Alissa Wilkinson
Former Senior Correspondent + Critic
Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson
The latest in the franchise takes a close look at its roots — and challenges them.
Meryl Streep leads a star-studded cast in an uneven, but illuminating, tale of real-life corruption, directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Twin brothers tell their harrowing story in a documentary about memory, trauma, and silence.
The original cast of Zombieland reunites for more undead slaughter in a sequel that feels like a time capsule.
From Boy to Thor: Ragnarok, his films are filled with offbeat humor and outsiders’ stories.
The two-time Oscar nominee turned the scratch material from his award-winning animations into a tale of a weird apocalypse.
The actor didn’t really think The Lighthouse was a horror film “because I thought it was so funny.”
Eggers researched mermaids, lapels, symbolist artists, the occult, and a lot more for the crusty 19th century tale.
Todd Phillips’s gritty supervillain origin story might be irresponsible. It also might just be boring.