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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‘The Favourite’ Film Review: Emma Stone Plays an 18th Century Eve Harrington in a Twisted Historical Farce
Venice 2018: Olivia Colman’s needy, vulnerable Queen Anne steals the show in the latest from Yorgos Lanthimos (“The Killing of a Sacred Deer”)
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‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ Film Review: Disappointing Sequel Offers a Few Good Clicks
A handful of great sequences lifts this by-the-numbers animated film only so much
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Stan Lee Appreciation: Marvel Comics Mogul Was Interactive Long Before the Internet
He didn’t need Twitter or Reddit to make fans feel like he was talking directly to them — often about himself
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‘Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch’ Film Review: Benedict Cumberbatch Helps Make Third Time Charming
Nothing will replace the 1966 original, but this shiny remake is full of warmth and wit
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‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Film Review: Coen Brothers Western Anthology Makes for an Uneven Binge
This omnibus film is an entertaining fribble that peaks early
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‘Nobody’s Fool’ Film Review: Tyler Perry Makes Tiffany Haddish Do All the Work
Sloppy and slipshod even by Perry standards, this R-rated comedy perks up only when Haddish is on screen
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‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ Film Review: This Sugarplum Is Rancid
Too much eye-assaulting CG and not enough Misty Copeland are just two of the problems with this bloated, un-whimsical tale
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Film Review: Queen Bio Won’t Exactly Rock You
Rock saga is more interesting as an origin story of Queen’s hits than as a Freddie Mercury biopic
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‘Suspiria’ Film Review: Luca Guadagnino’s Misguided Horror Remake Falls Flat
Despite Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton’s best efforts, this remake is crammed with too many aimless ideas and not enough scares
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‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ Film Review: Melissa McCarthy Forges Strong Performance
As a legendary literary faker, McCarthy brings the bubbling rage of her best comic creations to a dramatic role
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‘First Man’ Film Review: Ryan Gosling and Damien Chazelle Slip the Surly Bonds of Earth
Venice 2018: This haunting, thrilling space saga reminds us that the path to the moon was littered with chaos and catastrophe
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‘The Hate U Give’ Film Review: Teen Drama Unflinchingly Examines Racism
Amandla Stenberg leads a talented ensemble in a powerful tale of the aftermath of a police shooting
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‘A Star Is Born’ Film Review: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga Reinvigorate a Classic
Venice 2018: First-time director and first-time leading lady breathe new life into a Hollywood mainstay
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‘Venom’ Film Review: Tom Hardy Gets Buried in CG Goo, as Does the Plot
Spider-Man’s legendary arch-nemesis returns to the screen in a listless dud
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‘Smallfoot’ Film Review: Fun Ideas Get Buried Under Avalanche of Mediocrity
There’s more than the usual kid-movie moralizing here, but the jokes, music and visual design break no new ground
