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Leslye Headland Is Just Getting Started

The Acolyte showrunner unpacks the Season 1 finale’s biggest moments and teases her plans for Season 2.

ByLyvie Scott
Exclusive
The Acolyte’s Season Finale Was Originally Way More Romantic

Director Hanelle M. Culpepper breaks down those two big cameos, reveals a scrapped kiss for Osha and Qimir, and teases Season 2.

ByLyvie Scott
The Inverse Interview
How Star Wars Helped Prepare Lee Isaac Chung for Twisters

“It was a big learning curve.”

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
How Oz Perkins Found Satan: “The Devil Is Delicious”

The writer-director of Longlegs talks demonic dolls, Nicolas Cage, and his movie’s bizarre ending.

ByIsaac Feldberg
The Inverse Interview
How Maxxxine Brings Ti West & Mia Goth’s X Universe Full Circle

Ti West, Mia Goth, and Kevin Bacon speak about the making of the final film in the X trilogy.

ByIsaac Feldberg
The Inverse Interview
Kill Goes for The Gut

Director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat reveals the harrowing message, and surprising inspiration, behind his bloody revenge thriller.

ByBrandon Streussnig
Exclusive
“Your Faves Are Going Down.” Leslye Headland Breaks Down The Acolyte’s Shocking Reveal.

The Acolyte showrunner talks Qimir, cortosis, and more.

ByLyvie Scott
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Ultraman Rises Again on Netflix

Ultraman: Rising director Shannon Tindle chats about working with ILM, and the biggest challenge of rebooting the tokusatsu hero for American audiences.

ByRafael Motamayor
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“It’s Nuclear.” House of the Dragon Season 2 Goes Bigger, and More Personal

The cast reacts to new stakes — and new storylines.

ByDais Johnston
The Inverse Interview
Who Watches the Watchers? (On the Wall)

Neil Marshall talks directing the Battle of Castle Black in Game of Thrones, making The Descent, and his plans for a Dog Soldiers sequel.

ByPaul Moore
Exclusive
Scavengers Reign Was Almost a Completely Dialogue-Free Sci-Fi Show

In another version, the ambitious sci-fi show might have pulled off an impossible challenge.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
TV
Discovery Showrunner Explains How the Finale's Surprising Twists Fit Trek Canon

Back to the future.

ByRyan Britt
The Inverse Interview
How The Sympathizer’s Robert Downey Jr. Gimmick Explains the Show’s Secret Message

The actor’s multiple roles was more than just stunt casting.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
Evil Season 4 Fights a New Kind of Evil

As Evil airs its fourth and final season, the cast and crew reveal what’s scary about science — and their plans for a Season 5 that may never be.

ByEric Francisco
Retrospective
“Down and dirty”

Road House director Rowdy Herrington breaks down the movie’s most absurd scenes — including, of course, the throat rip.

ByJake Kring-Schreifels
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Ahmed Best Gets the Last Laugh

Once the most hated man in Star Wars, the actor behind Jar Jar Binks reflects on his reputation in that galaxy far, far away.

ByLyvie Scott

Reviews

Review
The Time Bandits Reboot Is The Best Example Of TV’s Worst Habit

Sure, there’s some laughs. But did this need to be a full series?

ByRyan Britt
Review
Deadpool & Wolverine Is a Messy but Glorious Farewell to the X-Men Movies

Deeply cynical but wildly fun, Deadpool’s first foray into the MCU is more than the sum of its parts.

ByJake Kleinman
Review
Lady in the Lake Is a Feminist Manifesto Trapped in a Mystery Box

The Apple TV series is nothing if not ambitious.

ByLyvie Scott
Review
Cobra Kai’s Epic Final Season Gets Off to a Shaky Start

Maybe splitting Season 6 into three parts was a mistake?

ByJake Kleinman
Review
Those About To Die is Not the Game of Thrones Replacement It Wants to Be

Friends, romans, countrymen, lend me 10 hours.

ByDais Johnston
Review
Twisters is a Lightning Bolt of Old-School Blockbuster Energy

If you feel it, chase it!

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Review
Vikings: Valhalla Season 3 Reluctantly Embraces the End of an Era

The Netflix Viking drama tries (and mostly succeeds) to conquer the world.

ByLyvie Scott
Review
You Can’t Fake the Old-Fashioned Star Power of Fly Me to the Moon

Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum’s rapport lifts this historical rom-com.

ByMichael Gingold
Review
Sunny is a Singular New Bright Spot For Sci-Fi TV

Rashida Jones has never been better as a grieving widow with a weird robot buddy.

ByEric Francisco
Review
The Imaginary is So Close to Being Great

Spirited Away animator Yoshiyuki Momose directs an enchanting, but lightweight, fantasy adventure.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Review
Kill Pushes A Simple Revenge Story to Its Absolute Limit

This one-location thriller knows exactly what it wants to say. It just takes a while to reach its destination.

ByLyvie Scott
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Suicide Squad Isekai Shouldn’t Work as Well As It Does

What are we, some kind of suicide squad stuck in a fantasy realm?

ByDaniel Dockery
Review
Prodigy Season 2 is the Most Epic Star Trek Season In Years

In Prodigy Season 2, the cuts are deep, and the scope is big — but paradoxically small.

ByRyan Britt
Review
This is the Most Disturbing Movie You'll Never Want to Watch Again

The Devil’s Bath is one of the most upsetting films this year.

BySiddhant Adlakha
Review
A Quiet Place: Day One is a Surprisingly Soulful Apocalypse Movie

The prequel to A Quiet Place goes in unexpected and emotionally rewarding directions.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Review
Maxxxine is Destined to be a Star of the Horror Genre

“Until you’re known as a monster, you’re not a star.”

ByLex Briscuso
Crossovers

Exclusive: Wil Wheaton Is Ready To Reprise His 'Fallout' Role — If They'll Have Him

ByRyan Britt

The voice of the Robobrains is ready to return.

MCU

Marvel's Most Overlooked Superhero is Stuck in Limbo

ByAlex Welch

The Eternals are on ice, but the Black Knight shouldn’t be.

The Inverse Interview

How Wil Wheaton Became Star Trek’s Answer to Doctor Who

ByRyan Britt

What if the 16th Doctor was Wesley Crusher?

Fire & Blood

'House of the Dragon' is Building to an Epic Season 2 Finale

ByDais Johnston

Look to your own defenses.

News

The Most Exciting New DC Spinoff Has Nothing to Do With James Gunn

ByLyvie Scott

The Caped Crusader’s future is cloudy.

Review

The 'Time Bandits' Reboot Is The Best Example Of TV’s Worst Habit

ByRyan Britt

Sure, there’s some laughs. But did this need to be a full series?

Inverse Recommends

The Best Superhero Show of the Year Has Been Quietly Gaining Steam on Netflix

ByDais Johnston

Supacell, Netflix's take on the Black community in London understands what makes a superhero story great.

Review

'Deadpool & Wolverine' Is a Messy but Glorious Farewell to the X-Men Movies

ByJake Kleinman

Deeply cynical but wildly fun, Deadpool’s first foray into the MCU is more than the sum of its parts.

The Inverse Interview

'Star Trek: Voyager’s Most Famous AI Says AI Can’t Ever Really Replace Humans

ByRyan Britt

Robert Picardo gets real about the unreal.

Movies

Does 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Have a Post-Credits Scene? A Spoiler-Free Guide

ByDais Johnston

The answer is simple: kind of.