Alonso Duralde
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‘Happiest Season’ Film Review: Kristen Stewart Makes Merry in LGBT Christmas Farce
Director and co-writer Clea Duvall mixes holiday fizz with emotional heft, and gets the balance mostly right
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‘The Croods: A New Age’ Film Review: The Laughs Keep Evolving in Animated Sequel
Even if you haven’t thought about this prehistoric family since 2013, this followup is as charming and funny as its predecessor
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‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Film Review: Ron Howard’s Rust Belt Saga Is Yokel Hokum
Instead of an exploration of the societal and economic roots of the opioid crisis, we get bootstrap boosterism
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2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Blu-rays, DVDs and Books to Make the Season Bright
Alonso Duralde recommends new releases of classic holiday movies, both on video and in book form
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‘Small Axe: Mangrove’ Film Review: Steve McQueen Exposes the Police Brutality of the Past, and the Present
A look at a landmark British trial from 50 years ago reminds us that the past is never dead, and it’s certainly not even past
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‘Fatman’ Film Review: Mel Gibson Is a Grizzled Santa in a Messy Genre Mash-Up
Hired killer Walton Goggins comes to sleigh in an ambitious film that never lands the right tone
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‘Jingle Jangle’ Film Review: An Overstuffed Christmas Musical That Stays Inventive
David E. Talbert’s holiday fantasy has a few gears loose, but there’s magic in this machine
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‘Let Him Go’ Film Review: Kevin Costner and Diane Lane Are Not Leaving Without Their Grandson
Character piece and thriller dovetail effectively in Thomas Bezucha’s suspenseful 1960s-set drama
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Sean Connery Appreciation: Screen Legend Left Audiences Shaken, Stirred, as Bond and Beyond
The Scottish actor not only cemented an iconic character but also proved he had other shades in his paintbox
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What’s New on DVD in October: ‘Parasite,’ ‘Mallrats,’ Dolly Parton, and More
Alonso Duralde’s monthly column spotlights the best Indie, foreign, doc, grindhouse, classic and TV releases on DVD and Blu-ray
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‘City Hall’ Film Review: Frederick Wiseman Celebrates the Power of Civic Engagement
Boston mayor Marty Walsh becomes a constant figure in this examination of the good that government can potentially do with community involvement
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‘Come Play’ Film Review: Middling Monster Movie Lacks Metaphor, Meaning
A top-flight cast struggles to bring heft to this creature-feature
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‘The Craft: Legacy’ Film Review: Teen Witches Tackle Toxic Masculinity in Clever Sequel
Writer-director Zoe Lister-Jones (“Band Aid”) makes a smart, subversive teen movie that’s not focused on fan service
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‘On the Rocks’ Film Review: Bill Murray and Rashida Jones Make a Dynamic Comic Duo
NYFF 2020: Sofia Coppola may have crafted the quintessential Murray role in this father-daughter comedy, but Jones is nobody’s bystander
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‘Nationtime’ Film Review: Restored 1972 Doc Captures a Political Movement at a Turning Point
The specifics of Black issues in the U.S. may have changed since William Greaves shot this landmark film, but the struggle continues
