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Alonso Duralde
American film critic, author, and podcaster
American film critic, author, and podcaster
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Alonso Duralde | |
| image | Alonso Duralde.jpg | |
| caption | Duralde at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival | |
| birth_name | Alonso Ampuero Duralde | |
| birth_date | ||
| birth_place | East Point, Georgia, U.S. | |
| occupation | {{flatlist | |
| alma_mater | Vanderbilt University | |
| spouse | Dave White |
- Film critic
- author
- podcaster Alonso Ampuero Duralde (born May 18, 1967) is an American film critic, author, and podcaster. He has been a writer and editor for The Film Verdict, The Wrap, The Advocate and MSNBC.com.
Early life
Duralde was born in East Point, Georgia, the youngest of seven children born to Spanish immigrants. He attended Vanderbilt University.
Career
He was the artistic director at the USA Film Festival/Dallas for five years. He was also the former arts and entertainment editor at the national gay and lesbian magazine The Advocate. In 2007, he became the film critic for MSNBC.com, and in 2009, his reviews began appearing regularly on The Rotten Tomatoes Show.
Duralde is a member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics. His writing has appeared in The Village Voice, Movieline, and Detour.
In January 2010, Duralde was a contestant on Jeopardy!
From 2011 to 2023, Duralde was the senior film critic for The Wrap, which also syndicated his reviews to the Reuters wire. He also co-hosted the TYT Network program What the Flick?! alongside Ben Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies, Christy Lemire of The Associated Press and Matt Atchity of Rotten Tomatoes. After What the Flick?! was cancelled, he and Lemire began hosting the film podcast Breakfast All Day.
In 2023, Duralde joined the website The Film Verdict as its chief U.S. film critic.
Preferences
Best films of the year
- 2011: Weekend
- 2012: How to Survive a Plague
- 2013: Frances Ha
- 2014: Boyhood
- 2015: Mad Max: Fury Road
- 2016: Moonlight
- 2017: Call Me by Your Name
- 2018: Paddington 2
- 2019: Little Women
- 2020: Collective
- 2021: Licorice Pizza
- 2022: RRR
- 2023: Poor Things
- 2024: Hundreds of Beavers
Personal life
Duralde currently lives in West Hollywood, California with his husband, fellow writer and film critic Dave White. They co-host the podcast Linoleum Knife, which began in late 2010. He was raised Catholic, but identifies as an atheist.
Work
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | *Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema* | Himself | |
| *The Divine Ms. Susann* | Himself | ||
| *The Dish on Dolls* | Himself | ||
| *Gotta Get Off This Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls, and Showtunes* | Himself | ||
| 2007 | *A Groundbreaking Success: Brokeback Mountain* | Himself | |
| *Schau mir in die Augen, Kleiner* | Himself | ||
| *Indie Sex: Censored* | Himself | TV movie | |
| *Indie Sex: Teens* | Critic | TV movie | |
| *Indie Sex: Extremes* | Himself | TV movie | |
| 2008 | *Starz Inside: In the Gutter* | Himself | TV movie |
| 2009 | *Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema* | Himself | TV movie |
| *Pornography: A Thriller* | Video Store Customer | ||
| 2010 | *The Real Story of Christmas* | Himself | TV movie |
| 2011 | *Celebrity Naked Ambition* | Himself | TV movie |
| *A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!* | Interviewee | TV Movie | |
| 2013 | *I Am Divine* | Film Critic | |
| 2014 | *Hannibal: This Is My Design* | Himself | |
| 2017 | *The Fabulous Allan Carr* | Film Critic | |
| 2022 | *Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen* | Commentator | TV special |
| 2024 | *Doc of Chucky* | Himself | |
| *Best Christmas Movies Ever!* | Himself | TV special |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | *The Rotten Tomatoes Show* | Himself | 49 episodes |
| 2010 | *Jeopardy!* | Contestant | 1 episode |
| *Stage 5* | Host | Episode: "June 2010" | |
| *The Grid* | Himself | 6 episodes | |
| 2011 | *[50 Documentaries to See Before You Die](50-documentaries-to-see-before-you-die)* | Film Critic/Author | 4 episodes |
| 2011-2017 | *What the Flick?!* | Himself | 148 episodes |
| 2013 | *The Young Turks* | Guest | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | *Screen Junkies Movie Fights* | Himself | Episode: "What is the Most Influential Film? - CLASSIC FILM FIGHTS!!" |
| 2017 | *America: Facts vs. Fiction* | Himself | Episode: "Smoking, Drinking, and Gambling" |
| 2017-2020 | *Movie Trivia Schmoedown* | Himself | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | *Movie Trivia Schmoedown Exhibition* | Commentator | Episode: "Holiday Movies! Reilly/Howard/Chandler/Rocha |
| 2019 | *The Movies* | Himself | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | *Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror* | Himself | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | *On the Rocks* | Guest | Episode: "Film critic/podcaster/writer Alonso Duralde's Take on Queer Hollywood History" |
Audio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | *Bret Easton Ellis Podcast* | Himself | Episode: "Alonso Duralde" |
| 2018-2024 | *Deck the Hallmark* | Himself | 169 episodes |
| 2019 | *The Film Scene with Illeana Douglas* | Guest | Episode: "Alonso Duralde's Top 5 Christmas Films" |
| 2021 | *My Brother, My Brother, and Me* | Himself | Episode: "MaxFun Block Party: Movie Advice with Maximum Film" |
| 2022-2024 | *Feminist Frequency Radio* | Guest | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | *Go Fact Yourself* | Contestant | Episode: "Blair Socci & Alonso Duralde" |
| *The Cinematography Podcast* | Himself | Episode: "Hollywoods rainbow: Hollywood Pride with Alonso Duralde" |
Bibliography
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- {{cite book|title = Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film|isbn = 9780762485895|series = Turner Classic Movies| date = 2024|publisher = Running Press}}
References
References
- "Alonso Duralde".
- Seitz, Matt Zoller. (January 28, 2006). "The Bear Necessities: An Interview with Alonso Duralde, Part One".
- "J! Archive - Alonso Duralde".
- (January 11, 2010). "J! Archive: Show #5831 - Monday, January 11, 2010".
- Lemire, Christy. (November 13, 2020). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 11/13/20".
- Alonso Duralde. (February 23, 2023). "In other news, after 12 years at the site, this is my last review for [The Wrap]. I'll be spending a few months finishing my next book, and then after that - watch this space.".
- "Breakfast All Day Podcast Archives".
- (April 19, 2023). "Alonso Duralde Joins 'The Film Verdict' as Chief U.S. Film Critic".
- Lemire, Christy. (January 2, 2020). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/2/20".
- Lemire, Christy. (January 8, 2021). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/8/21".
- Lemire, Christy. (January 7, 2022). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/7/22".
- (December 20, 2022). "The 10 Best Films of 2022, from 'EO' to 'RRR'".
- (December 20, 2024). ""Alonso Duralde's Top 11 Films of 2024".
- "AlonsoDuralde.com > About Alonso".
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