Chrishaun Baker

Chrishaun Baker is a freelance critic, essayist, and screenwriter with an affinity for comic books, horror movies, post-punk and rap music. He spends a mind-numbing amount of time playing video games and his favorite movie of all-time is David Cronenberg's Videodrome.

Chrishaun is a Film and Television alumni at Western Carolina University, and his writing can be seen all over the web but most notably with the fantastic crew at Film-Cred.

Retrospective

The Spy Genre Owes it All to a Cary Grant Classic

What if James Bond was just Some Guy?

By Chrishaun Baker
Retrospective

Damon Lindelof’s Masterpiece Asked Us to Move On From the Apocalypse

Fall in love with all of life’s unexplainable mysteries.

By Chrishaun Baker
Retrospective

The Most ‘90s Thriller Ever Remains a Propulsive Joy

A peak at the new millennium.

By Chrishaun Baker
Inverse Recommends

David Cronenberg’s Most Underrated Film is a Chilling Reminder The End is Always Nigh

Doom is around every corner, if only you could see it.

By Chrishaun Baker
Retrospective

5 Years Ago, Luca Guadagnino Breathed New Life Into a Cult Classic

Horror remakes get a bad rep, but Guadagnino's Suspiria is a chilling exception

By Chrishaun Baker
Retrospective

George A. Romero Reanimated Horror for a New Generation, and his Iconic Creation Still Entrances

The grandfather of modern horror tapped into cultural anxieties... but he also made a taut thriller.

By Chrishaun Baker
Inverse Recommends

The Quasi-Sequel to 'First Reformed' Is Just as Thoughtful, Haunting, and Worthy of Your Time

Paul Schrader exhumes the ghosts of American imperialism.

By Chrishaun Baker
Retrospective

Blade Runner: The Final Cut Rewrote History on a Sci-Fi Classic

Without the Final Cut, this science-fiction classic might still be a critically maligned dud.

By Chrishaun Baker
Retrospective

Before A24's Brand of Indie Horror, There Was 'The Evil Dead'

Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead found beauty in the scrappy, DIY aesthetic.

By Chrishaun Baker
Inverse Recommends

'Spider-Man 2' Reminds Us Just How Exceptional Superhero Movies Can Be

Long before superhero fatigue, Sam Raimi was laying the foundation for an entire genre.

By Chrishaun Baker
Trailers

'The Continental' Trailer Teases a 'John Wick' Origin Story

Decades before John Wick carved a bloody path of vengeance, an assassin war wracked the streets of New York City.

By Chrishaun Baker
Trailers

'The Marvels' Trailer Brings Together Three Generations of Superhero

Carol Danvers, Kamala Khan, and Monica Rambeau go higher, faster, and further in the first trailer for The Marvels

By Chrishaun Baker
Inverse Recommends

'House of 1000 Corpses' is the Best 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Sequel

Dismissed as repulsive and cruel, the manic energy of Rob Zombie’s debut is unforgettable.

By Chrishaun Baker
Movies

'Indiana Jones 5' Trailer Confirms the Franchise Is Ending for Good

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny sees our hero put off retirement to go punch Nazis one last time.

By Chrishaun Baker
The Inverse Interview

Frank Grillo Has One Rule for Playing a Bad Guy: “You Can Never Judge Yourself”

The actor talks crime-thrillers, growing up in the Bronx, and the potential end of 'The Purge' saga.

By Chrishaun Baker
Exclusive

Crossbones Actor Frank Grillo Confirms New DC Universe Role: "I've Jumped Ship"

Frank Grillo, who played Crossbones in the MCU, very coyly confirmed a secret role in the new DC Cinematic Universe.

By Chrishaun Baker
Marvel

'Guardians of the Galaxy 3' Breaks a Surprising Rule of the Franchise

The soundtrack for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3’ teases one of Marvel’s darker outings with tracks from Radiohead and Florence + The Machine

By Chrishaun Baker
DC

'Joker 2' Could Expand on The First Movie's Most Famous Scene

Here's hoping for another dance number

By Chrishaun Baker
News

'Secret Invasion' Looks Like Marvel’s Grittiest Show Yet

The Skrull who came in from the cold.

By Chrishaun Baker
News

'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Will Be Shorter — Here's Why That's a Good Thing

Season 2 may be shorter, but at least Season 3 is on the horizon.

By Chrishaun Baker