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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

    Summer movies 2017
    Wonder Woman: Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor is the superhero girlfriend comic book movies needWonder Woman: Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor is the superhero girlfriend comic book movies need
    Summer movies 2017

    Steve Trevor shows how little we let superhero girlfriends do.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Summer movies 2017
    Why people are freaking out over Wonder Woman’s stellar Rotten Tomatoes scoreWhy people are freaking out over Wonder Woman’s stellar Rotten Tomatoes score
    Summer movies 2017

    The movie sits at 93 percent, higher than DC and most of Marvel’s superhero movies.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Summer movies 2017
    Wonder Woman’s costume has gotten a lot brighter since Batman v SupermanWonder Woman’s costume has gotten a lot brighter since Batman v Superman
    Summer movies 2017

    The shift highlights how important color is to storytelling in the superhero genre.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Summer movies 2017
    Review: Wonder Woman is a gorgeous, joyful triumph of a superhero filmReview: Wonder Woman is a gorgeous, joyful triumph of a superhero film
    Summer movies 2017

    Patty Jenkins’s film is Warner Bros.’ best superhero movie since Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    What linguists say about Kevin Spacey’s bizarre Southern accent on House of CardsWhat linguists say about Kevin Spacey’s bizarre Southern accent on House of Cards
    Culture

    The show has always had one big, scenery-chewing constant: Kevin Spacey’s Southern accent.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Netflix’s The Keepers: the series’ theory behind Sister Cathy Cesnik’s murder, explainedNetflix’s The Keepers: the series’ theory behind Sister Cathy Cesnik’s murder, explained
    Culture

    Jane Doe is crucial to the series’ theory that Sister Cathy’s death was a cover-up.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Summer movies 2017
    Review: Baywatch is a limp, charmless waste of talentReview: Baywatch is a limp, charmless waste of talent
    Summer movies 2017

    Not even The Rock can save Baywatch.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Netflix’s new true crime doc, The Keepers, isn’t Making a Murderer. It’s far more haunting.Netflix’s new true crime doc, The Keepers, isn’t Making a Murderer. It’s far more haunting.
    Culture

    The primary mystery is the murder of a nun. But it’s what she knew that will devastate you.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    SNL finale: Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump returns for a swan songSNL finale: Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump returns for a swan song
    Culture

    “Hallelujah” was a goodbye to Trump and a goodbye to the season.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Summer movies 2017
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’s 5 end-credits scenes, explained [spoilers]Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’s 5 end-credits scenes, explained [spoilers]
    Summer movies 2017

    Warning: Spoilers!

    By Alex Abad-Santos

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