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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

    Hollywood is replacing artists with AI. Its future is bleak.
    Culture

    How big-budget moviemaking is veering into Black Mirror territory.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus were finishing each other’s sentences by the end of DownhillWill Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus were finishing each other’s sentences by the end of Downhill
    Culture

    The comedy legends loved playing a long-married couple in the upcoming American remake of Force Majeure.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The Assistant is a movie about more than Harvey Weinstein. It’s about the system around him.The Assistant is a movie about more than Harvey Weinstein. It’s about the system around him.
    Culture

    Director Kitty Green on how she made the first great movie of the Me Too era.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    How Miss Americana director Lana Wilson found the real Taylor SwiftHow Miss Americana director Lana Wilson found the real Taylor Swift
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    Why the acclaimed feminist filmmaker decided to make a documentary on one of the world’s biggest pop stars.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Ford v Ferrari feels like a classic Oscar movie. Can it win Best Picture?Ford v Ferrari feels like a classic Oscar movie. Can it win Best Picture?
    Culture

    Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for the historical tale of men, fast cars, and mortality.

    By Alissa Wilkinson, Joe Posner and 1 more
    Culture
    Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman takes on the director’s whole history — and could win him his second OscarMartin Scorsese’s The Irishman takes on the director’s whole history — and could win him his second Oscar
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    Our roundtable discusses the Best Picture chances for Martin Scorsese’s mobster epic.

    By Dylan Scott, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
    Culture
    How Sundance films are probing the mushy nature of truth and fiction in 2020How Sundance films are probing the mushy nature of truth and fiction in 2020
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    This year’s unofficial festival theme is reality — and how we obscure it.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The Fight explores how the ACLU is navigating the Trump era through 4 key casesThe Fight explores how the ACLU is navigating the Trump era through 4 key cases
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    The documentary shows the hard, exhausting work of fighting for civil and human rights.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    1917 vividly recreates WWI’s trench warfare. Is that enough to win Best Picture?1917 vividly recreates WWI’s trench warfare. Is that enough to win Best Picture?
    Culture

    Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Sam Mendes’s “one shot” war movie.

    By Alissa Wilkinson, Alex Ward and 1 more
    Culture
    Crip Camp is a stirring introduction to the summer camp that sparked the disability rights movementCrip Camp is a stirring introduction to the summer camp that sparked the disability rights movement
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    The documentary, part of the Obamas’ Netflix slate, shows that seeing how the world could be can bring about real change.

    By Alissa Wilkinson