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'Doctor Who' Reboots Itself With Flair, But Not With Much Success

Doctor Who’s new era is for everyone and no one at all.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
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Unlimited Power: Celebrating the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

25 years after The Phantom Menace, it’s time to admit the obvious: the Star Wars prequels aren’t just good, they’re great.

Feature

'The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles' was a Testbed for the Prequels

The Inverse Interview

Why Apple TV+’s 'Dark Matter' Matters

News

Marvel Finally Admits That Less Can Be More

'Twisters' Looks Ridiculous, But Could Actually Live Up to the Iconic Original

Could the Upcoming 'Doctor Who' Season Finale Finally Deal With Real Stakes?

The Inverse Interview

The Inverse Interview
For Ethan Hawke, Making Wildcat Was an “Act of Faith”

Directing daughter Maya Hawke in his portrait of Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor, Hawke interrogates why he makes art.

ByIsaac Feldberg
The Inverse Interview
Flesh and Blood

Humane director Caitlin Cronenberg reflects on following her famous father into genre filmmaking, confronting fears of mortality, and finding just the right amount of blood.

ByIsaac Feldberg
The Inverse Interview
“The Hardy Boys on Acid”: Inside Netflix’s New YA Mystery Show

Dead Boy Detectives is Supernatural meets X-Files wrapped in the Sandman universe.

ByDais Johnston
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I Saw Spider-Man 2 in Theaters Again — And I Told Sam Raimi About It

“I really appreciate the crowd liking the movies.”

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
Zack Snyder Aims for the Stars

“People have never accused me of exploiting the male form, though I probably do that quite a bit.”

ByBrandon Streussnig
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X-Men ‘97 Directors Want to Make an Animated Movie — And It Sounds Amazing

An X-Men ‘97 feature film could be “Spider-Verse” meets “Akira.”

ByJake Kleinman
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4 Years Later, a Propulsive Tech Thriller Just Got a Surprising Second Life

Artificial intelligence is an unstoppable force in Veena Sud’s The Stranger.

ByLyvie Scott
Gone Squatchin'
Life Among the Sasquatches

The brother directors behind Sasquatch Sunset reveal how their bizarre indie hit came to be.

ByJake Kring-Schreifels
The Inverse Interview
Alex Garland Takes the Fight to Us

“People keep saying the film is not political. I think they're just missing the point.”

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
Amazon’s Fallout Comes Out of the Vault

Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s video game adaptation is just the beginning.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
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Alex Garland Reveals What Brought Him Back for 28 Years Later

“I had a specific idea that felt like a story worth telling.”

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
Love Across Multiple Lives

The Beast director Bertrand Bonello talks love, desire, and AI in his cosmic sci-fi romance.

ByEdward Frumkin
The Inverse Interview
Colin Farrell Cracks the Case in Sugar

The Apple TV+ series made a hardboiled noir without a hardboiled detective at the center.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
Invincible Showrunner Breaks Down Season 2’s Wild Ending — And Teases Season 3 Plans

“We have some really, really great stuff.”

ByJake Kring-Schreifels
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Babylon 5 Creator Gives a Promising Update on the Reboot

The road home keeps going.

ByRyan Britt
The Inverse Interview
“Discovery Was First in the Door.” The Most Divisive, and Important, Star Trek Show Comes to an End

The long and winding road of Star Trek: Discovery comes to an end.

ByRyan Britt

Reviews

Review
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Is An Old-School Epic Begging For A Sequel

The latest in the venerable Apes franchise delivers the goods — even if it feels like a very long set-up.

ByRyan Britt
Review
Doctor Who Reboots Itself With Flair, But Not With Much Success

Doctor Who’s new era is for everyone and no one at all.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Review
Tales of the Empire Never Gives Itself Room to be Great

Star Wars supports women’s wrongs and women’s rights.

ByDais Johnston
Review
Dark Matter Injects Bold New Life Into the Multiverse Story

The most daring series of the moment is also the most grounded.

ByRyan Britt
Review
Interview with the Vampire Season 2 Wastes Its Killer Potential

The best vampire show of the decade is back — but its second season lacks real bite.

ByLyvie Scott
Movies
In Challengers, Love is a Game But Sex is Not

Zendaya’s sexy tennis movie is about more than just sex.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Review
Boy Kills World is a Gnarly Dose of Bone-Crunching Mayhem

The most juvenile revenge thriller of the year has arrived.

ByAlex Welch
Review
Dead Boy Detectives Is A Spooky, Sweet Addition To The Sandman Universe

The new spinoff is anything but dead on arrival.

ByValerie Ettenhofer
Review
Knuckles Is Exactly What a Direct-to-Streaming Spinoff Should Be

The Paramount+ miniseries channels Sonic’s delirious fun into episodic format.

BySarah Milner
Review
Abigail is a Bloody Good Time

She’s a ballerina vampire!

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Review
Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver Repeats Its Predecessor’s Mistakes

Zack Snyder delivers the second half of his sci-fi epic... but something’s still missing.

ByLyvie Scott
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Lily Gladstone is the Saving Grace of Hulu’s Chilling New True-Crime Series

The Oscar-nominated actress elevates a familiar true-crime story.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Brilliantly Brings Guy Ritchie Back to Basics

The British director returns with another remix of his greatest hits: this time, with Nazis.

ByLyvie Scott
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4 Years Later, a Propulsive Tech Thriller Just Got a Surprising Second Life

Artificial intelligence is an unstoppable force in Veena Sud’s The Stranger.

ByLyvie Scott
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Arcadian is a Dull Creature Feature That Wastes Nicolas Cage

The sci-fi horror could have really benefited from Cage’s burden of massive talent.

ByEric Francisco
Review
The Greatest Hits Is a High-Concept Remix of Romantic Clichés

Time travel is metaphor for grief — and music is the key to unlocking it — in this lo-fi romantic drama.

ByLyvie Scott
MCU

'X-Men ‘97’s Brutal New Twist Sets Up Wolverine’s Darkest Arc in Season 2

ByLyvie Scott

Marvel’s latest series is pulling zero punches, even where fan favorites are concerned.

News

Marvel Finally Admits That Less Can Be More

ByDais Johnston

We’re all so tired.

Trailers

'Twisters' Looks Ridiculous, But Could Actually Live Up to the Iconic Original

ByLyvie Scott

Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones take on twin twisters and each other.

Review

'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' Is An Old-School Epic Begging For A Sequel

ByRyan Britt

The latest in the venerable Apes franchise delivers the goods — even if it feels like a very long set-up.

Feature

'The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles' was a Testbed for the Prequels

ByBryan Young

“It was the beginning of digital effects.”

Retrospective

15 Years Ago, J.J. Abrams Broke — And Then Saved — the Star Trek Universe

ByLyvie Scott

Star Trek is the rare sexy reboot that actually helped its flailing franchise.

Timey Wimey

Could the Upcoming 'Doctor Who' Season Finale Finally Deal With Real Stakes?

ByDais Johnston

Someone’s marked for death.

TV

Everything You Need to Know About 'X-Men ‘97' Episode 9

ByLyvie Scott

With just two episodes left, X-Men ‘97 is pulling out all the stops.

MCU

Marvel Has Lost Sight of What Made Its Great Streaming Experiment a Success

ByDais Johnston

Why limit art to just sure things?

Movies

'MaXXXine' Might Not Be the End of A24's X Franchise

ByLyvie Scott

Ti West’s innovative series could soldier on without its star.