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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
    What’s the future of Black horror?What’s the future of Black horror?
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    The co-author of The Black Guy Dies First on the Oscars, Black horror, and the future of Hollywood’s attempts at inclusivity.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
    This is the most populist Oscars in a long timeThis is the most populist Oscars in a long time
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    So why doesn’t it feel like it?

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The best movie you didn’t see last year is finally outThe best movie you didn’t see last year is finally out
    Culture

    Return to Seoul is an exquisite meditation on finding yourself between worlds.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    What to watch this winter when there’s nothing to watchWhat to watch this winter when there’s nothing to watch
    Culture

    The underrated, underwatched shows you’re missing out on.

    By Marin Cogan, Constance Grady and 6 more
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
    Why we loved Everything Everywhere All at Once — and why we hope it wins the OscarWhy we loved Everything Everywhere All at Once — and why we hope it wins the Oscar
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    Our panel of experts discusses whether last year’s surprise breakout can win it all on Hollywood’s big night.

    By Alissa Wilkinson, Aja Romano and 2 more
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
    What Andrea Riseborough’s controversial nomination reveals about the OscarsWhat Andrea Riseborough’s controversial nomination reveals about the Oscars
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    This is just the tip of the iceberg.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    17 movies to watch out for in 202317 movies to watch out for in 2023
    Culture

    From the sinister to the exuberant, the films you don’t want to miss.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    We can’t grieve what we can’t rememberWe can’t grieve what we can’t remember
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    Two blistering, beautiful new docs show the brutality of repressing our collective memories.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    The glories of dining out alone
    The Highlight

    Solo dining is one of life’s great pleasures — and privileges.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    2023’s big summer movie season, explained
    Past Lives is already one of the year’s best filmsPast Lives is already one of the year’s best films
    2023’s big summer movie season, explained

    Greta Lee stars in an exquisite story of the doors we never opened and the lives we didn’t live.

    By Alissa Wilkinson