A Southwest town crackles with toxic cowboy culture. A racial minority comes into money after centuries of oppression. Envious and rapacious whites commit vile racist acts. A slew of unsolved murders leads to stalled investigations. Local officials pledge, and fail, to re-establish law and order. The F.B.I. sweeps into action and uncovers an extensive network of corrupt movers and shakers.
Naturally, I’m talking about Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of David Grann’s nonfiction best-seller Killers of the Flower Moon, a major contender for the 2024 Oscars. I’m also describing Damon Lindelof’s HBO mini-series, Watchmen, the sequel to Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore’s blockbuster 1986 graphic novel, which became, in 2020, the first comic-book adaptation to win an Emmy Award for best limited series (along with 10 other Emmys).
