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!. From 2011 to 2023, Duralde was the senior film critic for
The Wrap, 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. In 2023, Duralde joined the website
The Film Verdict as its chief U.S. film critic. ==Preferences==