The World

Alan Moore’s ambitious graphic novel Watchmen wowed a generation of readers when it came out in 1986. Twenty-three years later, it’s making its big-screen debut. Meanwhile, some of its key innovations have shown up in other movies; is the Watchmen too late to save itself? Produced by Eric Molinsky.

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