Documentary Lindsay Pugh

'Anbessa' (2019) by Mo Scarpelli

Vibe: "Anbessa" made me remember what it's like to be 10 years old: still imaginative and innocent but teetering on the edge of more sophisticated awareness. Pace is slow and plot is nebulous, but the emotional arc is clear. In order to enjoy it, you need
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Interview Lindsay Pugh

Interview with Isa Mazzei, Author of 'Camgirl' (2019)

Isa Mazzei's new memoir, "Camgirl" (2019) is one that you won't quickly forget. I first became familiar with Mazzei after "Cam" (2018), her movie with Daniel Goldhaber, began streaming on Netflix. It's a psychological horror film about Alice (Madeline Brewer)
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 22: Raincoats and Recipes

Directing and writing credits: "Raincoats and Recipes" is directed and written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Despite all of the Rory/Dean fuckery, it's one of my favorites of the season. I wish ASP and Dan could clone themselves and write/direct everything. Most batshit crazy outfit: I
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Interview Lindsay Pugh

Interview with Miriam Bale, Artistic Director of the Indie Memphis Film Festival

I'll come right out and say it: I'm jealous of Miriam Bale's career trajectory. I didn't have a chance to really ask her about it and I'm sure it hasn't been all roses and sunshine, but it looks
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 21: Last Week Fights, This Week Tights

Directing and writing credits: "Last Week Fights, This Week Tights" is directed by Chris Long, written by Daniel Palladino. This is Long's final directing credit after a long string of episodes starting in S2: "Presenting Lorelai Gilmore" - Coming out ceremonies are patriarchal nonsense
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Film Lindsay Pugh

'Always Shine' (2016) by Sophia Takal

Vibe: Be prepared to deal with the wrath of a female friendship gone wrong. This movie is laden with so much tension that I felt the strong urge to take a Xanax while watching. It's scary, but in a social anxiety way more than anything else. If you
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 20: Luke Can See Her Face

Directing and writing credits: "Luke Can See Her Face" is directed by Matthew Diamond, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino. Diamond has previously directed two episodes: "The Hobbit, The Sofa, and Digger Stiles" - Sookie makes blanched crudités with a lemon-garlic aioli dipping sauce for
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Film Lindsay Pugh

'Braid' (2018) by Mitzi Peirone

Vibe: Have you ever done too many psychedelics and experienced ego death? This movie is like that, although a little less terrifying. I'm not sure how I would categorize it genre-wise. It's not exactly a horror, psychological thriller, or art-house film. It has aspects of each
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 19: Afterboom

Directing and writing credits: "Afterboom" is directed by Michael Zinberg, written by Sheila R. Lawrence. This is Zinberg's first episode of "GG," although he'll go on to occasionally direct during seasons 5 and 6. He's a longstanding TV veteran with
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 18: Tick, Tick, Tick, Boom!

Directing and writing credits: "Tick, Tick, Tick, Boom!" is written and directed by Daniel Palladino. I don't have any news about him specifically, but S3 of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" drops on December 6, just in time for my holiday-induced depressive spiral. Mark your
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 17: Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist

Directing and writing credits: "Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist" is directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. I desperately want Babbit to direct another feature film. I revisit "But I'm a Cheerleader" (1999) once every few years and surprisingly, it
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'Veronica Mars' Season 4: Business as Usual (+Bombs!)

This article contains spoilers for Season 4 of "Veronica Mars." Unless you are a monster who hates surprises, don't read this if you haven' watched it. As a young girl, I was a sucker for tough female role models. The Marissa Coopers, Felicity Porters, and
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