rife

The veil is thin. Time to watch something spooky.

Spoilers

'Wildwood' Asks Us How Far We’d Go For Love

By Lyvie Scott

Director Travis Knight and the Wildwood cast break down the film’s jaw-dropping finale.

Remembrance

I Spoke To ‘Star Trek’ Legend Walter Koenig Before He Died. It Changed My Life

By Ryan Britt

One conversation in 2021 reframed my outlook on Star Trek and the world at large.

News

'Fallout' Is Getting A Surprising New Spinoff — But Not The One You Think

By Dais Johnston

The dystopian game and TV franchise is becoming a reality competition.

News

The Alien Franchise is Picking Up From Its Most Controversial Prequel

By Dais Johnston

Great Scott!

Rewind

25 Years Later, 'Donnie Darko' Is Still Frustratingly Brilliant

By Mark Hill

Every career dies alone.

TV

How Annabeth Chase Changed In 'Percy Jackson And The Olympians'

By Dais Johnston

Listen up, Seaweed Brain.

Rewind

75 Years Ago, 'The Wolf Man' Writer and Star Made Another Transformation Curse Movie

By James Grebey

But Bride of the Gorilla is no Wolf Man.

Entertainment

Is Darkseid The Most Powerful Villain In The DC Universe?

By Chrishaun Baker

Darkseid is, which is a statement that never bodes well for the DC Universe.

Rewind

20 Years Ago, The Best Modern Space Opera Delivered The Most Badass Scene Ever

By Ryan Britt

Looking back on the Adama Maneuver.

Rewind

When DC'S Weirdest Reboot Created Its Best Batman Villains

By Chrishaun Baker

The New 52 was a mixed bag of good and bad ideas, but Scott Snyder's Batman was a beacon amidst it all.

Creature Feature

How 'From Beyond' Became A Transgressive Masterpiece Of VFX

By Geoffrey Bunting

Stuart Gordon’s From Beyond is a tentpole of an era of effects we’re only starting to rediscover.

TV

Who Is Big Barda? The Other Half of 'Mister Miracle's' New Gods, Explained

By Dais Johnston

The seven-foot-tall warrior is about to make her mark on the DCU.

Inverse Recommends

'Trick Or Treat' Turned An ‘80s Moral Panic Into Campy Fun

By Katie Rife

What’s scarier than Gene Simmons?

DC

Mister Miracle Explained: Who Is Scott Free, And What Are The New Gods?

By Dais Johnston

The DC Universe's next big superhero has a complex and cosmic backstory.

The Inverse Interview

How 'Hellraiser: Revival' Resurrects The Beloved Horror Franchise From A Decades-Long Slump

By Chrishaun Baker

Hellraiser: Revival's narrative director Antony de Fault talks about the pain and pleasure of bringing Hellraiser to consoles.

Rewind

How Tom Skerritt Turned 'SpaceCamp' Into A Hidden Sci-Fi Gem

By Dais Johnston

“We launched my wife and five kids from the SpaceCamp. They'll never believe it.”

Review

'Yaga' Is The Perfect Halloween Binge For 'Widow's Bay' Fans

By Dais Johnston

Carrie-Ann Moss shines in this witchy tale.

Rewind

The Sleaziest 'Alien' Rip-Off Accidentally Remains Influential Today

By Mark Hill

Everyone, even James Cameron, has to start somewhere.

Spoilers

A Slight Change In Perspective Gives 'Clayface' A Richer Ending

By Lyvie Scott

DC’s latest film is full-on horror, but also a romantic comedy, according to its star.

News

'Carrie' Just Got Renewed For Season 2

By Dais Johnston

Mike Flanagan's unique take on Stephen King's classic novel will be able to explore its world more.

News

DC's New Poison Ivy Series Is An Exciting First For The Villain

By Dais Johnston

From The Penguin to the greenhouse.

Retro Sci-Fi Comeback

Daisy Ridley's 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea' Reboot Has A Star Trek Secret Weapon

By Ryan Britt

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is resurfacing, and it could revitalize a forgotten and foundational sci-fi franchise.

Review

'Wicker' Goes Deep In All The Right Ways

By Lyvie Scott

Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård’s off-beat rom-com is more than its horned-up premise.

Exclusive

'VisionQuest' Star Opens Up About The Shocking Truth Behind The AI Identities

By Dais Johnston and Hoai-Tran Bui

Emily Hampshire speaks with Inverse about learning E.D.I.T.H.'s identity.

Rewind

5 Years Later, 'Dune' Represents The Best (And Worst) Of Modern Sci-Fi Epics

By Ryan Britt

The 2021 Dune created a new frenzy for the Arrakis saga, but its legacy remains in flux.

Blu-rays

Criterion’s Complete Kubrick Box Set Is Worth The Cost

By Barry Levitt

All 13 of Kubrick’s features, and three shorts, are collected for the first time in one stellar package.

Cool Stuff

This Storied Auction House Has Summoned The Rarest of Pokémon

By Tyghe Trimble

Gotta collect them all.

Rule Them All

'Rings of Power' Finally Reveals The Most Important 'Lord Of The Rings' Moment

By Ryan Britt

There’s literally no LotR without this moment. Will The Rings of Power deliver?

MCU

Who is Butcherbird? Jocasta's Serial Killer Alter Ego Explained

By Dais Johnston

Vision Quest is finally heading up.

Review

'Clayface' Struggles To Take Shape

By Hoai-Tran Bui

The scariest thing about this Batman rogue’s origin story is how half-baked it is.

News

20 Years Later, 'The Prestige' Is Returning To Theaters

By Dais Johnston

“You don’t really want to know. You want to be fooled.”

The Inverse Interview

Behind the Miraculous Resurrection of 'Ken Russell’s The Devils'

By Katie Rife

Critic Mark Kermode has been obsessed with The Devils since 1979. Here’s how he helped bring this misunderstood masterpiece back to life.

Review

'Klara And The Sun' Isn’t Worth The Thought Experiment

By Lyvie Scott

Taika Waititi’s sense of humor is a poor fit for this sci-fi dystopia.

Inverse Recommends

'From' Is Finally Streaming On Netflix

By Dais Johnston

“You don't make moral choices based on the outcomes you expect. You make them based on whether or not you think they're right.”

Spoilers

'VisionQuest' Just Quietly Changed MCU Canon — With A Deep-Cut Easter Egg

By Ryan Britt

Markridge is the key to a big 'Iron Man' retcon.

Rewind

60 Years Ago, A Typical 'Star Trek' Episode Accidentally Became Crucial To Canon

By Mark Hill

Even fictional characters can’t escape fate.

News

Star Wars Is Reusing Its AI Technology For A Ridiculous Reason

By Dais Johnston

“No, I am not James Earl Jones...”

Rewind

Cool People Know That Christopher Nolan's Best Movie Came Out 20 Years Ago Today

By James Grebey

The big magic trick of The Prestige is that the magician behind it wasn't as famous yet

Review

'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Season 2 Finds New Layers of Humanity Beneath Mountains of Tech

By Jeff Ewing

A more ambitious and sprawling season shows the full potential of Cyberpunk.

Entertainment News

Will 'Hellraiser: Revival' Lead To New Life For The Franchise?

By Chrishaun Baker

Pinhead and the gang have found recent success in video games, but movies are another matter.

TV

Will There Be A 'Crystal Lake' Season 2? The Creator Has "Ideas" Already

By Dais Johnston

We’ve got a lot of Fridays ahead of us.

Cheatsheet

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About 'True Detective' Season 5

By Dais Johnston

The clues are trickling in.

Treks Not Taken

James McAvoy's Star Trek Series Pitch Sounds Amazing

By Ryan Britt

The Professor X actor was close to playing Jean-Luc Picard in a tantalizing prequel series.

Rewind

50 Years Later, 'God Told Me To' Still Feels Boundary-Pushing

By Dais Johnston

Don’t let it control you.

Movies

Jason Voorhees: The Slasher Icon Explained

By Dais Johnston

Everything you need to know about the misunderstood villain.

Treks Past

Star Trek's Most Debauched Episode Was Almost The Pilot

By Ryan Britt

Could “Mudd’s Women” have launched the franchise?

Reel Science

Here's The Real Science Behind The Wild 'Whalefall'

By Mark Hill

There is a creature alive today which has survived millions of years of evolution... but it’s chill.

Blu-rays

One Of The Best, Underseen Horror Movie Remakes Is Finally Getting An Upgrade

By Gayle Sequeira

Time to shell out for Maniac.

Exclusive

Taika Waititi's Star Wars Movie Is "On Ice" — But There's A Silver Lining

By Dais Johnston

“It’s very iced.”

Cheatsheet

'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' — Meet the Full Cast Of Season 2

By Lyvie Scott

Here’s everything we know about the cast (old and new) in Starfleet Academy’s final season.

Lake Lore

Here’s Everything You Need to Know about 'Crystal Lake’s Iconic Location

By Katie Rife

Jason Voorhees’ home sweet home.

Rewind

'Smallville' Paved the Way For The Arrowverse, And Our Idea Of Superhero TV

By Justin Hill

Twenty-five years ago we were introduced to Smallville, and our televisions have never been the same.

Trek Memories

Two Star Trek Legends Reveal Their Fears About Joining The Franchise

By Ryan Britt

Imagine there's no Data. Or The Doctor.

News

Steven Soderbergh Will Take Over 'The Batman Part II' For Matt Reeves

By Dais Johnston

The long-awaited movie will continue production.

Review

'You Can See Everything' Will Make You Question Everything

By Katie Rife

This ingeniously structured doc about convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes seems to have broken Nathan Fielder. It was worth it.

Rewind

'The Last Duel' Has One of the Best Fight Scenes of the Decade—and Audiences Ignored It

By James Grebey

The Last Duel's titular last duel is intense and epic, and it comes at the end of an important film

Spoilers

'Street Fighter's' Shock Ending Makes A Sequel Pretty Much Inevitable

By Chrishaun Baker

The video game reboot’s ending sets the stage for an even bigger showdown between Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, and M. Bison in the future.

MCU

'Daredevil: Born Again' Was Always Meant To Be Just 3 Seasons, Apparently

By Lyvie Scott

Born Again is ending, but it isn’t the end.

News

The DCU Just Sneakily Revealed The Stars Of 'Mister Miracle'

By Dais Johnston

It’s a Miracle!

Review

'Street Fighter' Is Heavy On The Action And Light On The Substance

By Chrishaun Baker

This is certainly the movie fans have been waiting for, even if it isn't a knockout for the uninitiated.

Exclusive

No, The Demon In 'Avatar: Seven Havens' Isn’t Actually Vaatu

By Lyvie Scott

“The best thing we can tell you is that it’s not what you think it is.”

Exclusive

Denise Crosby Is Ready To Explore Tasha’s Brutal Backstory

By Ryan Britt

The Next Generation is ready to unpack more of Tasha Yar’s story.

Musk We Do This?

'Musk' Has a Pretty Good Idea of How We Got Here, Actually

By Katie Rife

235 minutes is a long time to spend with the world’s most hatable man.

Rewind

45 Years Later, 'The Evil Dead' Is Still Revolutionizing Horror

By Don Kaye

There was a cabin in the woods...

Spoilers

What Happened To Jason? 'Crystal Lake's Sci-Fi Ending, Explained

By Dais Johnston

Buckle up, this one gets weird.

Review

'The Lowdown' Is Still The Best Neo-Noir You’re Not Watching

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Ethan Hawke is in fine form as our favorite “truthstorian” in the eminently watchable second season of The Lowdown.

Cheatsheet

How Does The 'Street Fighter' Reboot Cast Compare To The 1994 Original?

By Chrishaun Baker

Do you have what it takes to enter the World Warrior Tournament?

Entertainment

'Yellowjackets' Season 4 Teaser Reveals The Endgame

By Dais Johnston

The Showtime series is ready to hang up the jacket.

Cheatsheet

More Seasons Of 'Avatar: Seven Havens' Are Officially Coming

By Lyvie Scott

We’re with Pavi and Nisha for the long haul.

Exclusive

Why 'Godzilla Minus Zero' Is Rated R, According to Its Producer

By Katie Rife

“We decided to not compromise the visual expression, the message, or the theme of the film,” Kazuaki Kishida tells Inverse.

Timey Wimey

'Doctor Who' Showrunner Predicts Reboot Filming Start Date— And It's Sooner Than You Think

By Dais Johnston

It’s just a matter of time.