Inverse

Sometimes we need to look back to see where we’re going. This is true in history, life — and in the greatest stories ever. From the big screen to the small screen to gaming consoles, Inverse’s Rewind jumps in the critical time machine to unearth hidden gems and remember foundational stories, hold up masterpieces and catch those forgotten flops.

Looking Back

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'Malignant' Is James Wan's Throwback Horror Masterpiece

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5 Years Later, 'The Card Counter' Remains Crucially Insightful

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'Shang-Chi' Came Out 5 Years Ago. Why Is 'Doomsday' The First We're Seeing Of Him Since?

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10 Years Ago, Two Indie Juggernauts Got Off To A Flatulent Start

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10 Years Ago, Taylor Sheridan Planted The Seeds For His TV Empire

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15 Years Ago, 'Final Destination 5' Pulled Off the Best Twist Ending

... Way Back

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One Of The Most Infamous True-Crime Cases Became An Equally Infamous Film

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35 Years Ago, Cast A Deadly Spell Gave Lovecraft The Inventive Film Noir Treatment

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That Time We All Forgot There Was A 'Back To The Future' Sequel In 1991

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'The Wicker Man' Remake Is An Insult To The Original. It's Also Very Funny.

Retrospective

40 Years Ago, Frank Miller Tore Daredevil Down To Build Him Back Up

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25 Years Ago, 'Samurai Jack' Was The Closest We Got To Adapting Frank Miller’s Best Work

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30 Years Ago, John Carpenter Delivered A Remake Viewers Weren’t Ready For

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25 Years Ago, 'The Others' Captured A Strange Moment In History

... Way Way Back

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King Kong Was Having Anime Adventures 60 Years Ago

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80 Years Ago, 'The Killers' Changed The Way We See Criminals On Screen

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The Infamously Confusing 'Big Sleep' Is Still An All-Time Classic

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The Original 'Fantastic Voyage' Is Still Way Better Than Its Countless Parodies

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How The 1941 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' Buried An Oscar-Winning Horror Performance For 30 Years

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Does 'Heavy Metal' Hold Up?

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47 Years Later, An Iconic 'Doctor Who' Epic Relies On One Secret Weapon

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70 Years Ago, Roger Corman Made His First Sci-Fi Cult Classic

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55 Years Ago, Charlton Heston Proved He Was The King Of Depressing Sci-Fi Madness

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60 Years Ago, The First Batman Movie Changed The Comics For The Better

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50 Years Later, 'Westworld's Failed Follow-Up Feels Like A Missed Opportunity

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40 Years Later, 'Maximum Overdrive' Has Aged Like Fine Milk

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10 Years Ago, Mahershala Ali Made His First MCU Debut

By Leah Marilla Thomas

And, it seems, his last.

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20 Years Ago, Michel Gondry Made His Second Masterpiece About Dreams and Romance

By Josh Bell

The Science of Sleep is more than an Eternal Sunshine runner-up.

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20 Years Later, 'Star Trek: Enterprise' Is A Breath Of Fresh Air

By Lyvie Scott

Trek’s radical reinvention often stumbled, but its first season had plenty of potential.

Entertainment

20 Year Ago, 'Heroes' Tried Something New — Then The Genre Changed Forever

By James Grebey

The year 2006 might have been the only time when something like 'Heroes' could have been the success it was.

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5 Years Later, 'Foundation' Is Apple’s Most Important TV Show

By Mark Hill

Shepherding the future.

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50 Years Ago, NBC Replaced 'The Invisible Man' With A Cheaper Knock-Off

By Jon O'Brien

Hi, Gemini Man. Bye, Gemini Man.

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5 Years Ago, Star Wars Canon Was Blown Wide Open

By Dais Johnston

An experimental Star Wars series proved that it really is adaptable to all art forms.

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20 Years Ago, 'Jericho' Inspired A Historic Fan Campaign

By Dais Johnston

“Nuts!”

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This Exploitation Quickie Was A Horror Legend's Final Film

By Don Kaye

Anyone remember Dracula vs. Frankenstein?

Till All Are One

40 Years Later, 'Transformers: The Movie' Is Pure Cinema

By Ryan Britt

We've still got the touch.