Hoai-Tran Bui

Hoai-Tran Bui is the Entertainment Editor at Inverse. She previously was an editor and film critic at SlashFilm, and her work has appeared in USA Today and The Washington Post. She is a Rotten Tomatoes-certified critic and co-hosts a Doctor Who/Star Trek podcast called Trekking Through Time and Space.

Hoai-Tran likes people, places, and things. She also probably likes being online too much. Her favorite movie vacillates between Spirited Away, Before Sunset, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, though Chungking Express is making its way up there. Hoai-Tran is probably due for a re-evaluation of her favorite movie.

Review

How One Awesome Time Loop Sci-Fi Thriller Stole Its Mojo Back From Tom Cruise

The anime adaptation of the Japanese sci-fi novel manages to break new ground even after Edge of Tomorrow.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Trailers

'Invincible' Season 4 Trailer Finally Reveals A March Release Date

War is coming.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Spoilers

Nia DaCosta Breaks Down The Most Brutal Scene In '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple'

“That's sort of the balance that I tried to thread, but it is tough. It's tough.”

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Spoilers

'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Just Changed The Rage Virus As We Know It

Director Nia DaCosta speaks about what this could mean for the third film.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Review

'Dead Man’s Wire' Proves Gus Van Sant Movies Still Matter

Don’t let Gus Van Sant’s long-awaited comeback fall through the cracks.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Exclusive

'The Marvels' Director Knew The 'Avengers: Doomsday' Captain America Reveal "For Years"

“It's emotional [for] my nerd baby girl heart.”

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Review

'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Is An Even More Brutal And Heady Sequel

The second entry in the 28 Years Later trilogy is hard to watch but easy to love.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Exclusive

How Genndy Tartakovsky Brought 'Primal' Back From The Dead

“It came from a joke. Like, oh yeah, maybe Spear could be a zombie, ha ha ha.”

By Hoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview

How Paul Feig Pulled Off That Wild Twist In 'The Housemaid'

“You just have to misdirect the audience majorly.”

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Review

'Fallout' Season 2 Is Better Than Ever

That's the golden rule.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Review

'Resurrection' Is A Surreal Sci-Fi Masterpiece

Bi Gan’s dense sci-fi epic is a breathtaking ode to cinema history.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
The Cozy Issue

The 'Doctor Who' Christmas Specials, Ranked

Doctor Who under the mistletoe.

By Hoai-Tran Bui, Ryan Britt and Dais Johnston
Inverse Recommends

How A Former Pixar Animator Made Netflix’s Most Underrated New Fantasy Adventure

Ten years ago, Alex Woo left Pixar to found his own animation studio. Now, he’s finally directed his first movie.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Book Excerpt

Tim Blake Nelson’s 'Superhero' Is “Concentrated Reality”

Inverse chats with the actor about an exclusive excerpt from his new novel Superhero.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Awards

The 25 Best Movies Of The Year, Ranked

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Inverse’s top movies of 2025!

By Hoai-Tran Bui, Ryan Britt, Lyvie Scott and Dais Johnston
Review

'Marty Supreme' Is A Whirlwind American Odyssey At Its Most Spectacular

Dream big.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Awards

The 25 Best TV Shows Of The Year, Ranked

The small screen has never been better.

By Hoai-Tran Bui, Ryan Britt, Dais Johnston and Lyvie Scott
Retrospective

10 Years Later, 'Doctor Who’s “Heaven Sent” Is Still A TV Masterpiece

"How many seconds in eternity?"

By Hoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview

David Freyne Makes His Own Eternity

The Eternity director chats about his surreal fantasy romance.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Review

'The Secret Agent' Takes You By Surprise

Wagner Moura is magnificent as a political refugee fleeing an authoritarian regime in one of the best movies of the year.

By Hoai-Tran Bui