What a time it is to be a movie fan. Whether you are excited for the next superhero sequels or the weirdest sci-fi indie, 2023 looks to offer everything a growing cinephile could need.

From neon-drenched hitman fourquels, to sandy sci-fi odysseys, to the last hurrah for our favorite galaxy-protecting idiots, 2023 is shaping up to be a pretty good year for franchises. And outside of the sequel mania, we have a swan song for the greatest anime auteur, a surreal drama featuring too many Joaquin Phoenixes, and a bear that ingested too much cocaine.

Here are the 23 movies Inverse is looking forward to the most in 2023 according to our staff and contributors.

Despite the name, CES isn’t just about consumer electronics — it’s about ideas, man.

Sometimes those ideas are good, sometimes they’re outlandish, sometimes they’re, um, whatever this is. Often, at least in my book, the best CES concepts, prototypes, and products have a touch of all of the above, and the one product that really gave us the full spectrum of wow, what, and why is LG’s new wireless OLED TV.

Why is that something you’d want, you ask? Well, if you’re like me, the thought of looking at a rat’s nest of HDMI and power cables is almost enough to make your face turn green. I hate messy cords.

Europe’s peat bogs are teeming with life — and also death. Due to their unique environment, peat bogs naturally preserve human remains and keep them in remarkable shape for hundreds to thousands of years.

More ancient bodies have been uncovered from bogs than you might think. Experts estimate that at least 2,000 bog mummies and skeletons are known today — and many more are probably still buried.

But how did so many individuals end up in bogs in the first place? A new study published this week in the journal Antiquity investigates 266 historical bog sites, and reveals some violent results.