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Retrospective

How Bomberman Turned Living Rooms Into Battlefields

ByMo Mozuch

(And paved the way for the N64’s defining feature.)

Retrospective

With 'Civil War' in Theaters, it’s Time to Revisit Alex Garland’s Most Disturbing and Divisive Movie

ByJon O'Brien

No matter where you hid, you couldn’t escape the discourse.

Movies

In 'Challengers,' Love is a Game But Sex is Not

ByHoai-Tran Bui

Zendaya’s sexy tennis movie is about more than just sex.

Pet Science

The Forgotten, Evolutionary Reason Cats Love Being So High Up

ByElana Spivack

What seems like an accessory is really a necessity that caters to their instincts.

The Inverse Interview

Flesh and Blood

ByIsaac Feldberg

Humane director Caitlin Cronenberg reflects on following her famous father into genre filmmaking, confronting fears of mortality, and finding just the right amount of blood.

Retrospective

Pokémon Stadium Was Ahead of Its Time

ByDaniel Dockery

But 25 years later, Nintendo’s most ambitious Pokémon game can feel like a husk of its former self.

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Luc Besson’s Underrated Spy Thriller Just Hit Netflix

ByDais Johnston

Dress to impress (the CIA).

TV

'Shogun' Followed Its Own Rules Right to the Very End

ByAlex Welch

The FX miniseries went out exactly as it should have: quietly.

Science

Inside the Quest to Confirm A Strange 60-Year-Old Theory About Stonehenge

ByThe Conversation, Erica Ellingson, Amanda Chadburn and Fabio Silva

Archaeological evidence suggests Stonehenge also aligns with moonrise and moonset.

Found in Translation

We Could All Learn a Valuable Lesson From this Bizarre 2018 Sci-Fi Epic

ByCarlos Aguilar

Diamnatino has plenty to say the refugee crisis, the rise of fascism in Europe, outdated gender norms, and even the nature of athletic talent.