Alonso Duralde - The Film Verdict

Dog Man

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Jan 29, 2025 | Spotlight |

This adaptation of the popular children’s-book series offers up hilarious gags and absurdist plotting, but a story this silly deserves more energetic pacing.

Presence

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Jan 24, 2025 | Spotlight |

Steven Soderbergh’s effectively low-key chiller puts an already-dysfunctional family into a haunted house.

Wolf Man

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Jan 17, 2025 | Spotlight |

Leigh Whannell’s moody monster movie features gripping performances and effective jolts before running out of steam without fully pursuing its own ideas and metaphors.

Alonso Duralde’s Top 11 Films of 2024

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Dec 20, 2024 | Spotlight |

Our chief US film critic’s annual compilation of the year’s finest, including war, death, tennis, queer takes on pop culture, and hundreds of beavers.

Mufasa: The Lion King

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Dec 17, 2024 | Spotlight |

Better than a CG-animated prequel to a remake has any right to be, but director Barry Jenkins’ time and effort could surely be better applied elsewhere.

Author: Alonso Duralde

Dog Man

Presence

Wolf Man

Alonso Duralde’s Top 11 Films of 2024

Mufasa: The Lion King