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The Inverse Interview
Adam Wingard, Master of the MonsterVerse

The director of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire reveals the secrets to helming the titan-sized franchise — and what comes next.

ByJake Kleinman
The Inverse Interview
3 Body Problem’s VR World Is More Low-Tech Than It Looks

How do you create a VR world that is both convincing and also unreal? 3 Body’s Derek Tsang has the answer.

ByRyan Britt
Spoilers
Let’s Talk About The Shocking Ending of Immaculate

Sydney Sweeney and director Michael Mohan reveal the ending was originally going to look a lot different.

ByDais Johnston
The Inverse Interview
Problemista Walks Between Worlds

Inverse speaks with writer-director Julio Torres and co-star Tilda Swinton about their surreal chemistry.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
How Game of Thrones’ Showrunners Made Netflix’s “Unadaptable” Sci-Fi Epic

The cast and creators of 3 Body Problem open up about translating Cixin Liu’s beloved novels to the screen.

ByRyan Britt and Hoai-Tran Bui
Exclusive
The Best Scene in Godzilla x Kong Was Inspired by a 36-Year-Old Sci-Fi Cult Classic

“My inspirations also come from really unusual places,” director Adam Wingard tells Inverse.

ByJake Kleinman
Exclusive
Event Horizon TV Adaptation Gets a Promising Update From Director Adam Wingard

“It's definitely in the works,” Wingard tells Inverse.

ByJake Kleinman
The Inverse Interview
How X-Men '97 Brought Back Its Retro Look, 27 Years Later

The dream of the '90s is alive with mutants.

ByRyan Britt
The Inverse Interview
American Society of Magical Negroes Remixes the “Lore” of the Black Experience

The director and star unpack the film’s trickiest choices.

ByLyvie Scott
Feature
Time Travel on a Budget

Why indie sci-fi loves to go back in time.

ByKayleigh Donaldson
Feature
Indie Animation Reigns

The team behind the acclaimed sci-fi animated show Scavengers Reign detail their long, strange trip to the screen.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
Dune 2 Writer Reveals Why They Changed Alia

“We were a little leery of that talking toddler.”

ByHoai-Tran Bui
The Inverse Interview
Why So Serious?

Vera Drew's The People's Joker takes on the superhero movie industrial complex.

ByDais Johnston
Exclusive
The Director of Love Lies Bleeding Weighs In On Its Trippy Ending

The A24 thriller isn’t afraid to get weird — or to confront our notions of love.

ByLyvie Scott
The Inverse Interview
“Trashy, But Beautiful”: Love Lies Bleeding Relishes In Its Toxic Love Affair

The director and star of Love Lies Bleeding talk about bringing the sapphic neo-noir to life.

ByLyvie Scott
Exclusive
Why Dune 2’s Thrilling Gladiator Fight Had to Be in Black-and-White

Denis Villeneuve and Greig Fraser reveal why Giedi Prime’s monochromatic look was more than just an aesthetic choice.

ByHoai-Tran Bui

Reviews

Review
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Is the King of the Monster Movies

Adam Wingard’s latest creature feature stokes the flame of an ancient rivalry.

ByLyvie Scott
Review
Sugar is a Frustrating Noir With Nowhere to Go

Colin Farrell is the standout of a perplexing noir series.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Review
Things Will Be Different Is a Remarkable DIY Sci-Fi Indie

A simple time travel gimmick imbued with emotional complications.

BySiddhant Adlakha
Review
Oddity Turns a Cabinet of Curiosities Into One of the Scariest Movies of the Year

Stay away from the Wooden Man...

ByMatt Donato
Review
Molli and Max in the Future Takes the Rom-Com to Funny New Dimensions

Love is as complicated as the universe in this fresh and inventive microbudget winner.

ByMichael Gingold
Review
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Is an Unapologetic Crowd-Pleaser

It may not have the heart of the 1984 classic, or even 2021’s Afterlife, but ’bustin’ still feels very good.

ByRyan Britt
Review
X-Men ‘97 Reveals the Incredible Potential of Marvel’s Mutant Team

There’s some serious ambition here — but it’s hiding beneath a seemingly shallow surface.

ByJake Kleinman
Review
Sew Torn is a Brilliant Crime Thriller With a Time-Twisting Gimmick

A Coen Brothers thriller meets a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure story.

ByMatt Donato
Review
Immaculate Is the Loudest Horror Movie You’ve Ever Heard

The movie’s good ideas fall victim to overbearing horror filmmaking.

BySiddhant Adlakha
Review
Cuckoo Is Maddeningly Close to Being a Great Surreal Horror Movie

Tilman Singer’s follow-up to his superb demonic debut is a mixed bag.

ByMatt Donato
Review
Civil War Will Set Your Senses Ablaze

Alex Garland’s terrifying dystopian war movie takes an apolitical bent for a political purpose.

BySiddhant Adlakha
Review
The Animal Kingdom Takes Mutants Very Seriously

French Teen Wolf, hold the basketball.

ByDais Johnston
Review
The American Society of Magical Negroes Fails to Juggle Two Worlds

The satire is Key & Peele by way of Harry Potter, but those disparate themes never completely gel.

ByLyvie Scott
Review
The Fall Guy Is Full-Gear Popcorn Entertainment at Its Finest

David Leitch’s fun-filled love letter to stunt work is everything you want it to be.

ByMatt Donato
Review
Monkey Man Is a Kick-Ass Directorial Debut for Dev Patel

Welcome to the era of Dev Patel, action hero.

ByMatt Donato
TV
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Boldly Goes Out On A High Note

The Trek series that relaunched the franchise is going out on an upbeat note.

ByRyan Britt
Timey Wimey

'Doctor Who' is Going Back to Basics — and Becoming Cutting Edge

ByDais Johnston

Time is a flat circle.

News

'A Simple Favor' Is the Latest Thriller to Get a Sequel With a Disappointing Caveat

ByLyvie Scott

It’s never just one favor.

Movies

'Thunderbolts' Has a New Title, Kind Of

ByDais Johnston

Adding just one character can be a big change.

Review

'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Is the King of the Monster Movies

ByLyvie Scott

Adam Wingard’s latest creature feature stokes the flame of an ancient rivalry.

Retrospective

'Futurama’s Stupid Portrayal of the Future is Secretly Brilliant

ByMark Hill

My God! It's the future.

The Inverse Interview

Adam Wingard, Master of the MonsterVerse

ByJake Kleinman

The director of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire reveals the secrets to helming the titan-sized franchise — and what comes next.

News

One of the Greatest Thrillers Ever is Getting Remade — Again

ByDais Johnston

Love him or hate him, Marvel director Scott Derrickson is taking a shot at a classic.

Star Trek

We Now Know Exactly When Michelle Yeoh’s Star Trek Movie is Taking Place

ByRyan Britt

Section 31 will feature at least one captain of a starship called Enterprise.

Star Wars

'The Bad Batch' Just Brought a Dead Star Wars Character Back the Right Way

ByDais Johnston

Somehow, Ventress returned.

Inverse Recommends

Sony’s Spider-Verse Tackles Horror and Mental Health With 'The Spider Within'

ByLyvie Scott

Miles Morales embarks on a solo adventure in a brief yet terrifying short film.