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 Post’ Movie Review: Steven Spielberg Spins a Lean and Mean Fourth Estate Yarn
Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks play the stewards that built a vital, confrontational Washington Post
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‘Insidious: The Last Key’ Movie Review: Lin Shaye’s Ghostbuster Battles Some Personal Demons
Shaye’s heartfelt lead performance offers humanity amidst the PG-13 jump scares
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12 Best Movies of 2017, From ‘Dunkirk’ to ‘Call Me by Your Name’ (Photos)
TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2017: TheWrap reviews editor Alonso Duralde picks out the very best of a very good year
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12 Worst Movies of 2017, From ‘The Emoji Movie’ to ‘Baywatch’ (Photos)
TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2017: Boy geniuses, giant robots and poop emojis all had a role in the year’s lousiest films
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‘It’s a Wonderful Life’: Why America Needs More George Baileys in Trump Era
Classic film’s villain is a real estate mogul who sticks his name on everything. Imagine that
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‘Downsizing’ Review: Matt Damon Is the Incredible Shrinking Everyman
Venice 2017: Alexander Payne’s sci-fi comedy examines the human condition in both the macro and the micro
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Movie Review: The Thrills Are Strong with This One
Purists may balk, but Rian Johnson’s Episode VIII is a ripping intergalactic yarn
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10 Best Documentaries of 2017, From ‘Faces Places’ to ‘Kiki’ (Photos)
TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2017: Critic Alonso Duralde picks the nonfiction films that made the world came alive this year
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‘Ferdinand’ Movie Review: Charming Kids’ Cartoon Is Bullish on Non-Conformity
A familiar message goes down easy with plenty of laughs and visual delights
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‘The Shape of Water’ Film Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Glorious Romance Blends Horror and Delight
Sally Hawkins and Doug Jones are swoon-worthy as a star-crossed, human-amphibian couple
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‘Call Me by Your Name’ Film Review: Senses Working Overtime in Lush Summer Romance
Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer captivate in Luca Guadagnino’s evocative love story
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‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ Film Review: Scrooge’s Origin Story Is a Bit of a Humbug
Christopher Plummer’s irascible Ebenezer will have you wishing for a straight-up adaptation
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‘Wonder’ Film Review: Anti-Bullying Tale Is a Tasteful Tear-Jerker
Jacob Tremblay and Julia Roberts star in a film that’s shamelessly sentimental but (almost) never mawkish or manipulative
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‘Give Me Future’ Film Review: Major Lazer Rocks Havana
A celebration of the unifying power of art and music, this is that rarest of creations — the feel-good documentary
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‘The Star’ Film Review: Fail, Mary
Sanctimony and silliness make strange bedfellows in this wacky-talking-animals Nativity tale
