Alonso Duralde - The Film Verdict

Wish

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Nov 27, 2023 | Spotlight |

What was clearly designed to be a victory lap for Disney’s 100th anniversary will be mostly forgotten by the time the studio turns 101.

Napoleon

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Nov 15, 2023 | Spotlight |

While this sumptuously mounted production delivers as a sweeping war epic, one hopes Ridley Scott’s promised director’s cut will fill in the emotional and historical blanks.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Nov 9, 2023 | Spotlight |

This tedious, overlong prequel sheds little new light on the Hunger Games universe, although Viola Davis and Jason Schwartzman camp it up with gusto.

The Marvels

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Nov 8, 2023 | Spotlight |

This admirable attempt at subverting superhero-movie formula and tone should have soared beyond where MCU movies typically go.

Five Nights at Freddy’s

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Oct 26, 2023 | Spotlight |

This video-game adaptation never lives up to its premise’s potential as either a scary movie or an exercise in absurdism.

Author: Alonso Duralde

Wish

Napoleon

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The Marvels

Five Nights at Freddy’s