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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

    Culture
    Does Spider-Man: Far From Home signal a more politically aware MCU?Does Spider-Man: Far From Home signal a more politically aware MCU?
    Culture

    How Marvel’s latest taps into the hopes and fears of a new generation.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 2 more
    Culture
    Midsommar’s twisted ending, explainedMidsommar’s twisted ending, explained
    Culture

    What on earth just happened?

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Movies
    From Iron Man to Spider-Man: Far From Home: all 23 Marvel movies, rankedFrom Iron Man to Spider-Man: Far From Home: all 23 Marvel movies, ranked
    Movies

    Marvel has 11 years of superhero movies under its belt. But which ones are the best?

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Alissa Wilkinson and 2 more
    Culture
    Ari Aster on his new film Midsommar: “I keep telling people I want it to be confusing”Ari Aster on his new film Midsommar: “I keep telling people I want it to be confusing”
    Culture

    The Hereditary director talks about Disney, folk horror, and why he thinks interviews are a “minefield.”

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Watch: the first trailer for Rian Johnson’s Knives Out tips its hat to Agatha ChristieWatch: the first trailer for Rian Johnson’s Knives Out tips its hat to Agatha Christie
    Culture

    Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Daniel Craig, Toni Colette, and many more stars pepper the murder mystery.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    The best movies out this weekend
    MidsommarMidsommar
    The best movies out this weekend

    The chilling tale from the director of Hereditary is in theaters.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Spider-Man: Far From HomeSpider-Man: Far From Home
    Culture

    The romping follow-up to Avengers: Endgame — and bridge into the next phase of the MCU — is now in theaters.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    The 15 best movies of 2019 so farThe 15 best movies of 2019 so far
    Culture

    How to watch them, and why you should.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    He wrote Notting Hill and Love Actually. In his new film, everyone forgets the Beatles.He wrote Notting Hill and Love Actually. In his new film, everyone forgets the Beatles.
    Culture

    Why Yesterday screenwriter Richard Curtis tackled love, work-life balance, and the most famous band of all time.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    9 under-the-radar movies you won’t want to miss this year9 under-the-radar movies you won’t want to miss this year
    Culture

    From magicians to family dramas, here are some great films coming soon.

    By Alissa Wilkinson