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Alonso Duralde
BERJAYA
Duralde at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival
Born
Alonso Ampuero Duralde

(1967-05-18) May 18, 1967 (age 59)
East Point, Georgia, U.S.
Alma materVanderbilt University
Occupations
  • Film critic
  • author
  • podcaster
SpouseDave White

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.

Early life

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Duralde was born in East Point, Georgia, the youngest of seven children born to Spanish immigrants.[2] He attended Vanderbilt University.

Career

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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[3] and the National Society of Film Critics.[4] His writing has appeared in The Village Voice, Movieline, and Detour.

In January 2010, Duralde was a contestant on Jeopardy!.[5][6][7]

From 2011 to 2023, Duralde was the senior film critic for The Wrap,[8] 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.[9]

In 2023, Duralde joined the website The Film Verdict as its chief U.S. film critic.[10]

Preferences

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Best films of the year

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Personal life

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Duralde currently[when?] lives in West Hollywood, California with his husband, fellow writer and film critic Dave White.[16] They co-host the podcast Linoleum Knife, which began in late 2010.[17]

Work

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Filmography

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Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Fabulous! The Story of Queer CinemaHimself
The Divine Ms. SusannHimself
The Dish on DollsHimself
Gotta Get Off This Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls, and ShowtunesHimself
2007A Groundbreaking Success: Brokeback MountainHimself
Schau mir in die Augen, KleinerHimself
Indie Sex: CensoredHimselfTV movie
Indie Sex: TeensCriticTV movie
Indie Sex: ExtremesHimselfTV movie
2008Starz Inside: In the GutterHimselfTV movie
2009Starz Inside: Sex and the CinemaHimselfTV movie
Pornography: A ThrillerVideo Store Customer
2010The Real Story of ChristmasHimselfTV movie
2011Celebrity Naked AmbitionHimselfTV movie
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!IntervieweeTV Movie
2013I Am DivineFilm Critic
2014Hannibal: This Is My DesignHimself
2017The Fabulous Allan CarrFilm Critic
2022Tis the Season: The Holidays on ScreenCommentatorTV special
2024Doc of ChuckyHimself
Best Christmas Movies Ever!HimselfTV special

Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2009-2010The Rotten Tomatoes ShowHimself49 episodes
2010Jeopardy!Contestant1 episode
Stage 5HostEpisode: "June 2010"
The GridHimself6 episodes
201150 Documentaries to See Before You DieFilm Critic/Author4 episodes
2011-2017What the Flick?!Himself148 episodes
2013The Young TurksGuest2 episodes
2016Screen Junkies Movie FightsHimselfEpisode: "What is the Most Influential Film? - CLASSIC FILM FIGHTS!!"
2017America: Facts vs. FictionHimselfEpisode: "Smoking, Drinking, and Gambling"
2017-2020Movie Trivia SchmoedownHimself6 episodes
2018Movie Trivia Schmoedown ExhibitionCommentatorEpisode: "Holiday Movies! Reilly/Howard/Chandler/Rocha
2019The MoviesHimself6 episodes
2022Queer for Fear: The History of Queer HorrorHimself4 episodes
2024On the RocksGuestEpisode: "Film critic/podcaster/writer Alonso Duralde's Take on Queer Hollywood History"

Audio

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Bret Easton Ellis PodcastHimselfEpisode: "Alonso Duralde"
2018-2024Deck the HallmarkHimself169 episodes
2019The Film Scene with Illeana DouglasGuestEpisode: "Alonso Duralde's Top 5 Christmas Films"
2021My Brother, My Brother, and MeHimselfEpisode: "MaxFun Block Party: Movie Advice with Maximum Film"
2022-2024Feminist Frequency RadioGuest2 episodes
2024Go Fact YourselfContestantEpisode: "Blair Socci & Alonso Duralde"
The Cinematography PodcastHimselfEpisode: "Hollywoods rainbow: Hollywood Pride with Alonso Duralde"

Bibliography

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  • 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.

References

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  1. ↑ "Alonso Duralde". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  2. ↑ Seitz, Matt Zoller (January 28, 2006). "The Bear Necessities: An Interview with Alonso Duralde, Part One". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Alonso Duralde". www.lafca.net. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Alonso Duralde". TheWrap. May 4, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
  5. ↑ "J! Archive - Alonso Duralde". J! Archive. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "J! Archive: Show #5831 - Monday, January 11, 2010". J! Archive. January 11, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ Lemire, Christy (November 13, 2020). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 11/13/20". Christy Lemire. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Breakfast All Day Podcast Archives". ChristyLemire.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Alonso Duralde Joins 'The Film Verdict' as Chief U.S. Film Critic". The Film Verdict. April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  11. ↑ Lemire, Christy (January 2, 2020). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/2/20". Christy Lemire. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  12. ↑ Lemire, Christy (January 8, 2021). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/8/21". Christy Lemire. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  13. ↑ Lemire, Christy (January 7, 2022). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/7/22". Christy Lemire. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  14. ↑ "The 10 Best Films of 2022, from 'EO' to 'RRR'". The Wrap. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  15. ↑ ""Alonso Duralde's Top 11 Films of 2024". The Film Verdict. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  16. ↑ "AlonsoDuralde.com > About Alonso". AlonsoDuralde.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  17. ↑ Brand, Madeleine (August 21, 2025). "Weekend film reviews: 'Honey Don't!,' 'Splitsville,' 'Lurker'". KCRW.com. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
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