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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

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    5 questions about Watchmen’s season one finale5 questions about Watchmen’s season one finale
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    And it’s not just five variations on “What happens next?!”

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 2 more
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    Burger King is using Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker spoilers to sell WhoppersBurger King is using Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker spoilers to sell Whoppers
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    If you say these Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker spoilers out loud, Burger King will give you a free Whopper.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Watchmen episode 8 has an Adrian Veidt-centric post-credits scene. It’s bonkers.Watchmen episode 8 has an Adrian Veidt-centric post-credits scene. It’s bonkers.
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    Adrian Veidt explains why he isn’t happy in “heaven.”

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Watchmen becomes an aching, beautiful love story in its next-to-last episodeWatchmen becomes an aching, beautiful love story in its next-to-last episode
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    “A God Walks Into Abar” is the kind of deeply romantic, mind-bending TV episode Damon Lindelof lives to make.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 1 more
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    Wonder Woman 1984’s first trailer teases the triumphant return of Gal Gadot — and the 1980sWonder Woman 1984’s first trailer teases the triumphant return of Gal Gadot — and the 1980s
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    Gal Gadot and Chris Pine return in Wonder Woman 1984, and they’ll face some new villains.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Peloton’s terrifying new ad is the best horror movie in recent memoryPeloton’s terrifying new ad is the best horror movie in recent memory
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    A darkly hilarious new commercial makes a Peloton bike seem less like a Christmas present and more like a nightmare.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    The fight to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut of Justice League (which may not even exist), explainedThe fight to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut of Justice League (which may not even exist), explained
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    Zack Snyder’s fabled cut of Justice League and the corporate conspiracy theory behind it.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    No Time to Die tease looks like it will really be Daniel Craig’s last BondNo Time to Die tease looks like it will really be Daniel Craig’s last Bond
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    “It’s time to die, Mr. Bond!”

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Marvel’s Phase 4 begins with Black Widow’s first teaser trailerMarvel’s Phase 4 begins with Black Widow’s first teaser trailer
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    And it looks awesome.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    “That’s not the truth, Ellen”: How Dakota Johnson won her birthday feud against Ellen DeGeneres“That’s not the truth, Ellen”: How Dakota Johnson won her birthday feud against Ellen DeGeneres
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    Ellen DeGeneres said Dakota Johnson didn’t invite her to her birthday. This was a big mistake.

    By Alex Abad-Santos