Alonso Duralde - The Film Verdict

Meg 2: The Trench

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Aug 3, 2023 | Spotlight |

Meg 2: The Trench wastes an hour or so before finally delivering what we paid to see: giant, prehistoric sharks eating tourists.

Oppenheimer

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Jul 19, 2023 | Spotlight |

In ‘Oppenheimer’, writer-director Christopher Nolan has a stronger handle on the creation of the atomic bomb than on the inner life of the tortured genius behind that creation.

Barbie

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Jul 19, 2023 | Featured |

With ‘Barbie’, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach bring an overflowing toybox of ideas to a funny, provocative, meaningful movie that defies its product-placement roots.

Joy Ride

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Jul 7, 2023 | Featured |

Raucous Asian-American road-trip comedy serves up bawdy laughs and star-making performances.

Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Jul 5, 2023 | Spotlight |

Hits all the marks of an adrenaline-packed summer spy thriller, with pacing that makes 163 minutes zip right by.

Author: Alonso Duralde

Meg 2: The Trench

Oppenheimer

Barbie

Joy Ride

Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One