Alyssa Rosenberg
Recent articles by Alyssa Rosenberg
The Fall of 30 Rock
Choppy plotlines, repetitive gags, lack of conflicts—have Tina Fey & Co. lost their way?
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Archie's Wedding Mistake
Riverdale’s favorite teen grows up—and chooses heiress Veronica over girl-next-door Betty. What a jughead!
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.
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?
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.
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.
A Century of Cartoons
Articles by Walt Kelly and others on the Yellow Kid, superhero comics, Art Spiegelman, and more.