Alissa Wilkinson
Movie critic for The New York Times
Alissa Wilkinson (Movie critic for The New York Times) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Weapons (2025 film), The Testament of Ann Lee, Marty Supreme.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Weapons (2025 film)
Wilkinson argues that Zach Cregger's comedy background shows in Weapons' timing and that comedy and horror are closely linked.
“Zach Kreger's background is in comedy, too, which I think really comes out in this film”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 19:38
The Testament of Ann Lee
Wilkinson describes The Testament of Ann Lee as a strange cradle-to-grave biopic that would be horror in other hands.
“In any other hands, it would be a horror film. It's a biopic, essentially, Cradle to Grave”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 38:31
Marty Supreme
Wilkinson compares Marty Supreme to Uncut Gems and recommends it.
“It is sort of like Uncut Gems in that it's like a two and a half hour panic attack”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 33:33
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Wilkinson says the Avatar films leave her cold, though she considers Titanic among the greatest films ever made.
“it was on my sight and sound ballot as one of the greatest movies of all time a couple years ago”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 30:12
Theatrical moviegoing
Wilkinson argues there are too few children's movies in theaters and that decent ones reliably make money.
“every time there's like a halfway passably decent movie for kids in the theaters, it makes a ton of money and everyone seems really surprised by this”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 27:57
Wicked: For Good
Wilkinson argues Wicked: For Good needed less marketing because the first film served as its promotion.
“The marketing for this one is the previous movie that everyone saw. So I think that accounts for for, you know, box office”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 25:13
Superman (2025 film)
Wilkinson praises Superman's visual humor and coherent action, contrasting it with most Marvel films.
“I knew where I was all the time when there were fight scenes, which I can't say for virtually any Marvel movie”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 13:54
Sinners (2025 film)
Wilkinson calls Sinners a genuine cultural phenomenon and credits Ryan Coogler with winning unusual creative control from the studio.
“I just thought this is a genuine cultural phenomenon. And how impressive is Ryan Coogler for being able to make the studio do this?”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 9:01
One Battle After Another
Wilkinson argues the film is about how each generation of activists hands its unfinished battle to the next.
“every generation has to fight its own battles. And every generation of activists tries to kind of idealistically win and then winds up handing off their battle”
The Daily: Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025 (Dec 28, 2025) · Listen from 3:03
Appearances
Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025The Daily · Dec 28, 2025 · 54 min
Gilbert Cruz, Alissa Wilkinson and Nicole Sperling review 2025's best and biggest movies, Warner Bros.' banner year amid its sale, and play a film quiz.
Often appears with
- Gilbert Cruz · 1 shared episode
- Nicole Sperling · 1 shared episode