I wrote something about the many 2026 BAFICI shorts. Why? Good question. 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. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/new-kinds-...

This was a struggle.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Movie Clubbing returns. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/movie-club...

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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Some thoughts on Dario Argento and Opera:

Some very dumb thoughts on the 2026 Cannes lineup. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...

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...

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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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.

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...

What better time to read a translation of Marcelo Alderete's text on the 2026 Berlinale. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...

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...

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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For Drunk for Life, some deeply unconsidered thoughts on the 2026 BAFICI edition. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...

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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For Drunk for Life a translation of a Marcelo Alderete text on 2025 Berlinale, Part One. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...

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...

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...

This whole series of translations is so good.

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...

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...

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...

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...

For Drunk for Life another Marcelo Alderetr translation. This time on the 2025 Rotterdam edition. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...

Doing a podcast called Drunk for Life with good guy @grahamlcarter.bsky.social . First ep we talk about two films in our top 10s- Saiyaara + Yasuko Songs of Days Past. Also, NBA, anime, Landman and more... Enjoy. open.spotify.com/episode/1kJQ...

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For Drunk for Life we continue our series of Marcelo Alderete translations on festivals. This time on the Viennale. Expect a lot of Hans Hurch quotes. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...

For Drunk for Life I've translated an article by Marcelo Alderete ( @aldemarce.bsky.social ) on the 2024 Busan film festival. Features an extensive breakdown of the top festivals in the world. Enjoy. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...

Sort of amusing that the pieces I am most invested in get negative views somehow.

When they bury me put the tv diary columns in with me...

The best thing you could do in 2026 is become a subscribers. Drunkforlife.substack.com

For Drunk for Life, a translation of a Stephane du Mesnildot text on Nobuhiko Obayashi for Cahiers + an interview. Enjoy. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...

I’ve got an essay in the @imprintfilms.bsky.social super deluxe release of John Woo’s The Killer viavision.com.au/shop/the-kil...

For paid subscribers and all that- on Obayashi's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/the-girl-w...

New for Drunk for Life - a translation of a Marcelo Alderete ( @aldemarce.bsky.social ) text on the DMZ Docs 2024 edition. A hugely entertaining read... Please enjoy. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/translatio...

For Drunk for Life some very ill-considered thoughts on the 2026 Berlinale lineup. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...

For paid subscribers and al that. Drunk for Life returns withNew Kinds of Love. This time with Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 1971 classic, Guddi, about a young girl's love for Dharmendra. drunkforlife.substack.com/p/new-kinds-...