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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

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    The Downton Abbey movie is all about the existential horrors of wealthThe Downton Abbey movie is all about the existential horrors of wealth
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    How very 2019.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    Goodnight MoviePass, you chaotic, fantastic disasterGoodnight MoviePass, you chaotic, fantastic disaster
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    The movie ticket subscription service finally shut down for good in September. (Maybe.)

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    8 winners and 5 losers from the topsy-turvy 2019 Emmy Awards8 winners and 5 losers from the topsy-turvy 2019 Emmy Awards
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    Winner: Game of Thrones. Loser: Also Game of Thrones.

    By Emily St. James and Alissa Wilkinson
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    Pose’s Billy Porter makes LGBTQ history with his Emmy winPose’s Billy Porter makes LGBTQ history with his Emmy win
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    The multitalented actor is one step closer to an EGOT.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    Ad Astra is about lonely Brad Pitt in space. It’s also about an absent God.Ad Astra is about lonely Brad Pitt in space. It’s also about an absent God.
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    Slow, gorgeous, and unnerving, the movie gives a distinctly modern answer to man’s search for the divine.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    5 great movies from TIFF that flew under the radar5 great movies from TIFF that flew under the radar
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    Not every movie at the Toronto International Film Festival is big and buzzy. Here are five you’ll want to know about.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    The ferocious, chilling Parasite is an essential thrill ride about social inequalityThe ferocious, chilling Parasite is an essential thrill ride about social inequality
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    Snowpiercer and The Host director Bong Joon-ho reaches the peak of his game with a new must-see horror masterpiece.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver are devastating in the brilliant, brutal Marriage StoryScarlett Johansson and Adam Driver are devastating in the brilliant, brutal Marriage Story
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    Noah Baumbach’s outstanding new film turns divorce into a reminder of love’s many shades.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    Greed, torture, immigration, and the death penalty: how 6 new movies explain AmericaGreed, torture, immigration, and the death penalty: how 6 new movies explain America
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    If movies reflect what a culture fears, this year’s TIFF was a hotbed of anxieties.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    The Goldfinch shows the perils of being too faithful to the bookThe Goldfinch shows the perils of being too faithful to the book
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    A lackluster adaptation of the Pulitzer-winning novel is unlikely to please even the book’s biggest fans.

    By Alissa Wilkinson