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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

    Culture
    A brief guide to the Oscars’ Best Picture nomineesA brief guide to the Oscars’ Best Picture nominees
    Culture

    How to watch them and why you should.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Here’s the full list of 2021 Oscar nomineesHere’s the full list of 2021 Oscar nominees
    Culture

    Mank is the most-nominated film, with 10 nods.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Plague journals and the need to capture timePlague journals and the need to capture time
    Culture

    Why do we preserve the scary, endless pandemic days?

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Coming 2 America is nostalgic, star-studded funComing 2 America is nostalgic, star-studded fun
    Culture

    Eddie Murphy — and Zamunda — are back in this sequel that lacks the edge of its predecessor but isn’t without its charms.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The Golden Globes don’t “predict” the OscarsThe Golden Globes don’t “predict” the Oscars
    Culture

    Except when they do.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The 2021 Golden Globes proved we no longer need the Golden GlobesThe 2021 Golden Globes proved we no longer need the Golden Globes
    Culture

    The stranger-than-ever ceremony was also a drag.

    By Alissa Wilkinson and Emily St. James
    Culture
    Here’s the full list of 2021 Golden Globes winnersHere’s the full list of 2021 Golden Globes winners
    Culture

    The Crown, The Queen’s Gambit, and Schitt’s Creek led the TV categories; Nomadland, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, and Soul were the most decorated films.

    By Alissa Wilkinson and Jen Trolio
    Explainers
    The case against caring about the Golden GlobesThe case against caring about the Golden Globes
    Explainers

    They’re a punchline for a good reason.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Nomadland turns American iconography inside outNomadland turns American iconography inside out
    Culture

    Starring Frances McDormand, it’s an aching portrait of wandering people in a country that’s abandoned them.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Explainers
    Lent, explainedLent, explained
    Explainers

    Ash Wednesday kicks off a solemn period of fasting and spiritual renewal on Christian church calendars, leading to the Easter celebration.

    By Alissa Wilkinson