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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‘Some Velvet Morning’ Review: Neil LaBute’s Latest Battle of the Sexes Leaves Bruises
Alice Eve and Stanley Tucci engage in merciless battle verbally — and then some — in this two-person tale with some tricks up its sleeve
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‘Hours’ Review: Paul Walker Says Adieu With One of His Strongest Performances
This Katrina-set drama isn’t perfect, but it does show the “Fast & Furious” star willing to branch out into some artistic heavy lifting
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‘Swerve’ Review: Jason Clarke Gives This Humdrum Noir Its Only Zing
A duplicitous blonde, a briefcase full of money … even if Australians drive on the other side, you’ve been down this road before
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‘The Last Days on Mars’ Review: Stylish Sci-Fi Monster Movie Can’t Decide If It’s High Art or Fun Trash
On the one hand, you’ve got a classy cast that includes Liev Schreiber and Olivia Williams, and on the other — astro-zombies!
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‘American Hustle’ Review: It’s Grifters vs. Feds in David O. Russell’s Sexy, Hilarious and Vivid Triumph (Video)
A quintet of great performances — from Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Jeremy Renner — anchor this audacious shaggy-dog story about the blurry line that separates hustlers from FBI agents
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Hollywood Is Dreaming of a Black Christmas
Three holiday movies with principally African American casts means an underserved audience is getting their share of the Christmas pie — and producers have visions of future residuals dancing in their heads
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‘The Invisible Woman’ Review: Ralph Fiennes’ Second Directorial Effort Is as Dull as the Dickens
This turgid biopic about Charles Dickens’ mistress Nelly Ternan feels as stiff and unyielding as a Victorian corset
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‘Philomena’ Review: Judi Dench and Steve Coogan Bring Much-Needed Brimstone to This Cinematic Treacle
Stephen Frears’ docudrama urges us to forgive the sinning Catholic Church, which is one thing, but why the condescension toward atheists and intellectuals?
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‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Review: Dark Coen Brothers Comedy Puts the Hoot in Hootenanny (Video)
The early ’60s folk scene comes alive with a superb ensemble that includes Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan, Garret Hedlund and John Goodman
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‘The Best Man Holiday’ Review: Yuletide Sequel Indulges Too Heavily in Plot and Preaching (Video)
An appealing ensemble cast wears out its welcome in this Christmas confection, with a script that crams too many messages and too much contrivance into its stocking
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‘Lone Survivor’ Review: Mark Wahlberg Shines in Powerful Drama About Hellish Wartime Decisions
Peter Berg’s powerful docudrama features some of the most intense combat sequences since “Saving Private Ryan”
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‘Delivery Man’ Review: An Excessively Artificial Insemination Comedy
Neither the laughs nor the sentimentality land as Vince Vaughn phones in another performance, this time as a frequent sperm donor who fathered hundreds of offspring
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‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Review: Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen Burns Brighter Than Ever (Video)
Jennifer Lawrence leads an impressive cast in a saga that’s smarter and more thrilling than its predecessor
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’12-12-12′ Review: Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones – As Seen on TV a Year Ago
Sort of a concert film and sort of a making-of-the-concert, this backstage peek at the Hurricane Sandy fundraiser will disappoint music fans and documentary lovers alike
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‘Out of the Furnace’ Review: Christian Bale Anchors This Well-Intentioned but Flat Drama
There’s a difference between presenting problems — the death of the middle class, the treatment of veterans — and actually saying something about them
