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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

    The radical political power of friendship
    Features

    It can help us push back against tyranny. Philosopher Hannah Arendt’s legendary cocktail parties were proof.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Society is a mess in Emily the Criminal, Bodies Bodies Bodies, and Not OkaySociety is a mess in Emily the Criminal, Bodies Bodies Bodies, and Not Okay
    Culture

    Three new movies recall the 1930s gangster movie era, but with a twist.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Every movie seems to be split into chapters these daysEvery movie seems to be split into chapters these days
    Culture

    From Nope to The Worst Person in the World, the intertitle is back — but with a twist.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Why Hollywood keeps getting abortion wrongWhy Hollywood keeps getting abortion wrong
    Culture

    This researcher interviewed dozens of writers, creators, and showrunners about onscreen abortion. Here’s what she learned.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Four ways of looking at The RehearsalFour ways of looking at The Rehearsal
    Culture

    Nathan Fielder’s wild HBO show is reality TV at its most bizarre. Or is it a documentary? Or memoir? Or something else?

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Bullet Train is deeply derivative, and that’s its appealBullet Train is deeply derivative, and that’s its appeal
    Culture

    Brad Pitt and a bunch of cameos still carry the movie.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
    This summer’s movies are all about loveThis summer’s movies are all about love
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    Loneliness, longing, and love in the third pandemic summer.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Ron Howard’s movie about the Thai cave rescue isn’t the Hollywood melodrama I expectedRon Howard’s movie about the Thai cave rescue isn’t the Hollywood melodrama I expected
    Culture

    How Thirteen Lives avoids the problems of other movies that are ripped from recent headlines.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Rewatching Gigli in the age of Bennifer’s triumphRewatching Gigli in the age of Bennifer’s triumph
    Culture

    Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got married, so I revisited their infamous 2003 flop.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Jordan Peele’s Nope, explainedJordan Peele’s Nope, explained
    Culture

    Unpacking the spectacle at the heart of the movie’s mysteries.

    By Alissa Wilkinson