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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

    How to fall back in love with reading
    Even Better

    Even when your brain feels like mush.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
    Fire of Love, about married volcanologists, is this summer’s must-see docFire of Love, about married volcanologists, is this summer’s must-see doc
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    Director Sara Dosa explains why it’s a love triangle and a guide to life, all in one.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    How China’s relationship to Hollywood has shaped the moviesHow China’s relationship to Hollywood has shaped the movies
    Culture

    Big Hollywood movies are being made with Chinese audiences in mind.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The best movies of 2022 (so far) — and how to watch themThe best movies of 2022 (so far) — and how to watch them
    Culture

    From great blockbusters to a mockumentary about a talking inch-high shell.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Our submissions to the queer canonOur submissions to the queer canon
    Culture

    The queer canon should point us toward the future. We made a list of new, vibrant queer stories helping us get there.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Constance Grady and 3 more
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
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    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    Baz Luhrmann’s movie about The King belly-flops, but in an interesting way.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    How Hollywood validates the myth of the good guy with a gunHow Hollywood validates the myth of the good guy with a gun
    Culture

    On screen, an armed hero saves the day. But reality is different.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
    15 unmissable movies from this year’s Cannes15 unmissable movies from this year’s Cannes
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    The films that scandalized and enchanted audiences at the world’s most prestigious film festival — and how to watch them soon.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    The long, long, twisty affair between the US military and Hollywood
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    For the Pentagon, films like Top Gun: Maverick are more than just a movie.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The complicated tension of telling the truth at CannesThe complicated tension of telling the truth at Cannes
    Culture

    The world’s most glamorous film festival lingers in the tension between celebrating the rich and eating them.

    By Alissa Wilkinson