Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa is a critic, journalist, and professor who lives and works in New York City.

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Here we go again

Late summer dinner: burrata, tomatoes, and fresh basil and garlic pesto, with Campari spritz.

Summer "Vacation" Roundup

Jul 13

Jul 13 Summer "Vacation" Roundup

Alissa Wilkinson

Mostly horror, some religion: a publishing roundup

Jun 14

Jun 14 Mostly horror, some religion: a publishing roundup

Alissa Wilkinson

Roots, X-Men, Newsletters, and True/False

May 30

May 30 Roots, X-Men, Newsletters, and True/False

Alissa Wilkinson

Beyonce, Terence Davies and more

May 13

May 13 Beyonce, Terence Davies and more

Alissa Wilkinson

Resources for Surviving the Apocalypse

May 13

May 13 Resources for Surviving the Apocalypse

Alissa Wilkinson

On Books, Publishing

Publishing: It's a Miracle!

Apr 15

Apr 15 Publishing: It's a Miracle!

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Every Biblical Reference in Hamilton, and more

Apr 1

Apr 1 Every Biblical Reference in Hamilton, and more

Alissa Wilkinson

On Film, On Belief, On Art

'Midnight Special,' Wendell Berry, and 'The Blair Witch Project'

Mar 18

Mar 18 'Midnight Special,' Wendell Berry, and 'The Blair Witch Project'

Alissa Wilkinson

On Belief, On Film

10 Cloverfield Lane, Cathedrals, Bonnie and Clyde, True/False, and More

Mar 10

Mar 10 10 Cloverfield Lane, Cathedrals, Bonnie and Clyde, True/False, and More

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Berlinale 2016 Wrap-Up

Feb 17

Feb 17 Berlinale 2016 Wrap-Up

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Writing criticism and writing *on* criticism

Feb 14

Feb 14 Writing criticism and writing on criticism

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The Grinder, Breathless, and Thomas Merton

Feb 1

Feb 1 The Grinder, Breathless, and Thomas Merton

Alissa Wilkinson

On Film, On TV, On Writing

All of My Sundance 2016 Updates

Jan 29

Jan 29 All of My Sundance 2016 Updates

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Jan 23
Jan 23 Sundance Updates This Week

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I Wrote About Mozart In The Jungle A Lot

Jan 10

Jan 10 I Wrote About Mozart In The Jungle A Lot

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Publishing: 'Slaughterhouse 90210' and 'Mozart in the Jungle'

Jan 7

Jan 7 Publishing: 'Slaughterhouse 90210' and 'Mozart in the Jungle'

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A Year in Writing: 2015

Dec 30

Dec 30 A Year in Writing: 2015

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The Final Countdown

Dec 30

Dec 30 The Final Countdown

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Dec 11
Dec 11 Scheherazade, Narnia, Chi-Raq and More

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Letters, Chinatown, and Shia LeBeouf

Nov 26

Nov 26 Letters, Chinatown, and Shia LeBeouf

Alissa Wilkinson