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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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in August: ‘Crimes of the Future,’ ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot,’ ‘Pam & Tommy’ and More
Alonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases, because you never really own a film or TV show if it’s on digital
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‘Bullet Train’ Film Review: Brad Pitt Caper Comedy Suffers From Terminal Self-Satisfaction
A talented cast and high-speed setting are wasted on a glib, bloody comedy of the post-Tarantino school
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‘DC’s League of Super-Pets’ Film Review: You Will Believe a Dog Can Fly
Goofy animal throwback to mid-century comic books plays like a colorful antidote to grim-and-gritty superhero adventures
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Bob Rafelson Appreciation: As Producer and Director, He Helped Craft the New Hollywood
From The Monkees to “Easy Rider” to “Five Easy Pieces,” Rafelson was calling the shots during an exciting, paradigm-shifting era
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‘Nope’ Film Review: The Parts of Jordan Peele’s Latest Are Greater than the Whole
There’s no shortage of ideas and set pieces on display, but those pieces just don’t fit together
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in July: ‘Everything Everywhere,’ ‘Drive My Car,’ ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ and More
Alonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases — because streaming availability isn’t forever
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Film Review: Taika Waititi Cracks the Jokes But Loses the Thread
Superhero sagas can certainly be quippy, but the introduction of darker subject matter makes the Thunder God’s fourth solo outing a tonal mess
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James Caan’s Legacy: The Intense Actor Saw Hollywood Change – and Change Again
From starring opposite Olivia de Havilland to appearing in Wes Anderson’s debut feature, Caan brought live-wire charisma to various generations
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in June: ‘Unbearable Weight,’ ‘After Yang,’ ‘Worst Person in the World’ and More
Alonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases — because streaming availability isn’t forever
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All 26 Pixar Movies Ranked, Worst to Best (Photos)
TheWrap film reviews editor Alonso Duralde rates all the animation studio’s features — where does “Lightyear” land?
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Philip Baker Hall Appreciation: Legendary Character Actor Brought Gravitas to Comedy and Drama Alike
From wild farces to the dramas of Robert Altman and Paul Thomas Anderson, Hall had an undeniable presence no matter the role
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‘Lightyear’ Film Review: The Pleasures of Pixar’s Spin-Off Are Far Too Finite
As an adventure-comedy for kids, this movie is perfectly OK — but “perfectly OK” falls far short of what the studio (and the “Toy Story” movies) can do
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‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Review: Reuniting the ‘Park’ Stars Just Makes This ‘World’ Look Shabbier
Once again, grafting together two different strains of DNA proves to be a bad idea
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‘Benediction’ Film Review: Terence Davies Confirms His Status as Poet Laureate of Biopics
Siegfried Sassoon faces the horrors of WWI and the strictures of the closet in this moving portrait
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‘Crimes of the Future’ Film Review: David Cronenberg Plays the Hits, But Always With Style
Whether this is the Canadian auteur’s final film, he offers closing arguments on his thematic and visual obsessions
