
Alissa Wilkinson
Former Senior Correspondent + Critic
Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson


Phillip Youmans shot the movie the summer before his senior year of high school — and made one of the year’s breakout indies.

Some people avoid them at all costs. I seek them out — and I’m not alone.


The documentary uses Stone’s story as a cipher for modern political history. It’s a horror show.


Jim Gaffigan, Marin Ireland, and director Paul Harrill on their hard-to-describe drama.


The American Dharma director talks about irony, “fuck you” politics, and his controversial film.


Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard wrote Remember the Titans and Ali — but it took him decades to get Harriet Tubman’s story to the screen. He blames the industry.


Laurie Blake shows up in Tulsa, and the series expands to include more characters from the comic.


Marriage Story, Knives Out, Waves, The Irishman, and more: It’s a big month at the movies.


Errol Morris puts Bannon’s self-mythologizing on full display.


The adaptation, starring Kerry Washington, doesn’t land. But it might signal new things for the streaming giant.