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Alissa Wilkinson

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New York, NY, United States

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Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • Vox
  • Eater National
  • The Verge
  • Christianity Today
  • Flavorwire
  • Washington Post
  • The Atlantic

Past articles by Alissa:

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Why streaming services are dumping shows left and right

Dude, where’s my show? → Read More

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Elemental isn’t Pixar’s best, but it taps into the studio’s superpower

What it misses on story it makes up for in visual splendor. → Read More

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Wes Anderson’s new movie Asteroid City is his most expansive — and most personal

Life, the universe, and everything, through both the telescope and the microscope. → Read More

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Shiny Happy People is a great reminder of why cult documentaries should exist

Bill Gothard’s IBLP cult is the subject of a new Amazon Prime documentary. → Read More

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Hollywood is staring down the barrel of a triple strike

What happens if everybody walks off the job? → Read More

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Succession’s roots were in theater. That’s why it was great.

The HBO drama was at its best when its episodes acted like plays. → Read More

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Reality, starring Sydney Sweeney, is unsettling, vital viewing

The HBO film adapts the FBI transcript from Reality Winner’s interrogation into a stunning thriller. → Read More

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The Cannes movies everyone will be talking about this year

The buzziest movies we saw at the festival, from blockbusters to world cinema epics. → Read More

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Cannes and the banality of evil

Robert De Niro, Johnny Depp, Thierry Fremaux, and where evil really lies. → Read More

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The year’s scariest horror film is The Zone of Interest

Jonathan Glazer’s new film dismantles simple cliches about the banality of evil. → Read More

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny reminds you how much Hollywood has changed

Harrison Ford’s iconic archaeologist hits different in the IP age. → Read More

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The Starling Girl delicately explores the gray areas of teen angst and fundamentalist guilt

Laurel Parmet on making a movie about a girl and her youth pastor that refuses easy answers. → Read More

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There’s no such thing as a new idea — just ask the Little Mermaid

Could we ever really tell a new story about a very old mermaid? → Read More

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The looming threat of AI to Hollywood, and why it should matter to you

Artificial intelligence could be the most important part of a writers strike, for reasons bigger than show business. → Read More

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What happens if there’s a Hollywood writers strike?

It’s been 15 years since the last WGA strike, and the stakes are far greater. → Read More

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Ari Aster doesn’t want to explain Beau Is Afraid

The director of the new Joaquin Phoenix film on animation, nightmares, and all those signs. → Read More

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What the hell is going on in Beau Is Afraid?

The myths, mess, and creepy magic of Ari Aster’s latest nightmare. → Read More

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The climate apocalypse is also a religious crisis

Extrapolations’ Dorothy Fortenberry on God, Laudato si’, and the climate crisis. → Read More

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Mid-sized movie corner: Showing Up, a comedy about trying to make art while life interrupts

Kelly Reichardt’s latest film turns the frustration of mundane distractions thwarting art into gentle comedy. → Read More

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The allure of the entrepreneur movie, from Air to Tetris to BlackBerry

From Air to Tetris to BlackBerry, it’s time to make some deals → Read More