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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

    Culture
    Kevin Smith explains why you didn’t go see his movie TuskKevin Smith explains why you didn’t go see his movie Tusk
    Culture

    How could Tusk perform this poorly? Have people not forgiven Justin Long? Are people not entertained by the prospect of someone being turned into a walrus?

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    7 shows that wouldn’t exist without Laguna Beach7 shows that wouldn’t exist without Laguna Beach
    Culture

    Some way and somehow, the show achieved a following and would change the texture of television shows — reality, scripted, and scripted reality — altogether.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Comic Books
    Marvel has canceled two covers drawn by the man who gave us the sexualized Spider-WomanMarvel has canceled two covers drawn by the man who gave us the sexualized Spider-Woman
    Comic Books

    On Tuesday, the company announced that it had canceled two covers that Milo Manara, the artist responsible for the sexualized Spider-Woman, was slated to draw.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Movies
    Strip away the color and music from Raiders of the Lost Ark, and it’s still greatStrip away the color and music from Raiders of the Lost Ark, and it’s still great
    Movies

    Strip away all the color and all the dialogue and you have a master class in staging.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    archives
    The New York Times admits ‘blind spots’ when writing about black women in televisionThe New York Times admits ‘blind spots’ when writing about black women in television
    archives

    The paper and chief television critic Alessandra Stanley don’t seem to understand what she did wrong in her piece about Shonda Rhimes.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    TV
    The Good Wife Season 6 premiere: Can Cary Agos really replace Will Gardner?The Good Wife Season 6 premiere: Can Cary Agos really replace Will Gardner?
    TV

    As the show settles back into its groove for its sixth season, the unavoidable question is: who is going to step up and take Will’s place?

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Why there’s never been a better time to start watching The Good WifeWhy there’s never been a better time to start watching The Good Wife
    Culture

    It’s the best show on television, and there’s no better time to get into it.

    By Emily St. James and Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Why every major network wants an Olivia PopeWhy every major network wants an Olivia Pope
    Culture

    A survey of many of this season’s new television shows and their main protagonists reads as if it were a roster of women tailor-made to go head-to-head with the best fixer in DC.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Shonda Rhimes isn’t an angry black woman and neither are her charactersShonda Rhimes isn’t an angry black woman and neither are her characters
    Culture

    On Friday, The New York Times published a careless and obtuse piece about ABC’s new show Hot to Get Away with Murder.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    All of Fall’s new television shows, in one chartAll of Fall’s new television shows, in one chart
    Culture

    Here’s which shows this fall are the most fun

    By Alex Abad-Santos