Reviews by Inverse
Inverse reviews the best new TV and movies that geek culture has to offer. If it has superheroes, monsters, time travel, alternate realities, or an obsessive fandom of any kind, you can find our unbiased criticism right here.
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'Onward' review: D&D meets 'Weekend at Bernie's,' and it's a critical hit
Eric FranciscoPixar levels up in fantastic love letter to Dungeons and Dragons.
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'Sonic the Hedgehog' review: The best superhero movie of 2020
Corey PlanteAgainst all odds, Paramount Pictures has struck gold with its revamped movie about Sega's mascot.
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'Invisible Man' review: A new horror classic you must see to believe
Eric FranciscoCreepy, clever, and engrossing, Elisabeth Moss stars in the unseen hit of the spring.
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'Altered Carbon' Season 2 review: Less like 'Blade Runner' in the best way possible
Aaron PrunerNetflix's cyberpunk thriller reboots into something better by leaning into its sci-fi roots.
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'I Am Not Okay With This' review: Peak Netflix in the best way possible
Jake KleinmanIf Netflix grew a show in a lab, it would be this one, and the results are pretty damn good.
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'Devs' FX review: A brutal takedown of Silicon Valley from sci-fi's best storyteller
Jake KleinmanAlex Garland (Annihilation and Ex Machina) does his best work yet in this mind-bending mini-series.
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'Relic' review: A new horror classic unlike anything elseEric FranciscoFreshman filmmaker Natalie Erika James fuses cultural horror styles to produce a work totally its own. - Inverse Reviews
'Archive' review: Gorgeous new sci-fi with a gut-punch twist endingEric FranciscoGavin Rothery's directorial debut takes a familiar science fiction concept and gives it a new face. Several faces, in fact. - Inverse Reviews
'The Old Guard' Netflix review: Charlize Theron vs. the Marvel universeEric FranciscoIn its competence and overall entertainment value, The Old Guard proves Netflix doesn't need Marvel to produce fun comic book action. - Inverse Reviews
'Da 5 Bloods' review: Spike Lee's Netflix movie might be his greatest everEric FranciscoThe master director makes his mark on the war movie, pulling off an incredible heist along the way. - Inverse Reviews
'Extraction' review: The best action movie scene of 2020, but not much elseJake KleinmanChris Hemsworth and the team behind some of the Avengers' most memorable moments assemble for a gritty action. - Inverse Movie Reviews
'Vivarium' review: A dark reminder that things can always get worseJake Kleinman
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'Brave New World' show review: Smart, sexy sci-fi with identity issuesEric FranciscoNBC enters the streaming wars swinging with the long-overdue adaptation for Aldous Huxley's sci-fi titan. - Inverse Reviews
'Dark' Season 3 review: Maybe the best series finale in sci-fi historyDais JohnstonThe most complex show on Netflix manages to tie its own loose ends. - Inverse Reviews
'Looney Tunes Cartoons' HBO Max review: Almost as good as the real thingJake KleinmanLooney Tunes Cartoons isn't a time machine, but it's the next best thing. - Inverse Reviews
'Space Force' review: This unfunny workplace comedy isn't worth your timeJake Kleinman'Space Force' delivers a few laughs and not much else with one-dimensional characters, boring episodic plots, and a bizarre choice to veer away from comedy. - Inverse Reviews
'Stargirl' review: The best DC TV show yet shines brightly in dark timesEric FranciscoEschewing modern trends for forward-thinking nostalgia, Stargirl soars as one of the best DC shows ever made. - Inverse Reviews
'Snowpiercer' review: Better than the movie, except for one big problemJake KleinmanTNT's new Snowpiercer adaptation of the French graphic novel than inspired Bong Joon-ho's film goes deeper into this post-apocalypse than ever before.
