Alison Willmore
@alisonwillmore.bsky.social
Film critic at Vulture?
He’s been issued stern spoiler warnings
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
He’s been issued stern spoiler warnings
My second Slate Movie Club dispatch, in which I blather about my love of abrasive on-screen experiences and about Mary and Ronnie Bronstein
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
My second Slate Movie Club dispatch, in which I blather about my love of abrasive on-screen experiences and about Mary and Ronnie Bronstein
The first episode of Critical Darlings, the podcast @rilaws.bsky.social and I are hosting as part of the Blank Check Cinematic Universe, is live! JOIN US overcast.fm/+ABLIFo_rhLw
January 1, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The first episode of Critical Darlings, the podcast @rilaws.bsky.social and I are hosting as part of the Blank Check Cinematic Universe, is live! JOIN US overcast.fm/+ABLIFo_rhLw
Been wrestling with JAY KELLY, and why I think George Clooney's actual relationship with his own celebrity is more interesting than the emptiness-of-the-A-lister angst he performs on screen www.vulture.com/article/is-g...
George Clooney’s Unconvincing Movie-Star Angst
He plays a famous actor in Jay Kelly — but Clooney’s own relationship with celebrity is far more interesting.
www.vulture.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Been wrestling with JAY KELLY, and why I think George Clooney's actual relationship with his own celebrity is more interesting than the emptiness-of-the-A-lister angst he performs on screen www.vulture.com/article/is-g...
Man, I'm never going back to Twitter, but getting replies that are either "PAYWALL" or "I can't take you seriously because you used hyperbolic language, I have never 'lost my mind' over anything" is a great reminder of why I have so much trouble getting motivated to post on here
December 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Man, I'm never going back to Twitter, but getting replies that are either "PAYWALL" or "I can't take you seriously because you used hyperbolic language, I have never 'lost my mind' over anything" is a great reminder of why I have so much trouble getting motivated to post on here
Am joining @thehighsign.bsky.social, @justincchang.bsky.social, and @bilgeebiri.bsky.social to go deep on the year in movies as part of Slate Movie Club this year. Here's my first dispatch, on some of the smaller movies I loved alongside the much-discussed bigger ones
The Underrated 2025 Movie That’s Going to Make People Lose Their Minds When It Hits Netflix
The Warner Bros. deal comes after it had an absolutely incredible year at the movies.
slate.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Am joining @thehighsign.bsky.social, @justincchang.bsky.social, and @bilgeebiri.bsky.social to go deep on the year in movies as part of Slate Movie Club this year. Here's my first dispatch, on some of the smaller movies I loved alongside the much-discussed bigger ones
Feels great to be coming out of podcast semi-retirement and to be getting an excuse to blather about movies on the regular with Richard, who will soon be filled with regret when I try to make "wrong kid died!" into some kind of regular bit about HAMNET
It’s true! The great @alisonwillmore.bsky.social and I are debuting our new show Critical Darlings on the Blank Check podcast feed on January 1st! Come listen to us talk about all the awards-season movies, won’t you?
Yay! New @rilaws.bsky.social pod!
December 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Feels great to be coming out of podcast semi-retirement and to be getting an excuse to blather about movies on the regular with Richard, who will soon be filled with regret when I try to make "wrong kid died!" into some kind of regular bit about HAMNET
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The Times's reassignment of four critics is one thing, but its downgrading of the so-called traditional review is altogether another:
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
In Defense of the Traditional Review
Far from being a journalistic relic, as suggested by recent developments at the New York Times, arts criticism is inherently progressive, keeping art honest and pointing toward its future.
www.newyorker.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The Times's reassignment of four critics is one thing, but its downgrading of the so-called traditional review is altogether another:
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Wrote about the German film SOUND OF FALLING, which just premiered at Cannes and kind of blew the top of my head off www.vulture.com/article/revi...
We May Have Already Seen the Best Film at Cannes This Year
The ambitious Sound of Falling kicks off the competition by setting a high water mark that will be hard for another film to reach.
www.vulture.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Wrote about the German film SOUND OF FALLING, which just premiered at Cannes and kind of blew the top of my head off www.vulture.com/article/revi...
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bill de blasio in park slope, ordering his breakfast sandwich as “mi sandwich especial” and quoting the onion headline omg
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
May 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
bill de blasio in park slope, ordering his breakfast sandwich as “mi sandwich especial” and quoting the onion headline omg
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Man, at a time when we've gotten so resigned to commercial interests trampling art and community, reading this is just the coolest fucking thing www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/m...
At Milestone Films, Passing the Torch, but Keeping the Flame Alive
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Man, at a time when we've gotten so resigned to commercial interests trampling art and community, reading this is just the coolest fucking thing www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/m...
Look at this massive lad, fresh from having rounded the talk show circuit, taking a break on the Angelika green room rug between Q&As
March 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Look at this massive lad, fresh from having rounded the talk show circuit, taking a break on the Angelika green room rug between Q&As
CINCINATTI ROBBED
March 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
CINCINATTI ROBBED
This is such a prime weekend to go see BLACK BAG and take 94 minutes off from thinking about the state of the world to instead spend them thinking about how great it is that Steven Soderbergh has made a movie about how hot movie stars are again
March 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is such a prime weekend to go see BLACK BAG and take 94 minutes off from thinking about the state of the world to instead spend them thinking about how great it is that Steven Soderbergh has made a movie about how hot movie stars are again
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VACATION HORROR
Drafted by @louispeitzman.bsky.social & @alisonwillmore.bsky.social
Listen everywhere!
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VACATION HORROR
Drafted by @louispeitzman.bsky.social & @alisonwillmore.bsky.social
Listen everywhere!
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March 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🌴New in the Main Feed🌴
VACATION HORROR
Drafted by @louispeitzman.bsky.social & @alisonwillmore.bsky.social
Listen everywhere!
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VACATION HORROR
Drafted by @louispeitzman.bsky.social & @alisonwillmore.bsky.social
Listen everywhere!
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Reposted by Alison Willmore
Spoke with Bong Joon Ho about the ending of MICKEY 17, autocrats, internalized blame, and why he thinks that, to be an optimist, you need to be willing to get bleak about our current reality www.vulture.com/article/mick...
How Bong Joon Ho Crafted His First (Mostly) Happy Ending
The Parasite director talks about the Trump parallels and optimism of his new movie, Mickey 17.
www.vulture.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Spoke with Bong Joon Ho about the ending of MICKEY 17, autocrats, internalized blame, and why he thinks that, to be an optimist, you need to be willing to get bleak about our current reality www.vulture.com/article/mick...
Spoke with Bong Joon Ho about the ending of MICKEY 17, autocrats, internalized blame, and why he thinks that, to be an optimist, you need to be willing to get bleak about our current reality www.vulture.com/article/mick...
How Bong Joon Ho Crafted His First (Mostly) Happy Ending
The Parasite director talks about the Trump parallels and optimism of his new movie, Mickey 17.
www.vulture.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Spoke with Bong Joon Ho about the ending of MICKEY 17, autocrats, internalized blame, and why he thinks that, to be an optimist, you need to be willing to get bleak about our current reality www.vulture.com/article/mick...
Possible I've wildly overinvested in the opening of this supermarket in hopes of continuing to feel anything at all, but look! A pelmeni bar! ny.eater.com/2025/3/6/243...
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Possible I've wildly overinvested in the opening of this supermarket in hopes of continuing to feel anything at all, but look! A pelmeni bar! ny.eater.com/2025/3/6/243...
Filmspotting Fest begins
March 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Filmspotting Fest begins
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We are recording the VACATION HORROR draft with @louispeitzman.bsky.social & @alisonwillmore.bsky.social NEXT WEEK!
Which films about horrors befalling people while on holiday NEED to make the list?!
Which films about horrors befalling people while on holiday NEED to make the list?!
a woman wearing a hat stands on a beach
ALT: a woman wearing a hat stands on a beach
media.tenor.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We are recording the VACATION HORROR draft with @louispeitzman.bsky.social & @alisonwillmore.bsky.social NEXT WEEK!
Which films about horrors befalling people while on holiday NEED to make the list?!
Which films about horrors befalling people while on holiday NEED to make the list?!
What if we kissed in the weird condos above B&H Photo Video
February 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
What if we kissed in the weird condos above B&H Photo Video
Heyo Chicago, there are still a few tickets left for this Saturday's Filmspotting Fest screening of TANGERINE, followed by a post-screening discussion with ME (I am terrified, but you should still come!) purchase.siskelfilmcenter.org/websales/pag...
February 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Heyo Chicago, there are still a few tickets left for this Saturday's Filmspotting Fest screening of TANGERINE, followed by a post-screening discussion with ME (I am terrified, but you should still come!) purchase.siskelfilmcenter.org/websales/pag...
Saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by the need to prove they can make a watchable movie out of the most random IP
February 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by the need to prove they can make a watchable movie out of the most random IP
Incidental now that the franchise is likely to be dissolved into a larger sea of synergized streaming content, but watching the Agatha Christie adaptation he was in last year got me convinced that David Jonsson would be a great Bond
"Finally, Amazon is also known for innovation and so we are thrilled to announce the first female James Bond, Lauren Sanchez. Like you, we look forward to welcoming her, and James Bond, to the Citadel extended universe."
February 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Incidental now that the franchise is likely to be dissolved into a larger sea of synergized streaming content, but watching the Agatha Christie adaptation he was in last year got me convinced that David Jonsson would be a great Bond