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Alonso Duralde is Chief US Film Critic for The Film Verdict, author of Hollywood Pride, 101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men, Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas, and coauthor of I’ll Be Home for Christmas Movies. He is the cohost of the Linoleum Knife, Maximum Film!, The Film Library: A Kanopy Podcast, and Breakfast All Day podcasts, and has dis­cussed film on CNN, PBS, TCM, and ABC, as well as in numerous documentaries.

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day

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By Alonso Duralde Verified
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Stepping in for director Jon Watts, series newcomer Destin Daniel Cretton brings both indie cred (Short Term 12) and superhero chops (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) to the assignment, but once again, it’s Holland who makes this iteration of Peter Parker/Spider-Man so achingly vulnerable and balletically agile.
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The Odyssey - The Film Verdict

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By Alonso Duralde Verified
| TFV Network
The story is a cornerstone of drama itself: warrior Odysseus (Matt Damon), following his triumphs in the Trojan War, attempts to return home but encounters many obstacles along the way, from a terrifying Cyclops (Bill Irwin) to the literally bewitching Calypso (Charlize Theron). The longer Odysseus stays away, the more difficult it is for his loving wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) to stave off the many suitors who seek to usurp Odysseus’ throne and his place in Penelope’s bed.
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Moana - The Film Verdict

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By Alonso Duralde Verified
| TFV Network
These philosophical questions come up with each new remake, and the best that can be said for Moana 2026 is that, for a movie that doesn’t particularly need to exist in the first place, it at least succeeds as entertainment. The instant-classic songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda help, aided by Dwayne Johnson and Jemaine Clement reprising their roles from the original in a manner suited to their non-cartoon surroundings.
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