Elizabeth Alsop

Elizabeth Alsop teaches film studies at CUNY. Her cultural criticism has appeared in outlets including The Atlantic, Public Books, The New York Times Magazine, and Film Quarterly, and her book on the films of Elaine May was recently published by the University of Illinois Press.

Articles

Rebel Without a Clue
Elizabeth Alsop picks up the trail of Kelly Reichardt’s alienated art thief in “The Mastermind.”
Elizabeth AlsopNov 7
- Film
- Cultural Studies
Televising Decline
Elizabeth Alsop reviews “The Studio,” “The Franchise,” and other recent industry satires.
Elizabeth AlsopAug 17
- Television
- Film
Rebel Girls
Elizabeth Alsop considers the third season of “Yellowjackets.”
Elizabeth AlsopApr 12
- Television
- Gender & Sexuality
Danger Done Safely
Elizabeth Alsop investigates how the latest season of “Only Murders in the Building” reveals the pleasures and limits of coziness, in the latest installment of Screen Shots.
Elizabeth AlsopSep 22, 2024
- Television
- Cultural Studies
The Past Is Never Dead: On TV’s Backstory Problem
In the latest Screen Shots column, Elizabeth Alsop explores the ubiquity—and limitations—of the “trauma backstory.”
Elizabeth AlsopApr 29, 2024
- Television
Where the Boys Aren’t
Recent TV series have been imagining worlds without men. What does this absence make possible? asks Elizabeth Alsop.
Elizabeth AlsopNov 3, 2023
On "Evil" and Procedural Failure
Elizabeth Alsop considers the supernatural series Evil alongside neo-procedurals like Mindhunter, Twin Peaks: The Return, and Search Party
Elizabeth AlsopOct 31, 2021
- Television
The Show Must Go On
Why Don’t We Want Our TV Series to End?
Elizabeth AlsopApr 17, 2014