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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‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ Review: Vin Diesel Fails to Resuscitate Comatose Franchise
The whole “extreme sports 007” gimmick was previously silly … now it’s just dull
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‘The Founder’ Review: Michael Keaton McDonald’s Biopic Needs More Salt
The tale of how Ray Kroc stole McDonald’s should be trenchant in its corporate satire, but it’s as bland and unchallenging as a Big Mac
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‘A Face in the Crowd’ Predicted Rise of Donald Trump 60 Years Ago (Commentary)
Andy Griffith’s charismatic but hollow TV personality uses his camera-friendliness to rise to the corridors of power. Sound familiar?
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‘Sleepless’ Review: Jamie Foxx Goes Undercover in Underwritten Cop Drama
So trite as to teeter on parody, this Vegas-set ticking-clock thriller is a shouty bore
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‘Live by Night’ Review: Ben Affleck Presents the Boring Twenties
The actor-writer-director’s homage to vintage gangster movies isn’t a complete failure but it’s an offer you can refuse
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‘Underworld: Blood Wars’ Review: Kate Beckinsale Slinks Through Another Silly Sequel
What’s the point of a vampire-werewolf war if they’re going to fight it with machine guns?
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Debbie Reynolds: Unsinkable, Indefatigable and Visionary (Appreciation)
The one-time MGM star redefined herself and her career throughout a tumultuous life
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Carrie Fisher Was a Wit, a Survivor – and Yes, a Princess (Appreciation)
Tabloid-adjacent since infancy, Fisher’s humor helped her through fame, pain and “Star Wars”
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11 Best Performances in Mediocre Movies of 2016, From Kristen Stewart to Viola Davis (Photos)
Even some of 2016’s darkest cinematic clouds had silver linings in the form of fine acting in films that didn’t otherwise deserve it
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‘Patriots Day’ Review: Mark Wahlberg Pursues the Boston Marathon Bombers
Whatever this latest true story from Peter Berg (“Deepwater Horizon”) lacks in narrative depth, it’s got plenty of humanity and suspense
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‘Why Him?’ Review: James Franco, Bryan Cranston Play Dumb in Witless Comedy
Only Megan Mullally and Keegan-Michael Key can wring occasional laughs from this tired, post-“Fockers” farce
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13 Worst Movies of 2016, From ‘Suicide Squad’ to ‘Trolls’ (Photos)
TheWrap critic Alonso Duralde picks the clunkers that made 2016 a challenge for movie lovers
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11 Best Movies of 2016, From ‘La La Land’ to ‘Queen of Katwe’ (Photos)
TheWrap Best & Worst 2016: Film reviews editor Alonso Duralde breaks down the highlights from a very competitive year
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‘Rogue One’ Review: Latest ‘Star Wars’ Entry Plays Like a Fan-Fiction Footnote
If you’re not delighted by inside-baseball references to Episode IV, this saga offers little else
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20 Great Movie Performances in 2016 You Might’ve Missed, From Sarah Paulson to Alden Ehrenreich (Photos)
Some of the year’s least-seen films boast standout work from both established and unknown actors and actresses
