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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

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    The 2021 Oscars are moving to April due to the pandemic. Should they?The 2021 Oscars are moving to April due to the pandemic. Should they?
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    The ceremony’s shifting eligibility window suggests that Hollywood has rigged its own system.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The 7 best movies you can now watch at homeThe 7 best movies you can now watch at home
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    From new Spike Lee and Judd Apatow movies to cult classic documentaries.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    You don’t just watch a Spike Lee movie. You’re part of it.You don’t just watch a Spike Lee movie. You’re part of it.
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    Da 5 Bloods, like all his movies, doesn’t let anyone off the hook.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    How Elisabeth Moss and director Josephine Decker brought Shirley Jackson to lifeHow Elisabeth Moss and director Josephine Decker brought Shirley Jackson to life
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    They didn’t want to craft a “relatable” character.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    The 8 best movies you can now watch at homeThe 8 best movies you can now watch at home
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    A creepy drama, a zombie fever dream, and other films worth seeing.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    The great writer of dread, Shirley Jackson, finally gets a movie that befits her legacyThe great writer of dread, Shirley Jackson, finally gets a movie that befits her legacy
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    Elisabeth Moss stars in the eerie Shirley as a fictionalized version of one of the 20th century’s greatest writers — and it feels like a story Jackson would have written.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    11 movies that confront American racism11 movies that confront American racism
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    Films that challenge and rewire the imagination.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    9 movies and shows that explain how America’s justice system got this way9 movies and shows that explain how America’s justice system got this way
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    The US’s system of policing, criminal justice, and incarceration didn’t just come from nowhere. And to change it, we have to understand it.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    The 4 best movies you can now watch at homeThe 4 best movies you can now watch at home
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    From the diamond business to the music business to mysteries beyond our imagining.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The High Note’s ambitions aren’t as big as its characters’ dreams. But it’s still fun.The High Note’s ambitions aren’t as big as its characters’ dreams. But it’s still fun.
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    Tracee Ellis Ross and Dakota Johnson play an iconic soul singer and her assistant in the frothy throwback comedy.

    By Alissa Wilkinson