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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

    Explainers
    Love Is Blind, Netflix’s dystopian romance contest, explainedLove Is Blind, Netflix’s dystopian romance contest, explained
    Explainers

    The gaudy, toxic appeal of Netflix’s Love Is Blind.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Hunters’ devastating ending and its 2 twists, explainedHunters’ devastating ending and its 2 twists, explained
    Culture

    How two huge twists in Hunters change the show.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The unfair pressure for Birds of Prey to be a great feminist superhero movieThe unfair pressure for Birds of Prey to be a great feminist superhero movie
    Culture

    Imagine if Birds of Prey and Harley Quinn had the same freedom as Joker.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Why Birds of Prey’s second-weekend box office numbers will be crucialWhy Birds of Prey’s second-weekend box office numbers will be crucial
    Culture

    Even though the movie nearly made its reported budget in its first weekend, it didn’t live up to box office expectations.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    6 winners and 5 losers from the 2020 Oscars6 winners and 5 losers from the 2020 Oscars
    Culture

    Winners: Parasite! Non-American directors! Eminem! Losers: Netflix and 1917.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 3 more
    Culture
    Here are all the 2020 Oscar winnersHere are all the 2020 Oscar winners
    Culture

    Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Parasite wins Best Picture and makes Oscars historyParasite wins Best Picture and makes Oscars history
    Culture

    The film took home four Oscars, including the biggest prize of the night.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Here’s the full list of 2020 Oscar nomineesHere’s the full list of 2020 Oscar nominees
    Culture

    Joker is the most-nominated film, with 11 nods.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Birds of Prey finds the fun in Harley Quinn’s breakup and breakdownBirds of Prey finds the fun in Harley Quinn’s breakup and breakdown
    Culture

    Harley Quinn gets her groove back in Birds of Prey.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The politics of Jay-Z and Beyoncé sitting during the Super Bowl’s national anthemThe politics of Jay-Z and Beyoncé sitting during the Super Bowl’s national anthem
    Culture

    Jay-Z’s controversial partnership with the NFL has led to scrutiny of why he and Bey opted not to stand.

    By Alex Abad-Santos