Jake Kleinman

Jake Kleinman is the Executive Editor at Inverse where he oversees features, special issues, and recurring columns and franchises. He also writes regularly about movies and television.

Jake was previously the senior entertainment editor at Inverse and before that the video games editor at Mic. As a freelancer, his work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vice, Lifehacker, Laptop Magazine, and elsewhere.

His favorite superhero movie is Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.

The Inverse Interview

Kelly Marcel’s Last Dance

After writing Venom and its sequel, Let There Be Carnage, Kelly Marcel is stepping into the director’s chair (somewhat unwillingly) for the trilogy’s epic conclusion, Venom: The Last Dance.

By Jake Kleinman
Exclusive

'Venom 3' Director Reveals How They Cast the Movie’s Mysterious New Villain

“It's just an introduction to Knull,” Kelly Marcel tells Inverse.

By Jake Kleinman
The Inverse Interview

Rhys Ifans Lets His Hair Down

The breakout star of Venom 3 on why he jumped at the chance to play a chill father figure.

By Jake Kleinman
Exclusive

Rhys Ifans Finally Comments On That Wild 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Cliffhanger

What happened to Otto Hightower?

By Jake Kleinman
Spoilers!

'Die Alone' Is the Best Zombie Movie of the Year That You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

I need to talk about this movie and its wild twist ending.

By Jake Kleinman
The Inverse Interview

Carrie-Anne Moss Is In Her Apocalypse Era

The Hollywood icon talks Star Wars, The Matrix, and her new zombie movie Die Alone.

By Jake Kleinman
The Inverse Interview

How “The Man Who Has Everything” Changed Superheroes Forever

One year before Watchmen, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons took on the most iconic superhero of them all.

By Jake Kleinman
Retrospective

How Magic: The Gathering’s Biggest Failure Changed the Game For the Better

In an Inverse exclusive, Magic’s head designer Mark Rosewater reflects on the 20th anniversary of Champions of Kamigawa.

By Jake Kleinman

How Sideshow Bob Became a Disney Villain

The Simpsons producer Al Jean breaks down the latest Disney+ short, his favorite Sideshow Bob moments, and more.

By Jake Kleinman
Retrospective

The Past, Present, and Future of Khans of Tarkir — According to Wizards of the Coast

“It was a pretty special set for us.”

By Jake Kleinman
Review

Netflix’s New Body-Swapping Thriller Wastes Its Great Premise

It’s Freaky Friday meets Bodies Bodies Bodies, but an untested cast drags the movie down.

By Jake Kleinman
Review

'Joker Folie a Deux' Forgets What Its Villain Is All About

A musical courtroom drama doesn’t entertain as much as it exposes the hidden flaw at the center of a franchise.

By Jake Kleinman
Retrospective

How The Scariest Movie of 2009 Launched an Unstoppable Hollywood Studio

“I wanted to make it look as real and natural as possible.”

By Jake Kleinman
Hands-On

I Played Magic’s New Duskmourn Decks And I Have A Surprising Favorite

The rankings are wrong.

By Jake Kleinman
TV

You’ve Probably Never Seen 'Lost’s Secret True Ending

Twenty years later, it’s time to return to the island for one more mission.

By Jake Kleinman
The Inverse Interview

Jennifer Kent Still Knows What Scares You

The writer and director of The Babadook reflects on the 10-year-old cult classic — and teases her next horror movie.

By Jake Kleinman
Retrospective

They Don’t Make ‘Em Like This Anymore. That’s Probably a Good Thing.

A decade later, Kevin Smith’s freakiest movie is a relic of a bygone era.

By Jake Kleinman
The Inverse Interview

Can 'The Killer's Game' Become the Next John Wick?

How director J.J. Perry’s new assassin thriller could launch a cinematic universe.

By Jake Kleinman
Entertainment

Pom Klementieff Can’t Talk About That

Klementieff appears next in The Killer’s Game opposite her Guardians of the Galaxy co-star Dave Bautista. But what’s after that?

By Jake Kleinman
Exclusive

Dawn of Duskmourn: How Magic the Gathering Created Its Scariest Set Since 2011

Wizards of the Coast’s designers break down the new horror cinema-inspired release and reveal three exclusive cards.

By Jake Kleinman