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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‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ Review: Charlize Theron Chews All Scenery Except the Mirror
Charlize Theron camps it up opposite an underplaying Kristen Stewart in a pretty but empty fairy-tale adaptation
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‘Chernobyl Diaries’ Review: Creepy, Spooky and Altogether Nuke-y
Horror flick from “Paranormal Activity” creator Oren Peli doesn’t redefine the genre, but it delivers some solid scares from behind the former Iron Curtain
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‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Review: Wes Anderson’s Sad-Tweens Tale Engaging, Deadpan-Funny
While it won’t win over detractors who think that Wes Anderson’s work is precious and fussy, "Moonrise Kingdom" does see the filmmaker firmly rooted in his comfort zone
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‘Men in Black 3’ Review: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones Drag Down a Cool Party
If the marquee names are going to phone it in this flagrantly, why not reboot the franchise with Josh Brolin and “SNL” star Jay Pharoah?
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‘What to Expect’ Review: All the Appeal of Pickles and Ice Cream
There’s an OK drama buried within the hacky sitcom clichés of this idiotic, all-star comedy that’s as funny as post-partum depression
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‘Battleship’ Review: Sheer Adrenaline Keeps Dopey Action Epic Afloat
Peter Berg’s big-budget board game adaptation is as ridiculous as you expect, but it’s never dull
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‘The Dictator’ Review: Laughs Keep Sacha Baron Cohen’s Shaky Regime Afloat
Sasha Baron Cohen’s latest is a scattershot mess, but the film delivers enough solid gags to keep audiences from revolting
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‘Where Do We Go Now?’ Review: Political Tale Can’t Figure Out If It’s a Satire
Nadine Labaki’s inventive satire of Middle East politics that won Toronto's audience awards makes bold comic statements but collapses when tragedy erupts
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‘God Bless America’ Review: Dark Satire Curdles into Cranky Rant
Writer-director Bobcat Goldthwait’s jeremiad against reality TV feels preachy, ponderous and about five years out of date
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‘Dark Shadows’ Review: It’s Not Just the Vampire That Sucks in Tim Burton’s Retread
Johnny Depp’s courtly vampire provides the only laughs in this leaden misfire of the "Dark Shadows" pop-culture reboot
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‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Review: A Sweet and Funny Fantasy for Retirees
Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and an all-star cast of Brits get their groove back in a ramshackle retirement home in India
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‘A Little Bit of Heaven’ Review: 107 Minutes of Cutesy, Cancerous Hell
Kate Hudson vehicle marries the worst of rom-com whimsy with the deadliest pretty-girl-with-cancer clichés
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‘The Avengers’ Review: A Satisfying Super-Hero Sandwich
In "The Avengers," director Joss Whedon gets the Marvel Comics super-team the same way that Spielberg and Lucas understood serials in “Raiders of the Lost Ark”
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‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits’ Review: This Clay Play Goes Overboard But Gets the Booty
The latest Aardman Animations adventure is silly enough for kids and smart enough for their parents, but it gets a bit frantic by the end
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‘The Five-Year Engagement’ Review: Too Long, But Worth the Commitment
Jason Segel and his “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” collaborator score with another hilariously prickly and poignant look at relationships