Hoai-Tran Bui
@htranbui.bsky.social
Finally here!!!! Inverse entertainment editor. Critic.
Reviewed DEAD MAN'S WIRE, aka how Gus Van Sant got his groove back (good movie, don't miss it!) www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
'Dead Man’s Wire' Proves Gus Van Sant Movies Still Matter
Gus Van Sant makes a comeback 8 years later with 'Dead Man's Wire, a lightweight 'Dog Day Afternoon' riff that is a ton of fun.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Reviewed DEAD MAN'S WIRE, aka how Gus Van Sant got his groove back (good movie, don't miss it!) www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE is an even more brutal and heady trip than the first, with a visceral sequence I couldn't believe made it into a mainstream horror release, and Ralph Fiennes offering much-needed levity and austerity. My review: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Review: The First Feel-Bad Movie of 2026
The second entry in the '28 Years Later' trilogy, 'The Bone Temple,' is hard to watch but easy to love.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:14 PM
28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE is an even more brutal and heady trip than the first, with a visceral sequence I couldn't believe made it into a mainstream horror release, and Ralph Fiennes offering much-needed levity and austerity. My review: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
Now that EJAE is a Golden Globe winner, resharing my interview with her as Inverse's Scene Stealer of 2025!
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'KPop Demon Hunters' EJAE Is The Scene Stealer of 2025
Inverse chatted with the singer-songwriter behind the biggest chart-topper of the year on why 'KPop Demon Hunters' is such a crossover hit.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Now that EJAE is a Golden Globe winner, resharing my interview with her as Inverse's Scene Stealer of 2025!
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www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
PRIMAL is back and I interviewed Genndy Tartakovsky about it www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
January 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM
PRIMAL is back and I interviewed Genndy Tartakovsky about it www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
Ok since you were all asking for it: my top movies of the year, as the #1 JAY KELLY apologist boxd.it/Ra7WE
December 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Ok since you were all asking for it: my top movies of the year, as the #1 JAY KELLY apologist boxd.it/Ra7WE
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It’s here, our top TV shows of the year!! @ryancbritt.bsky.social, @lyvie.bsky.social, @thegoodolddais.bsky.social, and I put our heads together to rank the top 25 shows, and we all had the same No. 1 www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
The 25 Best TV Shows Of The Year, Ranked
From vigilantes in New York to hive minds on Earth to revolutions in a galaxy far, far away, here are the best TV shows of 2025.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It’s here, our top TV shows of the year!! @ryancbritt.bsky.social, @lyvie.bsky.social, @thegoodolddais.bsky.social, and I put our heads together to rank the top 25 shows, and we all had the same No. 1 www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
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And finally, the list I know you've all been waiting for: Inverse's best movies of 2025! As democratically voted by me, @ryancbritt.bsky.social, @lyvie.bsky.social, and @thegoodolddais.bsky.social (for the most part). Forget the other lists, our is the best! www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
The 25 Best Movies Of The Year, Ranked
From vampire thrillers to revolutionary epics to alien conspiracies to superhero flicks, here are Inverse's top 25 movies of 2025.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
And finally, the list I know you've all been waiting for: Inverse's best movies of 2025! As democratically voted by me, @ryancbritt.bsky.social, @lyvie.bsky.social, and @thegoodolddais.bsky.social (for the most part). Forget the other lists, our is the best! www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
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James Cameron does it again. "Avatar: Fire and Ash" is bigger, longer, more unwieldy—and the most enthralling Hollywood blockbuster in years. Stirring spectacle. Wrenching melodrama. Overwhelming beauty. No one’s making old-school religious epics like this www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
'Avatar: Fire And Ash' Review: James Cameron's Sci-Fi Trilogy Reaches An Explosive Conclusion
James Cameron’s biggest and most unwieldy movie yet is also his most open-hearted. Read our 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' review.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
James Cameron does it again. "Avatar: Fire and Ash" is bigger, longer, more unwieldy—and the most enthralling Hollywood blockbuster in years. Stirring spectacle. Wrenching melodrama. Overwhelming beauty. No one’s making old-school religious epics like this www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
I have good news: FALLOUT Season 2 is great. Though I may be biased (every time Walton Goggins was onscreen I was kicking my feet up). But seriously, with more Lucy/Ghoul stuff and more character actors chewing up scenery, you can't really go wrong: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
'Fallout' Season 2 Review: Amazon’s Hit Apocalypse Show Improves On Its Greatest Strengths
'Fallout' Season 2 knows what works, and gives us more of it. Read our review of 'Fallout' Season 2 here.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I have good news: FALLOUT Season 2 is great. Though I may be biased (every time Walton Goggins was onscreen I was kicking my feet up). But seriously, with more Lucy/Ghoul stuff and more character actors chewing up scenery, you can't really go wrong: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
I reviewed RESURRECTION, possibly my favorite movie of this year: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
The Most Surreal Sci-Fi Movie Of The Year Is A Mind-Bending Masterpiece
'Resurrection,' from Chinese director Bi Gan, is a dense sci-fi epic and a breathtaking ode to cinema history.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I reviewed RESURRECTION, possibly my favorite movie of this year: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
ntroducing...The Cozy Issue! As we get closer to the holidays, it's time to cozy up with your favorite comfort watch or coziest video game. First up, @lyvie.bsky.social's fantastic interview with Walker Scobell, PERCY JACKSON's hero and our cover star: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
December 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
ntroducing...The Cozy Issue! As we get closer to the holidays, it's time to cozy up with your favorite comfort watch or coziest video game. First up, @lyvie.bsky.social's fantastic interview with Walker Scobell, PERCY JACKSON's hero and our cover star: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
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The only Sora that Disney should be investing in
December 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The only Sora that Disney should be investing in
I chatted with Tim Blake Nelson about his new novel SUPERHERO and he was lovely and showed me the guitar he got off the set of BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
Exclusive: Read An Excerpt From Tim Blake Nelson's New Novel 'Superhero'
Inverse chats with Tim Blake Nelson about an exclusive excerpt from his new novel 'Superhero.'
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December 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I chatted with Tim Blake Nelson about his new novel SUPERHERO and he was lovely and showed me the guitar he got off the set of BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
I was recovering from being the sickest I'd ever been when I went to see MARTY SUPREME. After it, I was SO WIRED that I thought I was cured (I was not)! The second Great American Movie of this year. Kevin O'Leary shockingly good? Timothée Chalamet a GOD. www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
‘Marty Supreme’ Review: A Whirlwind American Odyssey At Its Most Spectacular
Timothée Chalamet is a supernova in Josh Safdie's sweaty, adrenaline-packed ode to the American dream.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I was recovering from being the sickest I'd ever been when I went to see MARTY SUPREME. After it, I was SO WIRED that I thought I was cured (I was not)! The second Great American Movie of this year. Kevin O'Leary shockingly good? Timothée Chalamet a GOD. www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
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for @inverse.com I ranked the top 15 sci-fi movies and tv shows of 2025, from anti-fascist Star Wars to a miserable woman who has to save the planet and even an underdog Predator, here's the best science fiction of 2025:
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The 15 Best Sci-Fi Movies & TV Of The Year, Ranked
From shows about aliens among us to revolutions in a galaxy far, far away, here are Inverse's top sci-fi movies and TV shows of 2025.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
for @inverse.com I ranked the top 15 sci-fi movies and tv shows of 2025, from anti-fascist Star Wars to a miserable woman who has to save the planet and even an underdog Predator, here's the best science fiction of 2025:
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
It’s the 10th anniversary of “Heaven Sent,” not just DOCTOR WHO’s best episode but one of the best TV episodes ever! In another world where Capaldi’s era was not underrated, it’d be on all the “Best TV Episodes” lists www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
10 Years Ago, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Delivered One Of The Best TV Episodes Ever — And No One Noticed
"Heaven Sent" is not just 'Doctor Who's best episode, it's one of the greatest hours of TV ever. So why isn't it considered such?
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November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It’s the 10th anniversary of “Heaven Sent,” not just DOCTOR WHO’s best episode but one of the best TV episodes ever! In another world where Capaldi’s era was not underrated, it’d be on all the “Best TV Episodes” lists www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
THE SECRET AGENT is incredible. A shapeshifter of a movie that defies its political thriller genre trappings, its much more than its (admittedly magnificent) central performance by Wagner Moura. Out now in limited release: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
'The Secret Agent' Takes You By Surprise
Wagner Moura is magnificent as a political refugee fleeing an authoritarian regime in 'The Secret Agent,' one of the best movies of the year.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
THE SECRET AGENT is incredible. A shapeshifter of a movie that defies its political thriller genre trappings, its much more than its (admittedly magnificent) central performance by Wagner Moura. Out now in limited release: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
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I'm always grateful when @htranbui.bsky.social lets me pop up with something new at @inverse.com.
It's about that time, so here's my take on the best of 2025's horror crop!
It's about that time, so here's my take on the best of 2025's horror crop!
Of course, I had to ask @donatobomb.bsky.social to rank the best horror movies and TV shows of the year. The top 3 may surprise you! www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
The 20 Best Horror Movies & TV Of The Year, Ranked
It's been a good year for horror movies. Here are the best horror movies and TV shows of the year, ranked.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I'm always grateful when @htranbui.bsky.social lets me pop up with something new at @inverse.com.
It's about that time, so here's my take on the best of 2025's horror crop!
It's about that time, so here's my take on the best of 2025's horror crop!
Has anyone had a better year than EJAE? I profiled the singer-songwriter behind the KPOP DEMON HUNTERS mega-hit "Golden" for this year's Inverse Awards!
Keep an eye on this space for more great end-of-year pieces.
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
Keep an eye on this space for more great end-of-year pieces.
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
'KPop Demon Hunters' EJAE Is The Scene Stealer of 2025
Inverse chatted with the singer-songwriter behind the biggest chart-topper of the year on why 'KPop Demon Hunters' is such a crossover hit.
www.inverse.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Has anyone had a better year than EJAE? I profiled the singer-songwriter behind the KPOP DEMON HUNTERS mega-hit "Golden" for this year's Inverse Awards!
Keep an eye on this space for more great end-of-year pieces.
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
Keep an eye on this space for more great end-of-year pieces.
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
I had a great interview with Edgar Wright, in which we talked about how he consolidated his lighter instincts as a director with a bleak story like THE RUNNING MAN, and the very funny direction he gave Glen Powell for his silly accents: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
How Edgar Wright Finally Made The 'The Running Man' Movie He's Always Wanted
'The Running Man' director Edgar Wright speaks about why his new movie is not a remake, and navigating the grim tone of the Stephen King novel.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I had a great interview with Edgar Wright, in which we talked about how he consolidated his lighter instincts as a director with a bleak story like THE RUNNING MAN, and the very funny direction he gave Glen Powell for his silly accents: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
I reviewed DIE MY LOVE, which is very much a showcase for Jennifer Lawrence. But to be fair she is absolutely, devastatingly, tremendous www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
Jennifer Lawrence Is A Force Of Nature In 'Die My Love'
'Die My Love,' a psychological thriller directed by Lynne Ramsay, is a stunning showcase for the Oscar winner.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I reviewed DIE MY LOVE, which is very much a showcase for Jennifer Lawrence. But to be fair she is absolutely, devastatingly, tremendous www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
PLURIBUS premieres this Friday!! And Vince Gilligan doesn't want you to know anything about it. I chatted with Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn about why there's so much mystery around their amazing new sci-fi show: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
How 'The X-Files' Influenced Apple's Most Mysterious New Sci-Fi Show
Vince Gilligan talks about how his sci-fi writing background informed his new show, 'Pluribus,' in one very specific way.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
PLURIBUS premieres this Friday!! And Vince Gilligan doesn't want you to know anything about it. I chatted with Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn about why there's so much mystery around their amazing new sci-fi show: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
Despite loving PREY, I had no expectations going into PREDATOR: BADLANDS. But to my surprise, I had a blast. Dan Trachtenberg, how could I ever doubt you. www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
'Predator: Badlands' Is A Magic Trick Of A Blockbuster Movie
In Inverse's ‘Predator: Badlands’ Review,' we find a film that flips a franchise's formula on its head for a wildly entertaining crowdpleaser.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Despite loving PREY, I had no expectations going into PREDATOR: BADLANDS. But to my surprise, I had a blast. Dan Trachtenberg, how could I ever doubt you. www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
I voted early for Zohran and they gave me an extra Halloween sticker as a treat
November 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I voted early for Zohran and they gave me an extra Halloween sticker as a treat
Also I wrote about Radu Jude's DRACULA and how its use of AI — whether you vibe with it or not — is definitely the most interesting and radical way it's been used in movies thus far (out now in select theaters): www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
The Most Bizarre Dracula Movie Of All Time Is Weaponizing AI In The Most Surprising Ways
In Radu Jude’s 'Dracula,' a filmmaker uses AI to make a Dracula movie. Yes, that Dracula.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Also I wrote about Radu Jude's DRACULA and how its use of AI — whether you vibe with it or not — is definitely the most interesting and radical way it's been used in movies thus far (out now in select theaters): www.inverse.com/entertainmen...