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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

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    On Frozen 2 and Disney’s nostalgia problemOn Frozen 2 and Disney’s nostalgia problem
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    Disney used to always be looking forward. These days, it increasingly only looks back.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    We read all 25 National Book Award finalists for 2019. Here’s what we thought.
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    The Vox staff reviewed all the finalists in each of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature.

    By Susannah Locke, Elizabeth Crane and 14 more
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    David Bazan talks about his music and watching Christianity be “co-opted by authoritarianism”David Bazan talks about his music and watching Christianity be “co-opted by authoritarianism”
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    The provocative Pedro the Lion frontman is the subject of the new documentary Strange Negotiations.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    16 great documentaries from this year and how to watch them16 great documentaries from this year and how to watch them
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    From con artists to cults, nonfiction cinema is rich right now.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    The year’s best documentary turns climate change into a sci-fi filmThe year’s best documentary turns climate change into a sci-fi film
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    The Hottest August director Brett Story wanted to “look at climate change by looking away from it.”

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    How to make a damning documentary about a world-class liarHow to make a damning documentary about a world-class liar
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    The Kingmaker director Lauren Greenfield talks about her revealing Imelda Marcos documentary.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    How The Report condenses the post-9/11 CIA torture report into a devastating paranoid thrillerHow The Report condenses the post-9/11 CIA torture report into a devastating paranoid thriller
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    Director Scott Z. Burns and former Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones, whom Adam Driver plays in the film, talk about why it’s worth persevering when telling difficult stories.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    Where to watch All the President’s Men and 9 other films about NixonWhere to watch All the President’s Men and 9 other films about Nixon
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    If, for some reason, you have Watergate on your mind.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    Disney+ is a treasure chest of forgotten films and TV. Here are 6 gems to revisit.Disney+ is a treasure chest of forgotten films and TV. Here are 6 gems to revisit.
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    Disney’s long-awaited streaming service has arrived with a cavalcade of obvious and obscure content.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 4 more
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    How Heroes of the Fourth Turning, about Catholic intellectuals, became one of fall’s buzziest playsHow Heroes of the Fourth Turning, about Catholic intellectuals, became one of fall’s buzziest plays
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    Playwright Will Arbery says he isn’t interested in “diagnosing” his characters.

    By Alissa Wilkinson