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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‘Red Dawn’ Review: Remake Swaps Jingoism for Adolescent War Fantasy
Talented young actors get lost among the ka-blam in this noisy, choppy retread of the Reagan-era original
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‘Price Check’ Review: This Is One Empty Shopping Cart
Only legendary indie actress Parker Posey shines in this otherwise tepid comedy set in the corporate world of supermarkets
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‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Review: Mental Illness + Ballroom Dancing = a Madcap Surprise
Writer-director David O. Russell even gets actual performances out of Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper
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‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2’ Review: Vampiric Malarky Ends With Some Bite
Once again, Bill Condon’s Herculean efforts make "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2" far more palatable than it deserves to be
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‘Starlet’ Review: A Quirky, Prickly Portrait of an Unlikely Friendship
Indie charmer about a young actress’ relationship with an elderly widow is as far from “Tuesdays with Morrie” as you can get
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‘Lincoln’ Review: Riveting Tale Separates the Man from the Monument
Daniel Day-Lewis, with the help of Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, converts the mythic Great Emancipator into a flesh-and-blood human being
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‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ Review: RZA Serves Up Half-Baked Chop-Socky
Wu-Tang Clan co-founder’s love for the kung fu genre doesn’t translate into excitement in his lackluster directorial debut
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‘Jack and Diane’ Review: The Worst Teen Lesbian Romance About Werewolves and Nosebleeds You’ll Ever See
Unless you’re dying to watch Elvis’ granddaughter make out with Kylie Minogue, there’s not much to recommend "Jack and Diane"
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‘The Details’ Review: Airless All-Star Comedy is Devilishly Dull
Tobey Maguire heads a cast of performers that deserve better than this morality play about jerks acting like jerks
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‘A Late Quartet’ Review: Classical-Music Drama Gets Soapy But Actors Avoid the False Notes
Despite some forays toward melodrama, a fine ensemble of actors keeps this tale of the lives and loves of musicians in tune
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‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Review: Arcade-Generation ‘Roger Rabbit’ Is Worth Every Quarter
John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman lead a talented voice cast in this tale of videogame characters who want to be more than the sum of their programming
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‘Fun Size’ Review: Mostly Empty Calories, But Still a Halloween Treat
This teen romp pales next to the movies that influenced it, but there are enough laughs to fill your plastic jack-o’-lantern
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‘Chasing Mavericks’ Review: Surfing Saga Wipes Out on Dry Land
The surfing footage is breathtaking, but Gerard Butler and company can’t keep this clichéd biopic afloat
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‘Cloud Atlas’ Review: Bends the Brain Without Touching the Heart
The Wachowskis’ and Tom Tykwer’s time-spanning epic offers a feast for the eyes and ears, but the emotional payoffs just aren’t there
