Film Lindsay Pugh

'Nancy' (2018) by Christina Choe

Vibe: "Nancy" is not as bleak as I anticipated. I avoided it for a long time because I fully expected to walk away devastated, but instead was only mildly crushed. It's immediately obvious that Nancy (Andrea Riseborough) is a compulsive liar but not exactly a grifter;
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 7: The Festival of Living Art

Directing and writing credits: "The Festival of Living Art" is directed by Chris Long, written by Daniel Palladino. You should definitely be familiar with Long at this point: "Presenting Lorelai Gilmore" - Emily is horrified by Rory's low-rent cotillion with cotton tablecloths and folding
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Interview Lindsay Pugh

Interview with Paula Guthat, Co-Owner of Cinema Detroit

On a rainy day in November, I put on my favorite oversized sweater and drove to Cinema Detroit for the Mabel Normand screening from the "Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers" series. For those unfamiliar, Normand was a funny, hardworking badass who got her start in the early 1910s with
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 6: An Affair to Remember

Directing and writing credits: "An Affair to Remember" is directed by Matthew Diamond, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. This is Diamond's second episode of Season 4. He also directed "The Hobbit, The Sofa, and Digger Stiles," the episode where Sookie serves gravlax to ten-year-olds. The
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Year in Review Lindsay Pugh

2018 Film & TV Favorites

Most of 2018 was spent with my beloved Airpods, watching movies in bed while my husband slept next to me with a pillow over his face. He often complains that while he's asleep, I have this fun, second life from 9P-12A ... and it's true. For a
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 5: The Fundamental Things Apply

Directing and writing credits: "The Fundamental Things Apply" is directed by Neema Barnette, written by John Stephens. I was surprised to see Barnette's name in these credits because she's kind of a big fucking deal and I had no idea she directed an episode
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 4: Chicken or Beef?

Directing and writing credits: "Chicken or Beef?" is directed by Chris Long, written by Jane Espenson. Long has directed many previous episodes. "Presenting Lorelai Gilmore" - Emily is horrified by Rory's low-rent cotillion with cotton tablecloths and folding chairs. "The Bracebridge Dinner"
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Essay Lindsay Pugh

Airbnb with Benefits: 'The Holiday' (2006) by Nancy Meyers

I first watched this movie with my mom when I was a college freshman, home for holiday break in 2007. We rented it from Netflix (mail order DVDs, baby) and watched it the week before Christmas with a few other classics like "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York&
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 3: The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles

Directing and writing credits: "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles" is directed by Matthew Diamond, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. This is Diamond's first episode of "Gilmore Girls," but he'll go on to direct five more up through S5. Here are some
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Film Lindsay Pugh

'Jinn' (2018) by Nijla Mu'min

Vibe: "Jinn" is a beautiful, tender coming-of-age story, with a similar vibe to last year's "Lady Bird" (Gerwig, 2017). It raises interesting questions about identity and explores them using the Islamic concept of jinn. The film opens with an explanatory intertitle: While the tone
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 2: The Lorelais' First Day at Yale

Directing and writing credits: "The Lorelais' First Day at Yale" is directed by Chris Long, written by Daniel Palladino. Long is probably best known for "The Americans," but he's also directed a ton of "Gilmore Girls" episodes. Here's the
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Interview Lindsay Pugh

Interview with Bridey Elliott on 'Clara's Ghost' (2018)

I had been looking forward to seeing "Clara's Ghost" for a long time and was stoked when I finally got the opportunity to watch it for Indie Memphis. Based on the trailer, I figured I would either love it or hate it, and spoiler alert: I
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