Alonso Duralde

1 month ago | thefilmverdict.com | Alonso Duralde

VERDICT: Disney’s umpteenth live-action remake of an animated classic turns out to be another bad apple.

1 month ago | thefilmverdict.com | Alonso Duralde

The Alto Knights shows and tells us nothing that we haven’t already seen in a million mob movies, as childhood friends Frank Costello and Vito Genovese become arch-rivals, one working within the system and flirting with legitimacy while the other remains a hothead and a loose cannon. The fact that both Costello and Genovese are played as adults by Robert De Niro is the film’s biggest gamble, but the payoff is underwhelming.

1 month ago | linoleumknife.libsyn.com | Dave White |Alonso Duralde

Dave and Alonso check out some relatively recent movies while still catching up. Subscribe (and review us) at Apple Podcasts, follow us @linoleumcast on Bluesky, Instagram, and Facebook, never was a cloudy day.

2 months ago | linoleumknife.libsyn.com | Dave White |Alonso Duralde

Dave and Alonso welcome New York Times film critic Alissa Wilkinson to discuss her fascinating new book about author Joan Didion, her encounters with Hollywood, and her understanding of how show-business became the dominant language of the 20th century and beyond. We Tell Ourselves Stories is on sale now. Join our club, won't you?

2 months ago | thefilmverdict.com | Alonso Duralde

The who’s-zooming-who plot can be a difficult one when it comes to maintaining audience engagement; pull the rug out too many times, and viewers will check out until the final minute, when everything is finally explained. It’s a testament to David Koepp’s screenplay that it tosses out just enough red herrings and unspoken motivations to maintain a balance of enigma and empathy. The spy spouses are George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) and Kathryn St. Jean (Cate Blanchett).