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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Agnès Varda Appreciation: She Had Endless Curiosity About People and Filmmaking, And It Shows
Even in her 80s, the French New Wave icon embraced digital technology to make moving, witty, empathetic documentaries
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‘Dumbo’ Film Review: Tim Burton Remake Trips Over Its Own Ears
Neither poignant nor eccentric, this just feels like a lesser 1970s Disney live-action comedy smothered in digital effects
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All 19 Tim Burton Movies Ranked, From Worst to Best (Photos)
How does “Dumbo” stack up with the offbeat auteur’s other films?
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What’s New on DVD in March: ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ ‘Burning,’ ‘Kingdom of the Spiders’ and More
Alonso Duralde’s monthly column spotlights the best Indie, foreign, doc, grindhouse, classic and TV releases on DVD and Blu-ray
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‘A Madea Family Funeral’ Film Review: Tyler Perry’s Leading Lady Single-Handedly Resuscitates Moribund Comedy
When the Perry-in-latex senior citizens are off-screen, this farce is DOA
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‘Cold Pursuit’ Film Review: Liam Neeson Plows Through an Action-Comedy With ‘Fargo’ on Its Mind
This remake of Norway’s “In Order of Disappearance” strives for that Coen Brothers flavor, and falls just short of making it work
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‘Holmes & Watson’ Film Review: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Stagger Through Stultifying Sherlockian Spoof
The game’s a-flat in this tedious and unfunny letdown that feels too much like a comedy first draft
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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Film Review: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda Languish in the Shadow of Giants
The stars give their all to a never charmless (but often charm-adjacent) movie that slavishly follows in the original’s footsteps
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12 Worst Movies of 2018, From ‘Happytime Murders’ to ‘Ready Player One’ (Photos)
TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2018: Naughty puppets, toe shoes and midlife crises all had a role in the year’s lousiest films
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11 Best Movies of 2018, From ‘Paddington 2’ to ‘Eighth Grade’ (Photos)
TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2018: TheWrap reviews editor Alonso Duralde picks the best narrative features in a competitive year
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11 Best Documentaries of 2018, From ‘Minding the Gap’ to ‘Monrovia, Indiana’ (Photos)
TheWrap’s Best & Worst of 2018: Critic Alonso Duralde picks the best non-fiction films that span a gamut of styles and stories
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‘Roma’ Film Review: Alfonso Cuarón’s Intimate Epic Proves Less Is More
This intimate tale of a housekeeper in early-70s Mexico proves the “Gravity” director doesn’t need a sprawling canvas to tell a powerful story
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‘Once Upon a Deadpool’ Film Review: Ryan Reynolds Cleverly Milks Cash Cow a Second Time
It’s a PG-13 “Deadpool 2,” but the highlights are new interstitials with Reynolds and Fred Savage
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‘Bathtubs Over Broadway’ Film Review: Ebullient Doc Sheds Light on Musicals Aimed at Corporate America
It’s a wild look at song-and-dance extravaganzas aimed at Xerox salesmen, yes, but it also celebrates post-irony
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‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ Film Review: Zombies, Musicals and Christmas Make a Merry Mash-Up
Delightfully shaggy and low-budget, this cheeky indie marries song, dance, the undead, and the holidays
