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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What’s New on DVD in November: ‘Shang-Chi,’ ‘Citizen Kane’ in 4K, Bruce Springsteen, and More
Alonso Duralde highlights great new physical-media releases for your library (and your holiday shopping list)
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‘Finch’ Film Review: Tom Hanks Road-Trips the Apocalypse With a Robot Instead of a Volleyball
Hanks gives another moving, relatable performance in a saga that doesn’t have much new to say about doomsday
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‘Fever Dream’ Film Review: Unsettling Film Uncovers Horrors in Both the Material and Supernatural Worlds
From parenting to the environment, director and co-writer Claudia Llosa finds dread in a seemingly bucolic locale
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‘Mass’ Film Review: 4 Grieving Parents Face Off in Too-Tidy Tragedy
The ensemble cast packs a wallop, but first-time writer-director Fran Kranz’s drama becomes overly contrived
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What’s New on DVD in October: ‘Halloween,’ ‘The Night Stalker,’ ‘Misery,’ and More
Alonso Duralde highlights spooky favorites and all of the best new physical-media releases
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‘I’m Your Man’ Film Review: Dan Stevens’ Love Robot Helps Tweak Rom-Com Conventions
Director and co-writer Maria Schrader takes an unsparing look at algorithm-driven relationships — and we’re all in one
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‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’ Film Review: Nicolas Cage Grimaces and Bears It Through Baffling Genre Mishmash
Working in English for the first time, Japanese auteur Sion Sono’s greatness gets lost in the translation
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What’s New on DVD in September: ‘Zola,’ ‘Mare of Easttown,’ Richard Pryor, and More
Alonso Duralde spotlights the best new physical-media releases
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‘The Mad Women’s Ball’ Film Review: Mélanie Laurent Explores Asylum Life Through a Feminist Lens
Toronto 2021: Lou de Laâge sees dead people in a film that examines madhouses as a tool of the patriarchy
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‘Come From Away’ Film Review: 9/11 Musical Finds Hope for Humanity Amid Horror and Heartbreak
This recording of the Broadway hit is stirring, moving and funny, without ever resorting to mawkishness
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What’s New on DVD in August: David Oyelowo, Mads Mikkelsen, John Travolta and Lily Tomlin, and More
Alonso Duralde spotlights the best new physical-media releases
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‘The Suicide Squad’ Film Review: Margot Robbie and New Villains Face Certain Death With Quips
Incoming writer-director James Gunn mostly nails the balance between hard-R violence and outrageous laughs
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‘Enemies of the State’ Film Review: Powerful Documentary Cuts to the Heart of Internet-Era Persecution and Paranoia
Director Sonia Kennebeck’s look at one family in the government’s crosshairs offers twists and unpredictability at every step
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‘Playing With Sharks’ Film Review: Valerie Taylor Champions the Ocean’s Most Misunderstood Denizens
Once a consultant and photographer on “Jaws,” conservationist Taylor champions sharks after decades of bad P.R.
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‘Space Jam 2’ Review: LeBron James Nets Nothing in Overstuffed Sequel
“A New Legacy” barely has jokes for the Looney Tunes, let alone the entire Warner Bros. cast of characters, who spend the film mostly just standing around
