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TV ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Insecure' Season 3, Episode 2: Familiar-Like

"Familiar-Like" is directed by Pete Chatmon, written by Amy Aniobi. You might remember Chatmon as the director of "Due North," the series-within-a-series from Season 2 of "Insecure." Chatmon also directed two feature films, "Premium" (2006), a romantic dramedy, and "761st"
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TV ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Insecure' Season 3, Episode 1: Better-Like

"Better-Like" is directed by Prentice Penny, written by Issa Rae. This is only the second episode that Penny directed; the first one was "Hella LA" from Season 2. I know him mainly as a writer/producer from shows like "Happy Endings," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine,
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TV ⸱ Alexandria Lappas

'Gilmore Girls' Season 3, Episode 14: Swan Song

Directing and writing credits: "Swan Song" is directed by Chris Long, written by Daniel Palladino. Long directed a few previous episodes: "Presenting Lorelai Gilmore" - Sure, Rory comes out at a debutante ball, but the main thing to remember about this episode is that Emily Gilmore
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TV ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 3, Episode 13: Dear Emily and Richard

Directing and writing credits: "Dear Emily and Richard" is directed by Gail Mancuso, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Mancuso had directed three previous episodes of "GG": "Red Light on the Wedding Night" - Lorelai drinks a gallon of Long Island iced tea and fucking finally
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Interview ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

Interview with Actress Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki has worked with many notable Japanese directors (Hirokazu Kore-eda, Naomi Kawase, Seijun Suzuki) and given honest, magnetic performances that have won her accolades, including three Japan Academy Awards. When I told my husband I was doing this interview he said, "Wow, she's like the Meryl
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TV ⸱ Meg Ringler

Fuckboy of the Month: Riley Finn from 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'

My fictional role models share many qualities—petite, blonde, total badasses. Leslie Knope and Buffy Summers have shaped me to a perhaps unhealthy extent. When my mom took me to Party City and told me to pick out anything I wanted for my high school graduation party, I promptly walked
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TV ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 3, Episode 12: Lorelai Out of Water

Directing and writing credits: "Lorelai Out of Water'' is directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Janet Leahy. Babbit has directed a bunch of previous episodes: "The Road Trip to Harvard" - Lorelai wears a Harvard bucket hat, there's at least one "Twin
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TV ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 3, Episode 11: I Solemnly Swear

Directing and writing credits: "I Solemnly Swear" is directed by Carla Reinke, written by John Stephens. This is Reinke's directorial debut, although she has been involved as an assistant director on the show since Season 1. She's also worked on movies like "The
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Interview ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

Interview with Ashley George & Maya Korn on 'Diabla' (2019)

I was intrigued by "Diabla" (originally called "Ex Voto") as soon as I read the tagline on the Kickstarter page: "A female revenge horror about a teenage Mexican girl who finds retribution through her untapped female power and local witch culture." I am always
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Leave No Trace' (2018) by Debra Granik

Vibe: "Leave No Trace" is beautiful, but melancholy in a way that makes my heart hurt. Each frame is lush and verdant thanks to the breathtaking majesty of the Pacific Northwest. After watching, I couldn't remember my rationale for spending most days inside, staring at a
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TV ⸱ Emma Banks

'The Bold Type' Is Light & Fun but Not Stupid

There was a moment in Season 2, Episode 2 of “The Bold Type” that made me pause the (illegally UK streaming) playback and genuinely think. Kat (Aisha Dee), a biracial young woman and therefore the first ‘Black’ Social Media Director of Cosmo stand-in Scarlet magazine, is told to write a
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TV ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

Fuckboy of the Month: All the Dudes from 'Gilmore Girls'

As many of you probably know, I've been rewatching and recapping "Gilmore Girls" since August 2017. I forget why I decided to do it (a Sisyphean complex, most likely), but I definitely regret it; "Gilmore Girls" is not a good show. Everyone is white,
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