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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

    Culture
    The Eyes of Tammy Faye captures the moment the GOP got in bed with the Christian rightThe Eyes of Tammy Faye captures the moment the GOP got in bed with the Christian right
    Culture

    Tammy Faye Bakker’s complicated legacy gets another look in a new movie starring Jessica Chastain.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The empty dream that LuLaRoe soldThe empty dream that LuLaRoe sold
    Culture

    The women selling leggings on Facebook were the real prey, as the new Amazon series LuLaRich shows.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Kick off the fall movie season with September’s 7 buzziest filmsKick off the fall movie season with September’s 7 buzziest films
    Culture

    From ballet to poker, televangelists to Tony winners, here are the movies worth streaming or seeing on the big screen.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    What a weird summer it’s been at the movies!What a weird summer it’s been at the movies!
    Culture

    The new movie-musical Annette caps off a summer of strange films.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    One Good Thing
    One Good Thing: A family drama that takes the deaf audience seriouslyOne Good Thing: A family drama that takes the deaf audience seriously
    One Good Thing

    CODA is a big-hearted crowdpleaser about a teen, her dreams, and her family.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The new Aretha Franklin movie shows how tricky it is to make a great musician biopicThe new Aretha Franklin movie shows how tricky it is to make a great musician biopic
    Culture

    Respect understands the genre’s problems, but falls into them anyway.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The irony of movies about taking charge of your lifeThe irony of movies about taking charge of your life
    Culture

    Free Guy is about a man stuck in a fake world. Hollywood loves that metaphor.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The power and peril of documentaries in a skeptical cultureThe power and peril of documentaries in a skeptical culture
    Culture

    The new documentary The Viewing Booth asks if images are losing their power.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    August’s most exciting moviesAugust’s most exciting movies
    Culture

    From The Suicide Squad and Candyman to Cryptozoo and CODA.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Explainers
    The Green Knight is glorious and a little baffling. Let’s untangle it.The Green Knight is glorious and a little baffling. Let’s untangle it.
    Explainers

    Unpacking the new movie’s connections to Arthurian legends, myths of saints, and … Scorsese?

    By Alissa Wilkinson