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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

    2023’s big summer movie season, explained
    Wes Anderson’s new movie Asteroid City is his most expansive — and most personalWes Anderson’s new movie Asteroid City is his most expansive — and most personal
    2023’s big summer movie season, explained

    Life, the universe, and everything, through both the telescope and the microscope.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    Elemental isn’t Pixar’s best, but it taps into the studio’s superpowerElemental isn’t Pixar’s best, but it taps into the studio’s superpower
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    What it misses on story it makes up for in visual splendor.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Shiny Happy People is a great reminder of why cult documentaries should existShiny Happy People is a great reminder of why cult documentaries should exist
    Culture

    The Duggars, Bill Gothard, and me.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”
    Succession’s roots were in theater. That’s why it was great.Succession’s roots were in theater. That’s why it was great.
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”

    The HBO drama was at its best when its episodes acted like plays.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Reality, starring Sydney Sweeney, is unsettling, vital viewingReality, starring Sydney Sweeney, is unsettling, vital viewing
    Culture

    The HBO film adapts the FBI transcript from Reality Winner’s interrogation into a stunning thriller.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    17 Cannes movies worth watching for17 Cannes movies worth watching for
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    The buzziest movies we saw at the festival, from blockbusters to world cinema epics.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Cannes and the banality of evilCannes and the banality of evil
    Culture

    Robert De Niro, Johnny Depp, Thierry Fremaux, and where evil really lies.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    There’s no such thing as a new idea — just ask the Little Mermaid
    2023’s big summer movie season, explained

    Could we ever really tell a new story about a very old mermaid?

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Hollywood is in its business-guy eraHollywood is in its business-guy era
    Culture

    From Air to Tetris to BlackBerry, it’s time to make some deals

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The Starling Girl delicately explores the gray areas of teen angst and fundamentalist guiltThe Starling Girl delicately explores the gray areas of teen angst and fundamentalist guilt
    Culture

    Laurel Parmet on making a movie about a girl and her youth pastor that refuses easy answers.

    By Alissa Wilkinson