Alonso Duralde
American film critic, author, and podcaster
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Alonso Ampuero 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.
May 18, 1967
- Film critic
- author
- podcaster
Alonso Duralde | |
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Duralde at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival | |
| Born | Alonso Ampuero Duralde May 18, 1967 East Point, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
| Occupations |
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| Spouse | Dave White |
Early life
Duralde was born in East Point, Georgia, the youngest of seven children born to Spanish immigrants.[2] 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![3][4][5]
From 2011 to 2023, Duralde was the senior film critic for The Wrap,[6] 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.[7]
In 2023, Duralde joined the website The Film Verdict as its chief U.S. film critic.[8]
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[9]
- 2020: Collective[10]
- 2021: Licorice Pizza[11]
- 2022: RRR[12]
- 2023: Poor Things
- 2024: Hundreds of Beavers[13]
Personal life
Duralde currently[when?] lives in West Hollywood, California with his husband, fellow writer and film critic Dave White.[14] 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 | 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
- 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.; Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas: Revised & Updated Edition. Bloomsbury Academic. 2025. ISBN 9781493087440.
- 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.
