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.

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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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75 Years Ago, Hollywood Showed Us Mars In Glorious Color

By Jon O'Brien

Behold the future.

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Does One Rowdy Terry Gilliam Sci-Fi Classic Really Hold Up?

By Ryan Britt

Is Time Bandits actually a classic?

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Star Trek’s Silliest Episode Remains One Of Its Best

By Mark Hill

Back to the future.

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50 Years Ago, 'Assault On Precinct 13' Proved Who John Carpenter Would Become

By Chrishaun Baker

There would be no Halloween, They Live, or The Thing without this exploitation affair.

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5 Years Later, Marvel's Learned The Wrong Lessons From 'Eternals'

By Mark Hill

The MCU has been risk-averse ever since its fateful release.

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The 'Babylon 5' Season 3 Finale Changed The Game Forever

By Ryan Britt

Did Babylon 5 ever top this moment?

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After Decades Of Multiverse Movies, There Is Only 'The One'

By Lyvie Scott

Why Jet Li’s answer to The Matrix still resonates today.

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The Big Scene in 'Carrie' Is Impossible to Spoil Even After 50 Years

By James Grebey

The climax of Carrie will still hit you like a bucket of pig blood

The Best of Trek

Why Patrick Stewart's Jean-Luc Picard Felt Like A Real Person

By Ryan Britt

Is Picard the best Star Trek character?

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25 Years Ago, The Coen Brothers Delivered a Hard-Boiled Noir With a Sci-Fi Twist

By Josh Bell

The Man Who Wasn't There finds the uncanny in a gritty crime story.