Review

'Swarm' is a Stan Culture Satire With No Sting

ByRendy Jones

Despite an incredible lead performance from Dominique Fishback, Swarm will only leave you buzzing with dissatisfaction.

Last Call

'Sorry to Bother You' is an Absurdist Call to Action

ByChrishaun Baker

Boots Riley’s dazzling debut gives a middle finger to capitalism with the most WTF third-act twist.

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'The Woman King' Should Have Been a Defining Pop Culture Moment

ByMónica Marie Zorrilla

"Beyond this wall is a palace of women."

Feature

William Jackson Harper Is The Hidden Gem Of The Quantum Realm

ByJordan Crucchiola and Julia Johnson

The Good Place actor opens up about his small-but-mighty role in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, vibing with Killmonger, and getting used to Hollywood success.

Feature

SlayStation: How Queer and Trans Gamers Demolished the Rules of Drag

BySean McGeady

Since its inaugural event in December 2021, SlayStation has packed out some of London’s most esteemed mid-sized queer venues. Now it’s leveling up.

The Inverse Review

Magazine Dreams is a New-Age Taxi Driver That’s More Muscle Than Meat

ByLyvie Scott

Jonathan Majors gives a blistering performance as a bodybuilder consumed by his obsessions.

The Inverse Interview

How Mike Colter's surprising first acting role prepared him for Plane

ByHoai-Tran Bui

Mike Colter plays an enigma in the new action thriller Plane. And he’d like to keep it that way.

The Inverse Interview

The Last of Us star Nico Parker is HBO’s hero of the hour

ByDais Johnston

Parker plays a small but pivotal part in The Last of Us Episode 1.

Scene Stealers 2022

How Jaymes Butler gave the scariest movie of 2022 a dose of reality

ByChrishaun Baker

The Barbarian actor reveals his character’s secret backstory and more.

The Inverse Interview

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever changed Atlantis "out of respect," director says

ByEric Francisco

Audiences are going to see the sunken city in a different light.

Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever originally had an Endgame-centric story, director reveals

ByEric Francisco

Ryan Coogler opens up about the original script before Chadwick Boseman died in 2020.

16 years later, Sammy “Mini-Mall” Stephens is still trying to go viral

ByArt Anthony and Wes Frazer

“Everything the kids are doing on TikTok? I started that. I’m the godfather of — what’d you call ’em? — memes.”

The Superhero Issue

Black Panther 2 is wading into the messy history of Atlantis

ByEric Francisco
Innovation

EV ownership has a racial gap — one major change could bridge the divide

ByAndrea Marpillero-Colomina and The Conversation

Today’s charging infrastructure favors homeowners, who are more likely to be white.

FEATURE

53 years ago, NASA convinced America to go to the Moon — can they do it again?

ByPassant Rabie

“$12 a day to feed an astronaut. We could feed a starving child for $8.”

Culture

On TikTok, Black therapists shine a light on mental health — and each other

ByHannah Norman and Kaiser Health News

Mental health professionals have soared in popularity on TikTok