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.

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Reed Richards Isn't Leading The Avengers In 'Doomsday,' Matt Shakman Clarifies

"Where he goes in Avengers: Doomsday is for Avengers: Doomsday to do."

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Spoilers!

'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Just Ends — And That’s Exactly What Marvel Needs

No MCU, multiverses, or tie-ins with Thunderbolts necessary.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
It's Xenomorphin' Time

'Alien: Earth' Will Apparently Exist “In Parallel” With The Movie Franchise

What does that mean?

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Trailers

'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' Trailer Unleashes The Evil Animatronics On The World

Who let the possessed robots out?

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Review

How Do We Talk About A Neil Gaiman Show Now?

As Netflix’s adaptation of The Sandman winds down, we grapple with the death of the author.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Time Stop!

'Megalopolis' Is Getting A Director’s Cut That Will Make It Even “Weirder”

“It was [originally] more weird.”

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Review

'Eddington' Gets Lost In Its Own Conspiracies

Ari Aster’s Western noir is a classic case of brainrot gone too far.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
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James Gunn Reveals Why 'Superman' Isn't An Origin Story

James Gunn, David Corenswet, and Rachel Brosnahan talk about introducing the iconic character to a new generation.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Spoilers

Why James Gunn Made One Controversial Change To Superman's Origin

James Gunn explains the new Superman’s biggest swing.

By Ryan Britt and Hoai-Tran Bui
Review

'Superman' Is The Most Comic Book Movie Ever — For Better And For Worse

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a wildly geeky extravaganza!

By Hoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview

'M3GAN 2.0's Amie Donald Gets An Action-Hero Upgrade

The physical performer behind the deadly AI doll spills all.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Inverse Recommends

How 2025’s Creepiest Cosmic Horror Movie Was Made On An Indie Budget

Ash director Flying Lotus reveals the secret to making his microbudget sci-fi horror.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Review

'M3GAN 2.0' Gives The Horror Icon A Big, Bratty Upgrade

M3GAN is a superhero now, we guess. And also, a superspy?

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Spoilers

How '28 Years Later' Puts A Sick New Twist On The Franchise’s Family Dynamics

Alphas? Pregnant Infected? Danny Boyle explains the film’s ending (and teases Cillian Murphy).

By Hoai-Tran Bui
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No One Makes A Zombie Movie Like Danny Boyle

The 28 Years Later director talks to Inverse about why he and Alex Garland returned to the franchise, and the groundbreaking techniques he developed for shooting on the iPhone.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Exclusive

Danny Boyle Reveals Why '28 Years Later' Doesn’t Directly Pick Up From '28 Weeks Later’s' Ending

Yes, 28 Weeks Later is still canon.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Review

'Elio' is A Lovely Space Adventure For the Outsider In All Of Us

Gorgeous, out-of-this-world visuals are buoyed by a sweet story about loneliness and grief.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Movies

Pixar’s Newest Film Will Look Unlike Anything They’ve Done Before

With Gatto, Disney and Pixar are capitalizing on a new trend in Hollywood animation.

By Lyvie Scott and Hoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview

From 'Dune' To John Wick, Sharon Duncan-Brewster Is Spoiling For A Fight

The Ballerina actor talks playing mentor to Ana de Armas’ assassin and reveals which director she worked with the most on set of the John Wick spinoff.

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Review

'How To Train Your Dragon' Doesn’t Beat the Original, But It Still Soars

A shot-for-shot remake of the animated hit, the live-action How to Train Your Dragon still contains that ineffable magic.

By Hoai-Tran Bui