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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

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    Disney+ is a treasure chest of forgotten films and TV. Here are 6 gems to revisit.Disney+ is a treasure chest of forgotten films and TV. Here are 6 gems to revisit.
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    Disney’s long-awaited streaming service has arrived with a cavalcade of obvious and obscure content.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 4 more
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    The new Sonic the Hedgehog trailer gives Sonic a much-needed glow-upThe new Sonic the Hedgehog trailer gives Sonic a much-needed glow-up
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    Sonic the Hedgehog has a new trailer. And Sonic looks a lot better.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Martin Scorsese’s fight against Marvel isn’t really about Marvel moviesMartin Scorsese’s fight against Marvel isn’t really about Marvel movies
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    The iconic director isn’t mad at Black Panther, he’s mad at Marvel’s system.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Watchmen expands ever further in an episode that introduces even more new charactersWatchmen expands ever further in an episode that introduces even more new characters
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    The mysterious Lady Trieu shows up to complicate everything. Also: a baby swamp.

    By Emily St. James, Allegra Frank and 1 more
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    Watchmen’s Doctor Manhattan dildo is as important as it is largeWatchmen’s Doctor Manhattan dildo is as important as it is large
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    Why Doctor Manhattan’s big blue penis matters.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Watchmen’s Laurie Blake — and how the show is rewriting her comic book origins — explainedWatchmen’s Laurie Blake — and how the show is rewriting her comic book origins — explained
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    Watchmen’s third episode belongs to the one and only Laurie Blake.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    How Lana Del Rey’s career explains a huge shift in the way we think about pop starsHow Lana Del Rey’s career explains a huge shift in the way we think about pop stars
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    In 2012, people called Lana Del Rey a fake. Now they call her one of the best pop stars of her generation.

    By Constance Grady and Alex Abad-Santos
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    What the Watchmen graphic novel tells us about Jeremy Irons’s mystery characterWhat the Watchmen graphic novel tells us about Jeremy Irons’s mystery character
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    Jeremy Irons’s character doesn’t even feel like he’s on the same show.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Watchmen episode 2 is a direct counterpoint to the series premiereWatchmen episode 2 is a direct counterpoint to the series premiere
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    Whatever conclusions you tried to draw from the first episode, this second one complicates them.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 1 more
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    Some Watchmen fans are mad that HBO’s version is political. But Watchmen has always been political.Some Watchmen fans are mad that HBO’s version is political. But Watchmen has always been political.
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    Watchmen has always been political. In HBO’s adaptation, it’s just impossible to ignore.

    By Alex Abad-Santos