Ignacio Sanchez Prado
@isanchezprado.bsky.social
Scholar of literature, cinema, gastronomy and Mexico. Post about that plus dogs.
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on this sunday-est of sundays, syllabus-ing for a new term
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January 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM
on this sunday-est of sundays, syllabus-ing for a new term
you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias:
we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com
you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias:
we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com
Not my cup of tea but the way this is written is brilliant. It perhaps would work better as a novella, but the rhythm of the prose, its cool detachment and the work with brief precise paragraphs and dialogue is admirable. I can see why it won the Booker even if I like Desai’s novel better.
January 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Not my cup of tea but the way this is written is brilliant. It perhaps would work better as a novella, but the rhythm of the prose, its cool detachment and the work with brief precise paragraphs and dialogue is admirable. I can see why it won the Booker even if I like Desai’s novel better.
Luis Ortega’s El Jockey, a work that continues the Argentine tradition of deadpan humor, with stellar visuals and an over the top thrilling plot. In disc and Prime Video.
January 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Luis Ortega’s El Jockey, a work that continues the Argentine tradition of deadpan humor, with stellar visuals and an over the top thrilling plot. In disc and Prime Video.
Bi Gan’s Resurrection, an artistic achievement that delivers an expressionist history of the cinematic language in its oneiric and uncanny forms, arguably one of the most aesthetically important films of the century so far, grounded in a dialectic between the affective and the hermetic. In theaters.
January 3, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Bi Gan’s Resurrection, an artistic achievement that delivers an expressionist history of the cinematic language in its oneiric and uncanny forms, arguably one of the most aesthetically important films of the century so far, grounded in a dialectic between the affective and the hermetic. In theaters.
Mail from Spain, a DeBolsillo box with the complete works of Kafka, the case slight ripped in shipping but nevertheless in good shape.
January 2, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Mail from Spain, a DeBolsillo box with the complete works of Kafka, the case slight ripped in shipping but nevertheless in good shape.
First night of the year working on a media theory in/on Latin America syllabus.
January 2, 2026 at 7:43 AM
First night of the year working on a media theory in/on Latin America syllabus.
Lionsgate Limited’s 25th Anniversary 4K UHD of Kevin Smith’s Dogma, freshly released from the claws of Harvey Weinstein’s limbo, an excellent edition with a fantastic transfer and a 90 minute documentary.
January 2, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Lionsgate Limited’s 25th Anniversary 4K UHD of Kevin Smith’s Dogma, freshly released from the claws of Harvey Weinstein’s limbo, an excellent edition with a fantastic transfer and a 90 minute documentary.
Zak Hilditch’s We Bury the Dead, a movie about loss wrapped around a well-conceived zombie story resulting not from a virus but from a US weapons test. Daisy Ridley has become excellent at performing solitude and grief in her acting. In theaters
January 2, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Zak Hilditch’s We Bury the Dead, a movie about loss wrapped around a well-conceived zombie story resulting not from a virus but from a US weapons test. Daisy Ridley has become excellent at performing solitude and grief in her acting. In theaters
Paul Feig’s The Housemaid effectively delivers its promise of good, trashy, campy fun, with Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney at the top of their game and a very well structured narrative, the kind of adult popcorn film I would like to see more of. In theaters.
January 1, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Paul Feig’s The Housemaid effectively delivers its promise of good, trashy, campy fun, with Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney at the top of their game and a very well structured narrative, the kind of adult popcorn film I would like to see more of. In theaters.
The last book arrivals of 2025
January 1, 2026 at 1:05 AM
The last book arrivals of 2025
12 excellent Latin American albums from 2025 to finish the year 1/3
December 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
12 excellent Latin American albums from 2025 to finish the year 1/3
Cinematographe’s new Blu-Ray if Abel Ferrara’s stylish New Rose Hotel, a 1998 cyberpunk adaptation of a William Gibson story with a dream trio at the hemp: Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe and Asia Argento.
December 31, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Cinematographe’s new Blu-Ray if Abel Ferrara’s stylish New Rose Hotel, a 1998 cyberpunk adaptation of a William Gibson story with a dream trio at the hemp: Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe and Asia Argento.
Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme is truly excellent as a film and deeply uninteresting as a story, paradoxically expansive and narrow at the same time, ebbing and flowing between tedium and brilliance, opening little new territory after Uncut Gems. In theaters
December 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme is truly excellent as a film and deeply uninteresting as a story, paradoxically expansive and narrow at the same time, ebbing and flowing between tedium and brilliance, opening little new territory after Uncut Gems. In theaters
Diego Céspedes’ The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, a luminous film on a plague of AIDS in a small mining town in 1982 Chile, centered on a young girl who sees her family of trans women fade under the disease. A real masterpiece, Winner of Un Certain Regard in Cannes. 1/2
December 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Diego Céspedes’ The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, a luminous film on a plague of AIDS in a small mining town in 1982 Chile, centered on a young girl who sees her family of trans women fade under the disease. A real masterpiece, Winner of Un Certain Regard in Cannes. 1/2
Rob Reiner’s Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, a bittersweet watch and a final testament to the quality of his directorial work, ingenious and enjoyable, familiar in every good way. In HBO Max.
December 30, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Rob Reiner’s Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, a bittersweet watch and a final testament to the quality of his directorial work, ingenious and enjoyable, familiar in every good way. In HBO Max.
More great poetry, a truly exceptional collection with both experimental and archival elements on the suppressed history of the Nigeria-Biafra war of the late 60s and its afterlives of violence and intergenerational trauma
December 30, 2025 at 3:44 AM
More great poetry, a truly exceptional collection with both experimental and archival elements on the suppressed history of the Nigeria-Biafra war of the late 60s and its afterlives of violence and intergenerational trauma
Absolutely wonderful long poem, left me stunned this morning, one I will reread a few times. I’ve been reading Cavafy and other Greek poets this year, and Lewis captures perfectly the cadence of their verse and the tropes of their affective and historical explorations.
December 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Absolutely wonderful long poem, left me stunned this morning, one I will reread a few times. I’ve been reading Cavafy and other Greek poets this year, and Lewis captures perfectly the cadence of their verse and the tropes of their affective and historical explorations.
Late night reading, with Portishead aptly in the background
December 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Late night reading, with Portishead aptly in the background
Augusto Sandino’s A Vanishing Fog, an abstract experimental work, the first film ever shot in the Páramo of Sumapaz, imagining a guardian of the mountain, played by Sebastian Pii, who embodies the plight of all defenders of territory and the environment amidst conflict and devastation. In VOD.
December 29, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Augusto Sandino’s A Vanishing Fog, an abstract experimental work, the first film ever shot in the Páramo of Sumapaz, imagining a guardian of the mountain, played by Sebastian Pii, who embodies the plight of all defenders of territory and the environment amidst conflict and devastation. In VOD.
End-of-year book acquisitions, mostly from The City of Asylum bookstore and some academic presses
December 29, 2025 at 3:27 AM
End-of-year book acquisitions, mostly from The City of Asylum bookstore and some academic presses
I think Portishead’s Dummy is the most perfect of them all and I already saw Massive attack’s Protection elsewhere so I offer the Mexican answer
December 29, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I think Portishead’s Dummy is the most perfect of them all and I already saw Massive attack’s Protection elsewhere so I offer the Mexican answer
This novel has merits: the way it challenges the genre with a playful meta literary position of the author and the smart narration in short, precise chapters. I found the writing a bit lacking compared to his works in Swedish but impressive as
first novel written in the author’s second language
first novel written in the author’s second language
December 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM
This novel has merits: the way it challenges the genre with a playful meta literary position of the author and the smart narration in short, precise chapters. I found the writing a bit lacking compared to his works in Swedish but impressive as
first novel written in the author’s second language
first novel written in the author’s second language
Syrian Qahwa coffee, Novaria Cafe, Strip District, Pittsburgh.
December 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Syrian Qahwa coffee, Novaria Cafe, Strip District, Pittsburgh.
Hours of holiday time with spotty internet means long novels. This from the Republic of Georgia touches upon the lives of four people from 1987 to the present, going through the fall of communism, civil war and exile. Very good and well structured although a bit cliche in prose
December 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Hours of holiday time with spotty internet means long novels. This from the Republic of Georgia touches upon the lives of four people from 1987 to the present, going through the fall of communism, civil war and exile. Very good and well structured although a bit cliche in prose