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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

    Culture
    4 winners and 5 losers from the 2020 Golden Globes nominations4 winners and 5 losers from the 2020 Golden Globes nominations
    Culture

    From Parasite to The Morning Show, it’s looking like another strange year at the weirdest awards show.

    By Alissa Wilkinson and Emily St. James
    Culture
    Waves star Sterling K. Brown learned a lot about parenting from playing a father on screenWaves star Sterling K. Brown learned a lot about parenting from playing a father on screen
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    The This Is Us and Frozen 2 actor explains why he overcame his fears to take a role in Waves.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The 21 best films of 2019The 21 best films of 2019
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    Rock stars, painters, poets, and con artists all lit up the silver screen this year.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    A whistleblower movie isn’t an obvious fit for Todd Haynes. That’s why he made Dark Waters.A whistleblower movie isn’t an obvious fit for Todd Haynes. That’s why he made Dark Waters.
    Culture

    Mark Ruffalo stars in the true-life drama about a lawyer standing up to DuPont Chemical.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Star Wars, Cats, Little Women, and more: 12 movies to see this DecemberStar Wars, Cats, Little Women, and more: 12 movies to see this December
    Culture

    Adam Sandler, Charlize Theron, and Michael B. Jordan will all be on the big screen this month.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Netflix’s Atlantics is a gorgeous, angry romance set in SenegalNetflix’s Atlantics is a gorgeous, angry romance set in Senegal
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    The film, a hit at Cannes earlier this year, blends passion, ghosts, and class rage.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Mobsters, Teamsters, guilt, and salvation: Martin Scorsese’s terrific The IrishmanMobsters, Teamsters, guilt, and salvation: Martin Scorsese’s terrific The Irishman
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    Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci headline a long, winding movie that’s well worth the watch.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Queen & Slim retells the Bonnie and Clyde myth as a story about blackness in AmericaQueen & Slim retells the Bonnie and Clyde myth as a story about blackness in America
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    Americans love the legend of doomed young lovers on the run. In Queen & Slim, that love gets reexamined.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Knives Out is a delightful Agatha Christie-style whodunnit made for 2019 AmericaKnives Out is a delightful Agatha Christie-style whodunnit made for 2019 America
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    Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more star in the latest caper from Rian Johnson.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Martin Scorsese has spent his entire career searching for GodMartin Scorsese has spent his entire career searching for God
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    The Irishman is the peak of the director’s lifelong obsession with the sacred and profane.

    By Alissa Wilkinson