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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

    One Good Thing
    One Good Thing: The future is uncertain. This graphic novel gave me hope anyway.One Good Thing: The future is uncertain. This graphic novel gave me hope anyway.
    One Good Thing

    The Hard Tomorrow is about seeing dark times ahead and choosing to live.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    The pop culture that brought us joy in 2020
    Podcast
    Culture

    What 26 Vox staffers consumed this year to get them through the darkness.

    By Meredith Haggerty, Allegra Frank and 24 more
    25 cartoons to get obsessed with, now and forever
    Culture

    A guide to animated TV series you’ll fall in love with, from the family-friendly classics to some adult-only picks.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 4 more
    Culture
    All 23 Pixar movies, definitively rankedAll 23 Pixar movies, definitively ranked
    Culture

    Take a look back at the high highs and low-ish lows of the acclaimed animation studio.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 3 more
    Culture
    The 18 best documentaries of 2020The 18 best documentaries of 2020
    Culture

    Revealing, inspiring, and mind-bending nonfiction films from an unreal year.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    9 new movies to watch over the holidays9 new movies to watch over the holidays
    Culture

    Your year-end viewing sorted, from Wonder Woman 1984 to Pixar’s latest to Small Axe.

    By Alissa Wilkinson and Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Soul is Pixar’s most visually inventive film, and one of its most poignantSoul is Pixar’s most visually inventive film, and one of its most poignant
    Culture

    The newest from the animation studio combines jazz, comedy, and metaphysical inquiry in one glorious package.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The year reality collapsed into pixelsThe year reality collapsed into pixels
    Culture

    What I learned from spending 2020 working, learning, and entertaining on the same screen.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    I dare you to not be moved by Another Round, an existentialist film about day drinkingI dare you to not be moved by Another Round, an existentialist film about day drinking
    Culture

    Mads Mikkelsen stars in an exhilarating movie that is far weightier than its premise implies.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom gives Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman a stunning showcaseMa Rainey’s Black Bottom gives Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman a stunning showcase
    Culture

    The Netflix drama, adapted from August Wilson’s play, is a brilliantly damning tale of the blues and Black power.

    By Alissa Wilkinson