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Roland Emmerich Says His Most Underrated Sci-Fi Movie Will “Never” Get a Sequel

The director once had plans for an entire trilogy...

ByJake Kleinman
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Marvel Boss Kevin Feige Breaks Down Deadpool & Wolverine’s Big Multiverse Twist

Anchor beings, explained.

ByLyvie Scott and Jake Kleinman
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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
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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
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Lady in the Lake Is a Feminist Manifesto Trapped in a Mystery Box

The Apple TV series is nothing if not ambitious.

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

Maybe splitting Season 6 into three parts was a mistake?

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

Friends, romans, countrymen, lend me 10 hours.

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

If you feel it, chase it!

ByHoai-Tran Bui
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Timey Wimey

'Doctor Who' is Getting a New Spinoff — But It’s Not Quite the One You Think

ByHoai-Tran Bui

An absolute UNIT.

Rule Them All

'Rings of Power' Season 2’s New Trailer Finally Gets to the Good Stuff

ByHoai-Tran Bui

A new character might ring a bell.

Gaming News

Netflix's Bioshock Movie Just Made a Surprising Change for the Better

ByTrone Dowd

Who's asking for a big-budget action flick set in Rapture anyway?

MCU

'Deadpool & Wolverine' Just Sneakily Confirmed a Weird Piece of MCU Canon

ByDais Johnston

Everything old is new again.

Retrospective

With His Most Recent Masterpiece, Quentin Tarantino Rewrote American History

ByAlex Welch

In Tarantino's world, cowboys can still be heroes.

Spoilers!

'Deadpool & Wolverine' Just Eviscerated Marvel’s Most Cursed Upcoming Movie

ByLyvie Scott

No one is safe in Marvel’s latest film... not even the MCU itself.

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Roland Emmerich Says His Most Underrated Sci-Fi Movie Will “Never” Get a Sequel

ByJake Kleinman

The director once had plans for an entire trilogy...

Spoilers

'Deadpool 3's Shocking Wolverine Variant Has Big Multiverse Implications

ByRyan Britt

How many Wolverines are there?

Spoilers

'Deadpool and Wolverine’s Biggest Cameo Redeems a Failed Superhero Movie Crossover

ByDais Johnston

Wouldn’t be a Marvel movie without a Chris.

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Marvel Boss Kevin Feige Breaks Down 'Deadpool & Wolverine’s Big Multiverse Twist

ByLyvie Scott and Jake Kleinman

Anchor beings, explained.