Jake Kleinman
Jake Kleinman is the Deputy Editor at Inverse where he oversees features, special issues, and recurring columns and franchises. He also writes regularly about movies and television.
Jake was previously the senior entertainment editor at Inverse and before that the video games editor at Mic. As a freelancer, his work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vice, Lifehacker, Laptop Magazine, and elsewhere.
His favorite superhero movie is Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
Lost Jumped the Shark by Breaking Its Most Important Rule
15 years ago, the show’s most anticipated season premiere marked the beginning of the end.
Sci-fi legend René Laloux’s final movie is his most opaque — and maybe his best
It doesn’t get weirder than this.
With Mandalorian Season 3, Star Wars is repeating Marvel’s worst sin
If the new trailer left you feeling confused, you’re not alone.
28 Days Later is still the greatest zombie story of all time — and it’s not even close
From Last of Us to World War Z, modern zombies wouldn’t be what they were without this Danny Boyle classic.
The Mandalorian Season 3 trailer breakdown
Lightsabers, Jedi, Doctor Pershing, and more
Fireflies vs. FEDRA: Who should you trust in HBO’s The Last of Us?
The HBO show's 2 big groups, explained.
The Last of Us Episode 1’s ending, explained
Why is Ellie [SPOILERS]?
How Brad Pitt beat the odds to make an underrated zombie classic
This surprisingly divisive movie should be considered a genre staple.
James Cameron’s attack on Netflix gets 2 major things wrong — and one right
“We need this! We need to go to theaters.”
The secret Netflix metric that got 1899 canceled — and could ruin TV forever
Here’s why Netflix will never have a Parks and Rec of its own.
What if 1899 was just bad?
How one Netflix decision may have doomed 1899 — and the entire company.
Black Panther 2's Disney Plus release date revealed — and it’s worse than expected
Based on Disney’s recent streaming history, it could be a while.
Meet the Inverse Scene Stealers class of 2022
These eight actors stole the spotlight in our favorite shows and movies of the year.
How Ismael Cruz Córdova became the toughest elf in all of Middle-earth
The Rings of Power breakout star was rejected (three times) before finally getting the role.
Downsizing was ahead of its time — by about five years
Alexander Payne’s sci-fi flop has gone from prescient to downright realistic (with one big exception).
How Patty Guggenheim became Marvel’s biggest meme of 2022
Give Madisynn the MCU spin-off she deserves.
Avatar: The Way of Water just proved that Marvel’s harshest critics are right
Can James Cameron defeat the MCU? In a way, he already has.
Ralph Macchio takes his victory lap
“I think that it can go on,” the Karate Kid and Cobra Kai star tells Inverse. “You get a feeling when you overstay your welcome.”
How James Cameron made the greatest sci-fi thriller of all time
“The Terminator came from a dream that I had.”
The 10 best monsters of 2022
This year, psychological horror was no longer enough.
