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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

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    Greg Daniels created The Office, Parks & Recreation, and more. Now he’s pivoted to space and the afterlife.Greg Daniels created The Office, Parks & Recreation, and more. Now he’s pivoted to space and the afterlife.
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    The TV comedy legend talks about his two new projects: Amazon’s Upload and Netflix’s Space Force.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    One of the year’s best movies is a quiet thriller about office sexual harassmentOne of the year’s best movies is a quiet thriller about office sexual harassment
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    The Assistant, starring Julia Garner, is now available to watch at home.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    The 7 best movies you can now watch at homeThe 7 best movies you can now watch at home
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    Embezzlement, small-town high schools, traveling Bible salesmen, revenge, and much more.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    The best new movie out this week is HBO’s Bad EducationThe best new movie out this week is HBO’s Bad Education
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    Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney star in a terrific, darkly funny tale of a Long Island school district scandal.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    True History of the Kelly Gang gives Australia’s most famous outlaw his own bloody origin storyTrue History of the Kelly Gang gives Australia’s most famous outlaw his own bloody origin story
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    Bloody and breathless, the new film is a tale of violent cycles and violent ends.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    How Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz found themselves making 3 Netflix improv specials at onceHow Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz found themselves making 3 Netflix improv specials at once
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    The comedy duo talk about their long-running partnership and how they learned to be funny together.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    The Quarry is a slow-burn Western about guilt, racism, and salvation on the US-Mexico borderThe Quarry is a slow-burn Western about guilt, racism, and salvation on the US-Mexico border
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    Director Scott Teems talks about avoiding clichés and quoting the Bible in his film about dark pasts and deep prejudices.

    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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    From Hollywood fixers to teenage mobsters to overlooked abstractionists, and more.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    Selah and the Spades is a high school movie crossed with a mob drama, inspired by RihannaSelah and the Spades is a high school movie crossed with a mob drama, inspired by Rihanna
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    Director Tayarisha Poe talks about the artists and ideas that influenced her fun, daring new movie.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    The Innocence Files explores wrongful convictions. It’s the best kind of true crime.The Innocence Files explores wrongful convictions. It’s the best kind of true crime.
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    The nine-part Netflix series explores the stories of people freed from prison.

    By Alissa Wilkinson