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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    The nuclear bomb’s enduring, evolving place in pop cultureThe nuclear bomb’s enduring, evolving place in pop culture
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    The bomb has haunted pop culture since the Cold War. But it’s different now.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    Oppenheimer is an audacious inquiry into power, in all its formsOppenheimer is an audacious inquiry into power, in all its forms
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    Christopher Nolan’s masterful epic continues his long-running obsessions.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    In the beginning, there was BarbieIn the beginning, there was Barbie
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    Turns out Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie is a Biblical metaphor after all.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Even Better
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    Even Better

    Community-supported agriculture is a great way to get a variety of local fruits and veggies, but it can be overwhelming to stare down all those leafy greens.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    2023’s big summer movie season, explained
    The scary question at the heart of the Mission: Impossible moviesThe scary question at the heart of the Mission: Impossible movies
    2023’s big summer movie season, explained

    In Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, Tom Cruise once again leads a franchise that’s all about trickery, subterfuge, and the nature of reality itself.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Hollywood’s writers are on strike. Here’s why that matters.Hollywood’s writers are on strike. Here’s why that matters.
    Culture

    It’s been 15 years since the last WGA strike, and the stakes are far greater.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Hollywood’s historic double strike, explainedHollywood’s historic double strike, explained
    Culture

    SAG-AFTRA now joins the WGA on the picket line. What does that mean for viewers?

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Hollywood is staring down the barrel of a double strikeHollywood is staring down the barrel of a double strike
    Culture

    What happens if everybody walks off the job?

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny reminds you how much Hollywood has changedIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny reminds you how much Hollywood has changed
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    The new Indiana Jones movie hits different in the IP age.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Why streaming services are dumping shows left and rightWhy streaming services are dumping shows left and right
    Culture

    Dude, where’s my show?

    By Alissa Wilkinson