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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

    Culture
    How Best Picture nominee Judas and the Black Messiah questions the meaning of freedomHow Best Picture nominee Judas and the Black Messiah questions the meaning of freedom
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    The powerful drama about the assassination of Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton presents moral queries that rhyme with the present.

    By Fabiola Cineas, Coleman Lowndes and 2 more
    Culture
    Why Best Picture nominee Sound of Metal resonatesWhy Best Picture nominee Sound of Metal resonates
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    Great performances and fascinating technical choices power the riveting drama starring Riz Ahmed as a drummer who’s going deaf.

    By Emily St. James, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
    Culture
    On Nomadland, the Oscars, and that Amazon questionOn Nomadland, the Oscars, and that Amazon question
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    How the Best Picture nominee depicts grief, gig employment, and the American heartland.

    By Dylan Scott, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
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    Don’t sleep on seeing The Father, one of our favorite Best Picture nomineesDon’t sleep on seeing The Father, one of our favorite Best Picture nominees
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    The movie, starring Anthony Hopkins, is heartbreaking and brilliant.

    By Emily St. James, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
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    Promising Young Woman’s explosive ending and Best Picture chances, explainedPromising Young Woman’s explosive ending and Best Picture chances, explained
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    Our critics have wildly differing opinions about the movie. Will the Oscars?

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Constance Grady and 2 more
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    Can Mark Wahlberg have it all?Can Mark Wahlberg have it all?
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    The star’s HBO vanity docuseries series Wahl Street posits entrepreneurship as self-development.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    Mank is the most-nominated film at the Oscars. Should it win Best Picture?Mank is the most-nominated film at the Oscars. Should it win Best Picture?
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    Exploring David Fincher’s complicated movie about Hollywood and the making of Citizen Kane.

    By Alissa Wilkinson, Tim Ryan Williams and 1 more
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    Our mixed feelings about The Trial of the Chicago 7, explainedOur mixed feelings about The Trial of the Chicago 7, explained
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    The Netflix historical courtroom drama seems like a classic Oscar movie. Will it win?

    By Meredith Haggerty, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
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    It’s astounding that HBO’s new docuseries Exterminate All the Brutes even existsIt’s astounding that HBO’s new docuseries Exterminate All the Brutes even exists
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    Raoul Peck’s four-part docuseries takes a scorching, brilliant ride through the history of white supremacy.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    The new Netflix docuseries about history’s biggest art heist is weirdly dullThe new Netflix docuseries about history’s biggest art heist is weirdly dull
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    This Is a Robbery is more like a podcast with pictures, but not a very good one.

    By Alissa Wilkinson