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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‘A War’ Review: Denmark’s Oscar Nominee Explores Combat on the Battlefield and at Home
In the trenches, on the homefront or facing charges in a courtroom, a soldier and his family find themselves facing heavy demands and ethical dilemmas
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‘How to Be Single’ Review: Dakota Johnson Rom-Com Offers Too Few Surprises
Rebel Wilson, Alison Brie and Leslie Mann co-star in a disjointed and intermittently funny comedy that does, at least, avoids some predictable clichés about love and marriage
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‘Zoolander 2’ Review: Ben Stiller’s Comedy Sequel Falls Quickly Out of Fashion
There’s a jumble of silliness and celebrity cameos, but ultimately this follow-up to the 2001 male-model hit never makes the cut
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‘Deadpool’ Review: Ryan Reynolds’ Anarchic Mutant Smashes the Superhero Mold
Juggling blissful self-awareness and R-rated violence, this funny, bloody comedy is the Marvel Universe’s biggest breath of fresh air since “Guardians of the Galaxy”
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‘Hail, Caesar!’ Review: Coen Brothers Breeze Through Golden-Age Hollywood in a Lighthearted Romp
Never overly wacky nor particularly substantial, this Tinseltown tale featuring George Clooney, Josh Brolin and Scarlett Johansson goes down like matinee popcorn
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‘Fifty Shades of Black’ Review: Marlon Wayans Whips Out Another Humorless Spoof
Parody of “Fifty Shades of Grey” has nothing to say — funny or otherwise — about the S&M book and movie phenomenon
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‘Eddie the Eagle’ Review: Hugh Jackman Ski Tale Buries Audience in Avalanche of Feel-Good-Isms
If you can’t resist an inspirational sports tale – much less one with a training montage set to Hall and Oates – prepare to surrender to this mountain of snowy schmaltz
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‘Certain Women’ Sundance Review: Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams Endure the Montana Chill
Powerful drama from writer-director Kelly Reichardt (“Wendy and Lucy”) further establishes her as an auteur who finds poignancy in the stillness
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‘Captain Fantastic’ Sundance Review: Viggo Mortensen Raises an Off-the-Grid Family in This Touching Dramedy
A self-sufficient family contemplates trading the woods for civilization in this tender tale from writer-director Matt Ross
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‘Love & Friendship’ Sundance Review: Whit Stillman Does Jane Austen – But Hasn’t He Always?
Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny reteam with Stillman, whose skill at witty banter and romantic mores shines as brightly in a period piece as in his contemporary stories
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‘Goat’ Sundance Review: Nick Jonas Explores Hazing in Intense Frat Drama
Ben Schnetzer (“Pride”) and Jonas both build their reputations as rising young actors to watch in this mostly compelling tale of collegiate cruelty and sibling rivalry
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‘The 5th Wave’ Review: Chloe Grace Moretz Fights Aliens in Laughable YA Tale
This adaptation of the Rick Yancey novel is pulpy in the worst way
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‘The Finest Hours’ Review: Chris Pine Stars in Waterlogged Rescue Tale
Whether or not the film is faithful to the true events of this 1950s Coast Guard rescue, it doesn’t tell the story in a captivating or convincing way
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‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Review: Jack Black’s Student Becomes the Teacher in Charming Adventure-Comedy
This third go-round of the sweetly disarming martial-arts saga blends visual pizzazz with goofball humor
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‘Ride Along 2’ Review: Kevin Hart and Ice Cube Are Mugging in Miami in This Listless Sequel
Two accomplished comedians are reduced to a shrill Lucy and Ricky Ricardo (with guns) in this plodding follow-up
