Alonso Duralde Explained

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

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

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

Best films of the year

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alonso Duralde. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. December 31, 2022.
  2. Web site: The Bear Necessities: An Interview with Alonso Duralde, Part One. Matt Zoller Seitz. Seitz. Matt Zoller. January 28, 2006. September 1, 2018. Slant Magazine.
  3. Web site: AlonsoDuralde.com > About Alonso. AlonsoDuralde.com. February 8, 2017. March 31, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160331090231/http://alonsoduralde.com/about/. dead.
  4. Web site: J! Archive - Alonso Duralde. November 23, 2016. J! Archive.
  5. Web site: J! Archive: Show #5831 - Monday, January 11, 2010. J! Archive. January 11, 2010. August 1, 2022.
  6. Web site: Breakfast All Day Podcast 11/13/20. November 13, 2020. Christy. Lemire. Christy Lemire. August 1, 2022.
  7. 1628863297121558528. 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.. ADuralde. Alonso Duralde. February 23, 2023. February 24, 2023.
  8. Web site: Breakfast All Day Podcast Archives. ChristyLemire.com. August 1, 2022.
  9. News: Alonso Duralde Joins 'The Film Verdict' as Chief U.S. Film Critic. April 19, 2023. April 20, 2023. The Film Verdict.
  10. Web site: Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/2/20. January 2, 2020. Christy. Lemire. Christy Lemire. August 1, 2022.
  11. Web site: Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/8/21. January 8, 2021. Christy. Lemire. Christy Lemire. August 1, 2022.
  12. Web site: Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/7/22. January 7, 2022. Christy. Lemire. Christy Lemire. August 1, 2022.
  13. Web site: The 10 Best Films of 2022, from 'EO' to 'RRR'. The Wrap. 20 December 2022. December 30, 2022.

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