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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‘Sing Street’ Review: John Carney Tunes Up Another Sweet Musical Romance
The writer-director behind “Once” and “Begin Again” works his old-fashioned magic for this tale of Irish kids in the 1980s forming a rock band
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‘Barbershop: The Next Cut’ Review: Ice Cube Comedy Layers Workplace Sitcom with Social Advocacy
Ensemble piece attempts to balance gags with an examination of the ills of Chicago’s South Side, and mostly pulls it off
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‘Louder Than Bombs’ Review: Jesse Eisenberg Bolsters Joachim Trier’s Powerful English-Language Debut
Norwegian filmmaker makes a smooth transition with this wrenching but hopeful tale of a family confronting its secrets
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‘Demolition’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Grapples With Delayed Grief in Dark Dramedy
Despite a third-act skid into sap, this look at a young widower in denial recalls the early, emotionally subversive films of David O. Russell
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‘The Jungle Book’ Review: ‘Babe’ Meets Rudyard Kipling in Mostly Satisfying Remake
The tigers and the turtles talk in Jon Favreau’s reimagining of the classic Disney cartoon – and the visual trickery satisfies both the eyes and the emotions
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‘Batman v Superman’: Ben Affleck Delivers a Grizzled Batman – and Bruce Wayne as Action Hero
“Argo” director’s casting inspired fanboy freakouts, but critic Alonso Duralde calls the star’s take on the Dark Knight a highlight of new movie
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‘Batman v Superman’ Review: Ben Affleck’s Got the Cool Car, But Wonder Woman Steals the Show
The movie’s only female non-pawn or hostage, Gal Gadot’s Amazon warrior saves this sludgy epic from superhero sameness
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‘The Clan’ Review: Kidnapping Is the Family Business — and Business Is Booming
This Argentine Oscar entry from the producers of “Wild Tales” (including Pedro Almodóvar) finds bleak comedy in trickle-down Fascism
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‘Midnight Special’ Review: Michael Shannon Fugitive Tale Drives Confidently, Then Takes Fatal Wrong Turn
Shannon and writer-director Jeff Nichols’ fourth collaboration sets up a fascinating story and then answers its mysteries with a legendarily disastrous third act
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‘The Perfect Match’ Review: Terrence Jenkins’ Bland Affability Fits This Generic Rom-Com All Too Well
The former E! host plays a Lothario who learns to love in yet another formulaic comedy (produced by Queen Latifah) where the supporting players get all the best lines
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‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’ Review: Sally Field Really, Really Tries to Elevate This Sour Comedy
The two-time Oscar winner works hard to create a real character out of this collection of eccentricities, but this shallow, condescending movie constantly undermines her efforts
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’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Review: JJ Abrams’ Thriller Is ‘Twilight Zone’ Meets ‘No Exit’
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman and John Gallagher, Jr. survive possible doom in a tale that’s three parts Rod Serling, one part Jean-Paul Sartre
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‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ Review: Tina Fey Goes to Kabul in Sharp, Savvy Wartime Comedy
Reteaming with “30 Rock” collaborator Robert Carlock gives Fey her best big-screen opportunity to date, as a sheltered news producer who finds herself on the front lines
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‘Gods of Egypt’ Review: Gerard Butler Fiasco Is the Worst Thing to Hit the Nile Since Asps
Dull, silly and boasting the worst CG effects this side of an Atari 2600, this white-guys-of-Egypt epic isn’t even fun-bad
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‘Triple 9’ Review: Kate Winslet and Company Held Hostage by Idiotic Good-Cop-Bad-Cop Tale
Don’t let the distinguished cast – which also includes Casey Affleck, Anthony Mackie and Woody Harrelson – fool you into expecting anything but an embarrassment
