Watchmen (2019)
Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.
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Like Lindelof's Watchmen sequel, it folds the fantastic into a recognizably real world, touching on some real-world issues in the process.
There are even shades of Damon Lindelof's Watchmen in how Lanterns subtly confronts deep-rooted race issues in America alongside Hal's rapidly decaying sense of self-worth.
DC Comics has been quietly delivering quality, from "Watchmen" and "Peacemaker" to HBO's "The Penguin," which turned the classic Batman villain into a mob world antihero — and took home nine Emmys for it.
Lanterns’ “Pilot” achieves that signature Lindelof gravitas that was very much present in Watchmen, along with Mundy’s panache for gritty small-town crime that he cultivated so well in Ozark and True Detective.
…(who, after ambitious and elaborate series like “Watchmen” and “Mrs. Davis,” knows how to turn exposition into entertainment)…
Directed by Stephen Williams — who previously collaborated with "Lanterns" co-creator Damon Lindelof on HBO's "Watchmen" and ABC's "Lost"…
The result is as bold a revision of sci-fi history as HBO’s recent Watchmen series…
We live in a world where HBO’s Watchmen exists, and we’re still rolling off a year that gave us The Penguin, which is just about the best possible outcome for a corporate mandate to make lemonade out of intellectual-property lemons.
Coming in the wake of HBO’s Watchmen, it’s certainly lacking the depth and nuance of Damon Lindelof’s update of Alan Moore’s graphic novel…