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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‘The Drop’ Review: Tom Hardy Steals This Sluggish Dennis Lehane Crime Tale
Toronto 2014: After his knockout debut “Bullhead,” Belgian director Michaël R. Roskam’s first venture in U.S. filmmaking throws together a familiar collection of mobsters, lowlifes (including James Gandolfini in his final role) and broken souls
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‘The Identical’ Review: Twin Elvises + Judeo-Christian Messaging = ‘Oogieloves’ For Adults
Don’t miss this bonkers, faith-based rock musical; it’s one of those insane catastrophes you’ll be trying to explain to friends for years
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‘Boxtrolls’ Venice Review: A Charmless Misfire from Laika Studios
The people behind the dark and lovely “Coraline” and “Paranorman” offer up a charmless kiddie movie that’s unappealing both visually and narratively
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Venice Reviews: Al Pacino Achieves Late-Career Greatness in ‘Manglehorn’; Bogdanovich and Levinson, Not So Much
With the performances he’s gotten this year from Pacino, as well as from Nicolas Cage in “Joe,” director David Gordon Green becomes the go-to sponsor in Overactors Anonymous
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Venice Reviews: Michael Shannon’s Indelible Performance in ’99 Homes,’ Plus ‘Reality,’ ‘The Look of Silence’
Shannon plays a vulture of an Orlando real estate agent, profiting from the misery of the bursting of the housing bubble
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‘Birdman’ Venice Review: Michael Keaton as an Actor With Caped-Crusader Issues
Art imitating life provides just some of the fun — and the smarts — of this jazzy, unpredictable character piece
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‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ Review: Eva Green Steals This Juvenile Film Noir
How can a movie with this much art direction and this many decapitations be so very dull and uninvolving?
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‘If I Stay’ Review: Chloë Grace Moretz Livens Up This Terminal-Teen Tearjerker (Video)
The saga of a comatose girl at the border between life and death makes some missteps, but Moretz sells the character and her romance with Jamie Blackley’s young rocker
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‘The One I Love’ Review: Elisabeth Moss, Mark Duplass Explore Unconventional Couples’ Therapy
This haunting Sundance hit is worth seeing before someone spoils its surprises
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‘The Trip to Italy’ Review: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon Serve Up More Delicious Mid-Life Crises
The comedians reteam with writer-director Michael Winterbottom for another exploration of friendship, rivalry, regret, and really amazing seafood
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‘The November Man’ Review: Pierce Brosnan’s Aging Spy Can’t Save This Double-0 Dud
Too few engaging characters and one thoroughly negligible performance from Luke Bracey results in a thriller that trying too hard to thrill
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‘Let’s Be Cops’ Review: Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans, Jr. Have Too Few Good Jokes in Their Holsters (Video)
The leads are appealing, but the script is operating dangerously below the comedy speed limit
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Lauren Bacall’s Movie Legacy: 5 Performances You Might Have Missed (Video)
From desperate housewife to Broadway diva to cartoon witch, the screen legend’s roles were varied and memorable
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Robin Williams Appreciation — Master of Laughter, Master of Tears
His manic absurdity as a comedian was matched only by his ability to go dark (and go subtle) as a dramatic actor
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‘Step Up All In’ Review: No, Seriously — Shut Up and Dance (Video)
This fifth entry feels like a mixed bag even by the standards of the series, but all is forgiven when the stars stop talking and their feet start flying
