Jhon H.
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As a corrective to the dreadful New York Times list of the best TV shows of the 21st century, I humbly offer my own dreadful list.
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Lists - TV in the 21st Century
As a corrective to the dreadful New York Times list of the best TV shows of the 21st century, I humbly offer my own dreadful list.
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October 6, 2026 at 2:15 AM
As a corrective to the dreadful New York Times list of the best TV shows of the 21st century, I humbly offer my own dreadful list.
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Translation – The 7 Families Game: The Families of Actors
We continue our commitment to the work and ideas of Axelle Ropert with this translation. Ropert also did one on the work of actresses, which can be found here The 7 Families Game: The Families of A…
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September 30, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Coming soon to Drunk for Life...
September 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Coming soon to Drunk for Life...
For Drunk for Life some very dumb thoughts on some recent releases.
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Sketchbook #1
On You Me & Tuscany, Until We Meet Again, Heavy and Hope
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September 18, 2026 at 7:05 PM
For Drunk for Life some very dumb thoughts on some recent releases.
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/sketchbook-1
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/sketchbook-1
Because Vimeo is on a mission to fuck its users I was forced to move my last two films (Veranito and Piyo Piyo) to Youtube. Veranito has subtitles now. I hope you enjoy. Let me know if you see them!
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September 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Because Vimeo is on a mission to fuck its users I was forced to move my last two films (Veranito and Piyo Piyo) to Youtube. Veranito has subtitles now. I hope you enjoy. Let me know if you see them!
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Chronovisor bad
Filipiñana also bad
New Takahiro Miki (emotional terrorism)
29th Christmas sublime cinema
Filipiñana also bad
New Takahiro Miki (emotional terrorism)
29th Christmas sublime cinema
September 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Chronovisor bad
Filipiñana also bad
New Takahiro Miki (emotional terrorism)
29th Christmas sublime cinema
Filipiñana also bad
New Takahiro Miki (emotional terrorism)
29th Christmas sublime cinema
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Movie Clubbing returns with American Pachucho, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Aventurera and Bethlehem Kudumba Unit. For paid subscribers.
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Movie Clubbing - August 2026
On the Samurai and the Prisoner and more...
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September 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Movie Clubbing returns with American Pachucho, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Aventurera and Bethlehem Kudumba Unit. For paid subscribers.
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For Drunk for Life, a piece (for paid subscribers and all that) on the short films that played at this year's Cannes film festival. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/festival-w...
Festival Watch - Cannes 2026 Shorts
Every time I write on the subject the question asserts itself - why shorts?
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August 24, 2026 at 2:02 PM
For Drunk for Life, a piece (for paid subscribers and all that) on the short films that played at this year's Cannes film festival. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/festival-w...
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i hope that everyone who thinks they are interested in the romantic comedy as a form & has access to a screening of bethlehem kudumba unit tries to see it. not sure anoyone is more exciting in this mode than girish ad right now.
August 24, 2026 at 12:36 AM
i hope that everyone who thinks they are interested in the romantic comedy as a form & has access to a screening of bethlehem kudumba unit tries to see it. not sure anoyone is more exciting in this mode than girish ad right now.
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radicalclosure.substack.com/p/cineastes-... (with a new intro)
July 3, 2026 at 11:50 PM
radicalclosure.substack.com/p/cineastes-... (with a new intro)
Been a year since this launched. Thanks to everyone for reading it. Subscribe and all that. New posts soon but first a new Lucky Star translation.
Starting a substack called Drunk for Life. Will be for different stuff that does not quite fit what we going on over at Lucky Star for whatever reason.
It will have a paid component. We'll see how that goes.
Launch on monday with some free stuff. Link in thread.
It will have a paid component. We'll see how that goes.
Launch on monday with some free stuff. Link in thread.
July 3, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Been a year since this launched. Thanks to everyone for reading it. Subscribe and all that. New posts soon but first a new Lucky Star translation.
Movie Clubbing returns with considerations of Claire Denis' Trouble Every Day (and Bleak Week), as well as the best film I've seen this year, Imtiaz Ali's Main Vaapas Aaunga.
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Movie Clubbing - June 2026
On Trouble Every Day and Main Vaapas Aaunga
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June 30, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Movie Clubbing returns with considerations of Claire Denis' Trouble Every Day (and Bleak Week), as well as the best film I've seen this year, Imtiaz Ali's Main Vaapas Aaunga.
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For Drunk for Life, TV Diary returns. This time on Modern Love Tokyo which features a who's who of great Japanese directors.
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TV Diary - Modern Love Tokyo
Part of the work of the modern day cinephile is to meet the artist where they’re at.
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May 26, 2026 at 2:41 PM
For Drunk for Life, TV Diary returns. This time on Modern Love Tokyo which features a who's who of great Japanese directors.
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I wrote something about the many 2026 BAFICI shorts. Why? Good question.
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Festival Watch - BAFICI SHORTS 2026
Last year I watched many of the short films for the 2025 edition of BAFICI. It was a very involved text that discussed my impression of the festival as a distant observer - it talked a lot about the p...
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May 18, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I wrote something about the many 2026 BAFICI shorts. Why? Good question.
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/festival-w...
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/festival-w...
For paid subscribers and all that. I wrote about Premalu, a very charming Malayalam romance, over at Drunk for Life.
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New Kinds of Love - Premalu
New Kinds of Love is a series dedicated to Indian films that deal with romance in some way or another.
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May 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
For paid subscribers and all that. I wrote about Premalu, a very charming Malayalam romance, over at Drunk for Life.
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This was a struggle.
May 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
This was a struggle.
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Inspired by a recent viewing of Clint Eastwood's Absolute Power I translated Nicolas Saada's review of it for Cahiers.
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Translation - Nicolas Saada on Absolute Power
An Imperfect World
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May 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Inspired by a recent viewing of Clint Eastwood's Absolute Power I translated Nicolas Saada's review of it for Cahiers.
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
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Apparently it's Clint Eastwood week (maybe one more?) For Drunk for Life, I translated a Cahiers interview that Olivier Assayas did on Eastwood.
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Translation - Olivier Assayas on Eastwood
A Modern Archaic. An interview.
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May 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Apparently it's Clint Eastwood week (maybe one more?) For Drunk for Life, I translated a Cahiers interview that Olivier Assayas did on Eastwood.
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
Reposted by Jhon H.
Apparently it's Clint Eastwood week (maybe one more?) For Drunk for Life, I translated a Cahiers interview that Olivier Assayas did on Eastwood.
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
Translation - Olivier Assayas on Eastwood
A Modern Archaic. An interview.
drunkforlife.substack.com
May 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Apparently it's Clint Eastwood week (maybe one more?) For Drunk for Life, I translated a Cahiers interview that Olivier Assayas did on Eastwood.
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
Inspired by a recent viewing of Clint Eastwood's Absolute Power I translated Nicolas Saada's review of it for Cahiers.
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
Translation - Nicolas Saada on Absolute Power
An Imperfect World
drunkforlife.substack.com
May 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Inspired by a recent viewing of Clint Eastwood's Absolute Power I translated Nicolas Saada's review of it for Cahiers.
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
Movie Clubbing - April 2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie & The Furious
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May 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
For paid subscribers and all that, I wrote about Takahisa Zeze's The Promised Land.
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April 28, 2026 at 1:25 PM
For paid subscribers and all that, I wrote about Takahisa Zeze's The Promised Land.
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