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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‘Morbius’ Film Review: Jared Leto’s a Vegan Vampire in Underwhelming Marvel Horror
What starts as a fun mad-scientist saga ends up in the usual big battle, and the journey drags along the way
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‘Deep Water’ Film Review: Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas’ Marital Passion Goes to Dark Places
Director Adrian Lyne returns for his first film in decades with all his trashy, entertaining erotic-thriller impulses in effect
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William Hurt Appreciation: A Complicated Actor Who Was Always Magnetic
His off-screen life could be tumultuous, but his singular brand of screen intensity will continue to resonate
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in March: ‘West Side Story,’ ‘The Godfather Trilogy,’ Ukraine Teens, and More
Alonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases — because streaming only covers so much
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‘Turning Red’ Film Review: Pixar Captures the Explosion of Adolescence as Adorably Beastly
A young girl’s puberty manifests itself as a giant red panda that makes a great metaphor for a tale about daughters and mothers
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‘A Madea Homecoming’ Film Review: Tyler Perry’s Comic Creation Comes to Netflix in Perhaps His Best Film Yet
Liberated from the restraints of PG-13, Madea gets her tart-tongued, gun-toting, weed-enjoying mojo back
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What’s New on DVD in February: ‘House of Gucci,’ ‘Summer of Soul,’ ‘Surf Nazis Must Die,’ and More
Alonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases — because streaming only covers so much
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Sorry, Oscar Pundits, But Film Critics Aren’t Thinking About Awards
Awards Wrap Up: It’s not the job of film critics to help Oscar handicappers, and it’s not snobbery for critics to use Oscar attention to elevate movies the Academy ignores
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What’s New on DVD in January: ‘The French Dispatch,’ ‘Her Smell,’ Martial Arts Classics, and More
Film Reviews Editor Alonso Duralde suggests new physical media to take the sting out of staying home
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Peter Bogdanovich Appreciation: Critic-Turned-Filmmaker Had an Ongoing Love Affair With Hollywood
He weathered professional triumphs and tragedies but remained devoted to the movies
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‘The 355’ Film Review: Female Spy Saga Is as By-the-Numbers as a Sudoku
International all-star action tale with Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o and Penélope Cruz drowns in familiarity
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10 Great Movie Santas, From Edmund Gwenn to Kurt Russell (Photos)
Here’s a look at some of our favorite actors to don the mantle of jolly old Saint Nicholas over the years
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20 Essential Movie and TV Scrooges Through the Years, From Alastair Sim to Bill Murray (Photos)
The immortal Charles Dickens character has Bah-Humbugged his (and her) way into dozens of films and TV movies
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‘It’s a Wonderful Life’: Cary Grant Almost Played George and 15 Other Surprising Facts (Photos)
Here’s some trivia you may not have known about the classic Frank Capra film
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‘Don’t Look Up’ Film Review: Tedious Environmental Satire Flagrantly Wastes Its Own Resources
There is exactly one funny running gag in this two-and-a-half-hour, all-star slog
