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Jhon H.

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Co-editor of Lucky Star www.theluckystarfilm.net drunkforlife.substack.com

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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/lists-tv-i...
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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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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Axelle Ropert on Actors theluckystarfilm.net/2026/09/28/t...
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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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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Coming soon to Drunk for Life...
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
For Drunk for Life some very dumb thoughts on some recent releases. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/sketchbook-1
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Sketchbook #1
On You Me & Tuscany, Until We Meet Again, Heavy and Hope
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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! youtube.com/@jhonh.686?s...
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Chronovisor bad Filipiñana also bad New Takahiro Miki (emotional terrorism) 29th Christmas sublime cinema
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danielgorman20 @danielgorman20.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Logging on
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Movie Clubbing returns with American Pachucho, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Aventurera and Bethlehem Kudumba Unit. For paid subscribers. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/movie-club...
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Movie Clubbing - August 2026
On the Samurai and the Prisoner and more...
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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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Festival Watch - Cannes 2026 Shorts
Every time I write on the subject the question asserts itself - why shorts?
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nrh @nrogershancock.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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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Dmitry Martov @domitori.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
radicalclosure.substack.com/p/cineastes-... (with a new intro)
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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.
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/movie-club...
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Movie Clubbing - June 2026
On Trouble Every Day and Main Vaapas Aaunga
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
For Drunk for Life, TV Diary returns. This time on Modern Love Tokyo which features a who's who of great Japanese directors. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/tv-diary-m...
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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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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I wrote something about the many 2026 BAFICI shorts. Why? Good question. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/festival-w...
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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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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
For paid subscribers and all that. I wrote about Premalu, a very charming Malayalam romance, over at Drunk for Life. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/new-kinds-...
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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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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
This was a struggle.
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
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...
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Translation - Nicolas Saada on Absolute Power
An Imperfect World
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
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...
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Translation - Olivier Assayas on Eastwood
A Modern Archaic. An interview.
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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
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...
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Translation - Olivier Assayas on Eastwood
A Modern Archaic. An interview.
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
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...
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Translation - Nicolas Saada on Absolute Power
An Imperfect World
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Movie Clubbing returns. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/movie-club...
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Movie Clubbing - April 2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie & The Furious
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
For paid subscribers and all that, I wrote about Takahisa Zeze's The Promised Land. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/the-promis...
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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
When you subscribe to thechinesecinema.com you aren’t paying for Manhattan real estate, you’re supporting youth baseball and ballet in Tacoma.
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Filipe Furtado @filipefurtado.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Some thoughts on Dario Argento and Opera:
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The Ravens’ Flight
On Dario Argento’s Opera
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Some very dumb thoughts on the 2026 Cannes lineup. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...
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Thoughts on the 2026 Cannes Lineup
As part of my work for the Latin American Film Festival of Dallas (LAFFD), I’m obliged to keep up with a lot of films and festivals from all over the world.
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
For Drunk for Life, the final translation in the series dedicated to Marcelo Alderete's texts on film festivals (@aldemarce.bsky.social ), wrapping up his coverage of the 2026 Berlinale. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
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Translation - Marcelo Alderete on Festivals - Berlinale 2026, Part Four
The Bear, Summarized
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
For Drunk for Life, it's almost the end of the Marcelo Alderete translation series. Comments on Andre Novais Oliveira's latest and more. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
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Translation - Marcelo Alderete on Festivals - 2026 Berlinale, Part Three
The (almost) final bear
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kev, it is what it is @kevinlferguson.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
NO BETTER WAY TO FIND TYPOS THAN TO HIT PUBLISH!
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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Came home from vacation to a multi-thousand dollar plumbing problem. So if you ever considered subscribing to thechinesecinema.com, now would be a good time. Every drop in the bucket helps, so to speak.
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
For Drunk for Life we enter the final week of Marcelo Alderete translations. This one continues his coverage of the 2026 Berlinale with a long aside on Guillermo Francella, star of Homo Argentum. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
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Translation - Marcelo Alderete on Festivals - Berlinale 2026, Part Two
The Double Bear
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
What better time to read a translation of Marcelo Alderete's text on the 2026 Berlinale. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
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Translation - Marcelo Alderete on Festivals - Berlinale 2026, Part One
The apolitical bear
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
For Drunk for Life we continue our series of translations of Marcelo Alderete texts on film festivals. This one wraps up his coverage of the 2025 Berlinale. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
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Translation - Marcelo Alderete on Festivals - Berlinale 2025, Part Three
The Last Days
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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
For subscribers only, I've published my liner notes essay for the Radiance Films release of A Moment of Romance. The limited edition that the essay accompanied is now out of print, but you can still pick up the standard edition from their store.
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A Moment of Romance (Benny Chan, 1990)
My liner notes for the Radiance Films release.
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
The way to fix bluesky’s engagement problem is by telling all your friends to subscribe to thechinesecinema.com
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
For Drunk for Life, some deeply unconsidered thoughts on the 2026 BAFICI edition. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...
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Thoughts on the 2026 BAFICI Lineup
As part of my work for the Latin American Film Festival of Dallas (LAFFD), I’m obliged to keep up with a lot of films and festivals from all over the world.
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
For Drunk for Life, we continue our series of Marcelo Alderete translations of film festivals. This one continues his coverage of the 2025 Berlinale. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
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Translation - Marcelo Alderete on Festivals - Berlinale 2025, Part Two
The Next Days
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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Today is as good a day as any to subscribe to thechinesecinema.com
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The Chinese Cinema
Films from Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and Beyond
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
For Drunk for Life a translation of a Marcelo Alderete text on 2025 Berlinale, Part One. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
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Translation - Marcelo Alderete on Festivals - Berlinale 2025, Part One
The First Days
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
For Drunk for Life we continue our series of translations of Marcelo Alderete texts on festivals. This one wraps up the coverage of the 2024 Berlinale. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
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Translation - Marcelo Alderete on Festivals - Berlinale 2024, Part Three
Friends of the Bear
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
For Drunk for Life, I take a look at the lineup of the Dallas International Film Festival... and its inclusion of an Israeli propaganda film. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...
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Thoughts on the Dallas International Film Festival 2026 Lineup
As part of my work for the Latin American Film Festival of Dallas (LAFFD), I’m obliged to keep up with a lot of films and festivals from all over the world.
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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
This whole series of translations is so good.
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Drunk for Life ep 3 (with @grahamlcarter.bsky.social ) on Regretting You. Also, Sumiko Haneda, Boris Barnet, Rob Reiner, Aaron Sorkin, Kathryn Bigelow... and Attack on Titan. open.spotify.com/episode/5i8l...
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Drunk for Life #3 - Regretting You
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
For Drunk for Life we continue our Marcelo Alderete translations, continuing his work on festivals (featuring henry fonda, mati diop and more). Here is Berlinale 2024, part two. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
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Translation - Marcelo Alderete on Festivals - Berlinale 2024, Part Two
Film classes
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Drunk for Life podcastep 2, The Ella McCay Episode. Features more NBA talk, more anime talk? Jennifer Lopez? The Berlinale? ENJOY open.spotify.com/episode/1h4U...
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Drunk for Life #2 - The Ella McCay Episode
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Jhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
For Drunk for Life we enter the final phase of Marcelo Alderete ( @aldemarce.bsky.social ) translations with a look at the Berlinale 2024 edition, the final one under Carlo Chatrian. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...
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Translation - Marcelo Alderete on Festivals - Berlinale 2024, Part One
Endings and beginnings
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