Alonso Duralde
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‘Limbo’ Film Review: Refugees Await Asylum in Moving, Humane Tragicomedy
Displaced men dream of Europe but are stuck on a Scottish island in Ben Sharrock’s spot-on sophomore feature
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‘Without Remorse’ Film Review: Michael B. Jordan Leads Generic, ’80s-Flavored Action Tentpole
A Dad Novel for long flights becomes a Dad Movie for long flights, with no predictable story beat left unturned
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‘Mortal Kombat’ Film Review: Silly Game Adaptation Is More ‘Evil Dead’ Than ‘Enter the Dragon’
CG strips martial-arts choreography of its impact, but it does allow for hilarious geysers of fake blood
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‘Monday’ Film Review: Sebastian Stan Finds Sun, Sex, and Sadness in Downbeat Love Story
Stan and Denise Gough get naked — literally and emotionally — as lovers chasing the dragon of their sexual attraction
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‘Thunder Force’ Film Review: Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer Punch Up Uneven Superhero Satire
Even a spoof needs stronger plotting and villains, if only to provide a place to hang the jokes
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‘Voyagers’ Film Review: Effective Genre Movie Shoots ‘Lord of the Flies’ to Outer Space
When genetically-engineered teen astronauts have their hormones kick in, look out
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What’s New on DVD in April: ‘Barb & Star,’ ‘Spaceballs,’ ‘Queer Japan’ and More
Need help staying inside? Alonso Duralde’s monthly column spotlights the best new DVDs and Blu-rays
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‘The Unholy’ Film Review: Miracles, Mayhem and Monotony in Meh Religious Thriller
Turning “The Song of Bernadette” into a horror film is a starter, but then it stalls
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Film Review: Larger-Than-Life Opponents Clash in a Smaller-Than-Life Story
The brain trust behind this American franchise seems to have given up on everything but the monster fights, and even those are merely OK
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‘The Father’ Film Review: Anthony Hopkins Masterfully Captures a Descent into Dementia
Director Florian Zeller, adapting his own play, subtly but nightmarishly pulls the rug out from under us
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‘Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway’ Film Review: Average Animated Sequel Is Too Much Stick, Not Enough Carrot
A little of this kiddie saga can be amusing, and a lot becomes tiresome
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‘Nobody’ Film Review: Bob Odenkirk Blows His Stack and His Cover in Delirious Shoot ‘Em Up
There’s mayhem aplenty in a film that simultaneously critiques and revels in masculine anxiety
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‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Film Review: There’s a Whole Lot More to Love – and Hate
If you like what Snyder does with superheroes, here’s a big four hours of it; if you don’t, same deal
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‘Operation Varsity Blues’ Film Review: Doc Peels Back the Layers of the College Admissions Scam
Mixing interviews and re-enactments, this tell-all documentary reveals the scheme and examines a process that’s broken in many ways
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‘Long Weekend’ Film Review: Indie Romance Has Terminal Case of the Cutes
Gauzy, underwritten love story is hard enough to swallow before it’s compounded with plot twists
