Alonso Duralde (born May 18, 1967)[1] 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.
Personal life edit
Duralde was born in East Point, Georgia, the youngest of seven children born to Spanish immigrants.[2] He attended Vanderbilt University and currently lives in West Hollywood, California with his husband, fellow writer and film critic Dave White.[3] They co-host the podcast Linoleum Knife, which began in late 2010. He was raised Catholic, but now identifies as an atheist.
In January 2010, Duralde was a contestant on Jeopardy![4][5][6]
Career edit
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.
From 2011 to 2023, Duralde was the senior film critic for The Wrap,[7] which also synidcated 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.[8]
In 2023, Duralde joined the website The Film Verdict as its chief U.S. film critic.[9]
Preferences edit
Best films of the year edit
- 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[10]
- 2020: Collective[11]
- 2021: Licorice Pizza[12]
- 2022: RRR[13]
- 2023: Poor Things
Bibliography edit
- 101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men. New York: Alyson Books. 2005. ISBN 9781555838669.
- Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas. Lanham, Maryland: Limelight Editions. 2010. ISBN 9780879103767.
- Gray, Brandon; Thompson, Daniel; Pandolph, Daniel; Duralde, Alonso (2021). I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies: The Deck the Hallmark Podcast's Guide to Your Holiday TV Obsession. Running Press. ISBN 9780762499359.
- Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film. Turner Classic Movies. Running Press. 2024. ISBN 9780762485895.
References edit
- ^ "Alonso Duralde". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Seitz, Matt Zoller (January 28, 2006). "The Bear Necessities: An Interview with Alonso Duralde, Part One". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ "AlonsoDuralde.com > About Alonso". AlonsoDuralde.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "J! Archive - Alonso Duralde". J! Archive. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ^ "J! Archive: Show #5831 - Monday, January 11, 2010". J! Archive. January 11, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ Lemire, Christy (November 13, 2020). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 11/13/20". Christy Lemire. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ Alonso Duralde [@ADuralde] (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" (Tweet). Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Breakfast All Day Podcast Archives". ChristyLemire.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "Alonso Duralde Joins 'The Film Verdict' as Chief U.S. Film Critic". The Film Verdict. April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ Lemire, Christy (January 2, 2020). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/2/20". Christy Lemire. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ Lemire, Christy (January 8, 2021). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/8/21". Christy Lemire. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ Lemire, Christy (January 7, 2022). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/7/22". Christy Lemire. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "The 10 Best Films of 2022, from 'EO' to 'RRR'". The Wrap. 20 December 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.