Jake Kleinman

Jake Kleinman was the Executive Editor at Inverse where he oversaw features, special issues, and recurring columns and franchises. He also wrote 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.

Over the Garden Wall Probably Should Have Been “Stop-Motion All Along,” Creator Says

Patrick McHale talks about his new collaboration with Aardman, the Netflix Redwall adaptation that wasn’t, and AI animation.

By Jake Kleinman
Feature

“I've Never Read Any Script Like This.”

The team behind Heretic reveals how 2024’s most surprising psychological thriller came to be.

By Jake Kleinman
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'The Substance,' Paul Verhoeven, and Suspension of Disbelief

Coralie Fargeat’s body-horror masterpiece is finally streaming.

By Jake Kleinman
Exclusive

'Heretic's Directors Reveal They Wrote a Sequel to 'The Thing'

The duo behind A Quiet Place are also big fans of Resident Evil — and they liked A Quiet Place: Day One, too.

By Jake Kleinman
Hands-On

Magic: The Gathering’s New Set Brought Me Back to My MtG Roots

Magic can be overwhelming for new players. Is this the solution?

By Jake Kleinman
Exclusive

Sophie Thatcher Teases 'Companion': “There Are a Lot of Twists”

The star of Heretic offers a few hints about her next horror movie after that.

By Jake Kleinman
The Inverse Interview

How Sam Raimi Produced the Best Scary Movie of This Halloween Season

“He wanted this movie to succeed.”

By Jake Kleinman
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