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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‘Scary Movie 5’ Review: The Sound of Spaghetti Not Sticking to the Wall
"Thirty-three years later, we’re still quoting “Airplane!” whereas almost no one is going to remember “Scary Movie V” after, oh, Monday."
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‘Simon Killer’ Review: An American (Creep) in Paris
Director Antonio Campos follow-up to "After School" leaves audiences stuck in midday study hall.
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’42’ Review: Despite a Few Errors, Baseball Biopic Presents a Jackie Robinson Who’s Both Heroic and Human
Writer-director Brian Helgeland acknowledges the groundbreaking ballplayer’s legend without turning him into a plastic dashboard saint
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Annette Funicello Fun Remembered by Wrap’s Alonso Duralde (Video)
TheWrap's critic remembers the former Mouseketeer and one of her forgotten comic gems, "Back to the Beach"
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‘Trance’ Review: Danny Boyle’s Hypnotic Thriller Makes Twists Fun Again
James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassel lead us down a brilliantly entertaining rabbit hole of shocks and surprises
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Alonso Duralde: How Roger Ebert Influenced My Life
Duralde reflects on how the legendary critic impacted his career
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‘The Company You Keep’ Review: Fugitives, Radicals, Secrets…But Where’s the Passion?
Robert Redford’s tale of former anti-war activists on the run fails to cut it as a thriller, character study or contemplation of big ideas
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‘Evil Dead’ Review: Great Grey Gobs of Greasy, Grimy Ghoulish Guts
Despite a misstep or two, a new cast and crew return to Sam Raimi’s legendary cabin in the woods and bring plenty of terror with them
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‘Temptation’ Review: Tyler Perry, Even Sudsier and More Sanctimonious
Who better to shill for the institution of marriage than 43-year-old bachelor Perry, who uses homophobia as a punch line and HIV as a cheap plot gimmick?
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‘The Host’ Review: Invasion of the Boring Snoozers
Replace vampires and werewolves with body-snatching aliens, and you’re left with another dippy Stephenie Meyer love triangle
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‘Room 237’ Review: The Secrets of the Universe, as Hidden in ‘The Shining’
Documentary goes down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and secret meanings in Stanley Kubrick’s classic adaptation of the Stephen King horror novel
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‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Review: Saturday Morning Cartoon Writ Large
The PG-13 action sequences pile on relentlessly, lest the audience get a chance to breathe…or think
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‘From Up on Poppy Hill’ Review: Teenagers, and a Nation, Come of Age in Another Miyazaki Triumph
No cat-buses or walking castles this time out, but the very human storytelling packs a punch
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‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Review: Where Are You, Bruce Willis, Now That POTUS Needs You?
“Die Hard” comes to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. with this thrilling but dopey action flick that keeps things moving even while it defies logic
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‘The Croods’ Review: Dazzling Fun Proves Even a Caveman Dad Can Evolve
Nicolas Cage leads a family of Neanderthals into a whole new world in this amusing and visually stunning animated film for all ages
