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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Five Reasons You Should Shell Out for ‘Finding Nemo 3D’
Why it’s worth your whale to pay 3D prices for a return visit under the sea with Dory, Marlin and the whole fishy gang
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‘The Master’ Review: Scientology or Not, Emotionally It’s Just Running on Cruise Control
Watching “The Master,” I found myself impressed with the craftsmanship but strangely disengaged
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‘Liberal Arts’ Review: A Tepid, TV-Ready Rom-Com About Supposedly Smart People
Josh Radnor’s sophomore effort as writer-director shows the “How I Met Your Mother” star is better suited for the small screen
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‘The Cold Light of Day’ Review: A Zippy Little Spy Thriller With Extra Hitchcock Sauce
Henry Cavill is an innocent man on the run — and Sigourney Weaver his deliciously evil nemesis — in this disposable but unflaggingly entertaining action flick
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‘Hello I Must Be Going’ Review: Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner Make Divorce Fun Again
You’ve seen this depressed-divorcée story before, but the cast makes it feel fresh and funny
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‘Keep the Lights On’ Review: For This Dysfunctional Couple, Love Is the Drug – and So Is Crack
Ira Sachs’ tale of obsession and addiction doesn’t let its characters, or the audience, off the hook easy
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‘For a Good Time, Call …’ Review: Bawdy Chick Flick Delivers Dirty-Mouthed Diversion
Ari Graynor and Lauren Anne Miller are BFF phone-sex operators in this slight but consistently amusing comedy
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‘Little Birds’ Review: Innocence Lost, Yada, Yada
Juno Temple and Kay Panabaker wade through writer-director Elgin James’ coming-of-age clichés in this tired indie
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‘Lawless’ Review: The Moonshine is Clear, the Music is Slick, the Film’s a Mess
Snazzy production design and clever soundtrack choices can’t overcome the sketchy performances by Tom Hardy and Shia LaBeouf as Southern bootleggers
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‘Premium Rush’ Review: Adrenaline Trumps Logic in This Exhilarating Bike Chase
Joseph Gordon-Levitt zips around Manhattan on two wheels in a silly — but thrilling — action movie
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‘Hit and Run’ Review: Promising Comedy Falls Just Short of the Finish Line
Writer-codirector-star Dax Shepard mixes audacious laughs with car-chase thrills for a movie that misses the mark by just that much
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‘Cosmopolis’ Review: Cronenberg Takes the Long Way Around
Robert Pattinson plays a financial Master of the Universe in this talky, elliptical, challenging and occasionally maddening Don DeLillo adaptation
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‘Sparkle’ Review: A Thrilling Musical, Despite Damp Sparks
Remake of "Sparkle" has soul, drive and visual flair, but Jordin Sparks’ blandness keeps the excitement in check
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‘ParaNorman’ Review: Sweet and Freaky Fun for Kids (Who Aren’t Too Easily Spooked)
This weird and wonderful 3-D cartoon hides a moral about fear itself in a delightfully diabolical tale of witches, ghosts and the walking dead
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‘The Campaign’ Review: Political Comedy Has Plenty of Funny Bone But No Spine
Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis bring the wacky election antics, but the film’s desire not to offend neuters the satire