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.
How Sam Raimi Produced the Best Scary Movie of This Halloween Season
“He wanted this movie to succeed.”
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.
'Venom 3' Director Reveals How They Cast the Movie’s Mysterious New Villain
“It's just an introduction to Knull,” Kelly Marcel tells Inverse.
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.
Rhys Ifans Finally Comments On That Wild 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Cliffhanger
What happened to Otto Hightower?
'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.
Carrie-Anne Moss Is In Her Apocalypse Era
The Hollywood icon talks Star Wars, The Matrix, and her new zombie movie Die Alone.
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.
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.
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.
The Past, Present, and Future of Khans of Tarkir — According to Wizards of the Coast
“It was a pretty special set for us.”
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.
'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.
How The Scariest Movie of 2009 Launched an Unstoppable Hollywood Studio
“I wanted to make it look as real and natural as possible.”
I Played Magic’s New Duskmourn Decks And I Have A Surprising Favorite
The rankings are wrong.
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.
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.
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.
Can 'The Killer's Game' Become the Next John Wick?
How director J.J. Perry’s new assassin thriller could launch a cinematic universe.
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?