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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

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    Why you should be watching more short filmsWhy you should be watching more short films
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    Wes Anderson’s new Netflix shorts are the latest case for the form.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Cat Person, Fair Play, and Brett KavanaughCat Person, Fair Play, and Brett Kavanaugh
    Culture

    The anger of entitled “good guys.”

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    On The Royal Hotel, Louis C.K., and burning it all downOn The Royal Hotel, Louis C.K., and burning it all down
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    The movies have had it with bad men.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    The new Exorcist movie proves how much the world has changed since 1973The new Exorcist movie proves how much the world has changed since 1973
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    The Exorcist: Believer shows how American religion and Hollywood movies have shifted.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The Hollywood writers’ strike is over — and they won bigThe Hollywood writers’ strike is over — and they won big
    Culture

    Here’s what’s coming in the WGA’s new contract.

    By Alissa Wilkinson and Emily Stewart
    Culture
    Two young missionaries made headlines. Two new docs look at why.Two young missionaries made headlines. Two new docs look at why.
    Culture

    Savior Complex, The Mission, and the culture behind toxic missionary work.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    What’s the state of the Hollywood strikes?What’s the state of the Hollywood strikes?
    Culture

    On the AMPTP’s identity crisis, Drew Barrymore, the fall TV calendar, and whether this will ever end.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Can AI learn to love — and can we learn to love it?
    The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

    Fiction has long wondered if AI can love. We just might find out.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    Lessons from a Barbenheimer summerLessons from a Barbenheimer summer
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    What we can learn from July’s record-breaking movie month.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    How To With John Wilson is still unlike anything else on TVHow To With John Wilson is still unlike anything else on TV
    Culture

    The wonderfully weird HBO series returns for its final season.

    By Alissa Wilkinson

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