Atlantic Unbound Archive

Alyssa Rosenberg

Recent articles by Alyssa Rosenberg

November 5, 2009

The Fall of 30 Rock

Choppy plotlines, repetitive gags, lack of conflicts—have Tina Fey & Co. lost their way?

November 19, 2009

A Condemnation of Sparkly Vampires

After decades of girls' fantasy novels featuring empowered, adventurous heroines, it's perplexing that the Twilight saga, featuring insipid Bella Swann, has so thoroughly captivated a generation of teenagers.

October 16, 2009

Scaring Our Kids

Death. Starvation. Dismemberment. From Where the Wild Things Are to Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, children’s films are hardly suitable for the wee ones.

September 9, 2009

The Rise of the Band Geek

Glee, a new series on Fox, shows just how far portrayals of teen social life have evolved since the angst-ridden era of Breakfast Club.

August 7, 2009

G.I. Joe & Company

How does the new crop of Iraq War movies stack up against Vietnam-era fare? And how did such an unspeakably bad movie as G.I. Joe ever get made?

August 28, 2009

Song of the Decade, Videos for the Ages

The hip hop duo OutKast was recently credited with having produced the best single of the decade. But it's through their ingenious video artistry that they've managed to rise above comparison to pretty much anyone else.

July 1, 2009

Hollywood Does the Financial Crisis

From The International to Drag Me to Hell to Public Enemies, the movie industry is turning to the financial meltdown for inspiration—with uneven results.

June 1, 2009

Archie's Wedding Mistake

Riverdale’s favorite teen grows up—and chooses heiress Veronica over girl-next-door Betty. What a jughead!

May 7, 2009

The Fanboys of Summer

From Star Trek and Transformers to X-Men and Terminator, four sci fi blockbusters show that Hollywood has found its inner geek. And that’s a good thing.

May 19, 2009

Eminem, Meet Obama

A genre that once thrived by flipping off authority now has a place on the president's iPod. Where does rap go from here?

April 16, 2009

State of Play: A Portrait of the Journalist as a Fallible Man

For a Hollywood star vehicle, State of Play offers an unusually nuanced look at the life of the investigative reporter.

March 20, 2009

Joss Whedon and the Real Girl

The creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly has shown an uncanny understanding of female psychology. But in his new TV show, Dollhouse, the characters so far feel plastic.

September 7, 2005

A Century of Cartoons

Articles by Walt Kelly and others on the Yellow Kid, superhero comics, Art Spiegelman, and more.