The Film Verdict (TFV) has announced the arrival of a new reviewer who will be
assuming the position of Chief U.S. Film Critic: Alonso Duralde. He will be covering
the most widely-released Hollywood productions, beginning next week with
Disney’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
Duralde will work with editor and chief critic Deborah Young and TFV’s publisher
and founder Eric Mika to expand TFV’s reviewing presence in North America.
Duralde is the former Film Reviews Editor for TheWrap and co-host of many
podcasts, including Linoleum Knife, Maximum Film!, Breakfast All Day and
Deck the Hallmark. He has appeared on TCM and was a regular contributor to
FilmStruck. He is the author of two books, Have Yourself a Movie Little
Christmas (Limelight Editions) and 101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men (Advocate
Books), and the co-author of I’ll Be Home for Christmas Movies (Running Press).
His book on the history of LGBTQ+ Hollywood will be published by TCM/Running
Press in 2024.
The Film Verdict is known as the premier platform for international and festival
film reviews, written by authoritative critics from around the world. “The Film
Verdict has never ignored American films,” said Deborah Young, “but it has always
been our first priority to foreground international film reviews, which were
getting overlooked in business publications.” Eric Mika added, “It’s time now to
listen to the market demand and build our Hollywood presence.”
“I’m honored to join the team at TFV,” said Duralde, “and I look forward to adding
my voice to their experienced film critics and to reaching a wide audience, both in
the United States and internationally.”
The Film Verdict was launched in September 2021 to fulfill the industry need for
international film reviews by leading trade critics, and now vaunts more than
1,000 reviews on its site thefilmverdict.com. It is led by Eric Mika, former
Publisher of The Hollywood Reporter, VP of Nielsen Entertainment Group and Vice
President of International for Variety Magazine.
For more information contact:
Editor and chief critic Deborah Young at deborah@thefilmverdict.com
Chief U.S. Film Critic, Alonso Duralde at alonso@thefilmverdict.com
For more information regarding The Film Verdict contact:
Publisher Eric Mika at eric@thefilmverdict.com
General Manager, Kelly Jones at kelly@thefilmverdict.com
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