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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

    Latest articles by Alissa Wilkinson

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    These days, the chaos is way more than the open bar.

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    Death, supermarkets, and an airborne toxic event.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
    Babylon’s debauched old Hollywood is about something much biggerBabylon’s debauched old Hollywood is about something much bigger
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    It’s not about the 1920s at all.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    What gets lost when comedies go straight to streamingWhat gets lost when comedies go straight to streaming
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    Movie theaters are the most fun place to watch a comedy. What if that goes away?

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
    Avatar: The Way of Water reminds us that blockbusters don’t have to look absolutely terribleAvatar: The Way of Water reminds us that blockbusters don’t have to look absolutely terrible
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    Finally, a big movie that looks like something.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Why are Christmas movie “miracles” never miracles at all?Why are Christmas movie “miracles” never miracles at all?
    Culture

    Candace Cameron Bure wants to put the Christ back into Christmas movies, but she’s not really following through.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
    The Whale screenwriter on writing about religious fundamentalism, bodies, and hopeThe Whale screenwriter on writing about religious fundamentalism, bodies, and hope
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    Samuel D. Hunter goes deeper with his vulnerable, personal play.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    It’s best you know nothing about the new greatest movie of all timeIt’s best you know nothing about the new greatest movie of all time
    Culture

    The movie “Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” was recently declared No. 1 in the prestigious Sight and Sound poll. Go in as cold as possible.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
    The 25 best movies of 2022The 25 best movies of 2022
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    The greatest films from a tumultuous year.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    Stop watching movie trailersStop watching movie trailers
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    Maybe it’s not the movies that are the problem. Maybe it’s the marketing.

    By Alissa Wilkinson

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