Alonso Duralde, TheWrap’s film reviews editor, has written about film for Movieline, Salon, Village Voice and MSNBC.com. He also co-hosts the “Linoleum Knife,” “Maximum Film!” and “Breakfast All Day” podcasts. A member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics, Duralde has discussed cinema on TCM, CNN and ABC, among others, and was a regular contributor to FilmStruck. He is the author of “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas” and “101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men” and the co-author of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas Movies”; his history of queer Hollywood will be published by TCM/Running Press in 2024.
Experience:
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‘Onward’ Is Latest Major Studio Film With a Blink-and-You’ll-Miss-It LGBTQ Character (Commentary)
Characters like the lesbian cop in “Onward” are a step in the right direction, but don’t be fooled: It’s a baby step
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‘The Whistlers’ Film Review: Romanian Noir-Tinged Dark Comedy Speaks Its Own Language
Director Corneliu Porumboiu explores the difference between law and justice in this follow-up to “Police, Adjective”
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‘Downhill’ Film Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell Remake Falls Short of Original
This unnecessary redo of “Force Majeure” doesn’t trust its audience’s intelligence
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What’s New on DVD in February: ‘Knives Out,’ ‘The Nightingale,’ ‘Paris Is Burning’ and More
Alonso Duralde’s monthly column spotlights the best Indie, foreign, doc, grindhouse, classic and TV releases on DVD and Blu-ray
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‘Fantasy Island’ Film Review: Cheesy Reboot Fantasizes It’s a Feature Film
Blumhouse movie explains the island’s powers too much, and not enough, and that’s no fun
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Kirk Douglas Appreciation: Hollywood Star Set His Own Course
The legendary actor also made film history behind the camera as an independent producer
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‘Birds of Prey’ Film Review: Margot Robbie Strikes a Mallet-Blow for Female Empowerment
A quintet of Gotham City women from both sides of the law do it for themselves in this exhilarating spectacle
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‘Welcome to Chechnya’ Film Review: LGBT Refugees Flee Violence in Gripping Documentary
Sundance 2020: The director of “How to Survive a Plague” returns with another gut-punch examination of a life-or-death crisis
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What’s New on DVD in January: ‘The Lighthouse,’ ‘Pain and Glory,’ ‘Big Little Lies’ and More
Alonso Duralde’s monthly column spotlights the best Indie, foreign, doc, grindhouse, classic and TV releases on DVD and Blu-ray
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‘Dolittle’ Film Review: Robert Downey Jr. Can Talk to the Animals, But You’ll Wish He Wouldn’t
This charmless retread of the legendary vet is a morass of CG beasts and unfunny dialogue
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‘1917’ Film Review: Sam Mendes’ WWI Saga More Thrilling Than Thoughtful
The “one-shot” intensity of his battle tale overshadows any ideas the filmmaker might have about war itself
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10 Best Films of the 2010s, From ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ to ‘Moonlight’ (Photos)
Decade in Review: “Toy Story 3” and “Boyhood” rank among the highlights of the decade
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10 Best Bad Movies of the 2010s, From ‘Collateral Beauty’ to ‘Sex and the City 2’ (Photos)
These are the decade’s most awful movies — that you’ll want to enjoy again and again
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10 Best Films of 2019, From ‘Parasite’ to ‘The Irishman’ (Photos)
Decade in Review: “Marriage Story” and “Booksmart” rank among the year’s highlights
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10 Worst Movies of 2019, From ‘Yesterday’ to ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ (Photos)
Best of/Worst of: Aging franchises and action stars topped littered our list
