Film Lindsay Pugh

'Innocence' (2004) by Lucile Hadžihalilović

Vibe: Equal parts "The End of the Party" (Greene, 1929), "Fanny and Alexander" (Bergman, 1983), "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (Weir, 1975), and "Suspiria" (Argento, 1977). "Innocence" is surreal, eerie, and beautiful, with a lingering threat of danger creeping in at
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 1, Episode 20: P.S. I Lo...

Directing and writing credits: Written by Elaine Arata and Joan Binder Weiss, directed by Lev L. Spiro. You should remember them from previous episodes: * Elaine Arata wrote "Concert Interruptus" - the one where Paris and Rory kind of maybe become friends. * Joan Binder Weiss wrote the following previously
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 1, Episode 19: Emily in Wonderland

Directing and writing credits: Written by John Stephens and Linda Loiselle Guzik, directed by Perry Lang. This is the first episode co-written by a team that isn't Amy and Dan and I have to say, the dialogue is pretty snappy and on point, but the story drags a
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 1, Episode 18: The Third Lorelai

Directing and writing credits: Written by Amy Sherman-Palladino, directed by Michael Katleman. There are no inappropriate gay jokes in this one, but it's clearly an ASP episode. No one packs in the pop culture references quite like her. Michael Katleman you should remember from these previous episodes: "
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'The Invitation' (2015) by Karyn Kusama

Vibe: Chilling and uncomfortable. At the beginning of the film, Will (Logan Marshall-Green) and his girlfriend, Kira (Emayatzy Corinealdi), hit a coyote on the way to a dinner party at his ex-wife's house. With this first ominous note, the film unfolds and leaves viewers on edge up until
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 1, Episode 17: The Breakup: Part 2

Directing and writing credits: Written by Amy Sherman-Palladino, directed by Nick Marck. This is a quintessential ASP episode: tons of pop culture references, junk food, good music, an inappropriate gay joke, and a smidge of townie action. It's a somewhat frustrating episode, but one of my favorites from
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'American Psycho' (2000) by Mary Harron

Vibe: As creepily cold and controlled as Patrick Bateman. This film is not one I enjoyed watching and probably will never watch again unless I need to write about it. I definitely recommend watching it, but if your taste in film is similar to mine, once is probably enough for
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'A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night' (2014) by Ana Lily Amirpour

Vibe: Highly stylized and reminiscient of directors like David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, and Sergio Leone (but not in a derivative way). It's mainly neo-noir, but with a heavy dash of spaghetti western, and a touch of classic horror. Composed mainly of wide shots and shot in lush black
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 1, Episode 16: Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers

Directing and writing credits: The writing credits on this episode are a bit atypical for the series. John Stephens and Linda Loiselle Guzik are credited with the teleplay and Joan Binder Weiss with the story. Based on what I know, this would mean that Joan Binder Weiss came up with
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 1, Episode 15: Christopher Returns

Directing and writing credits: Written by Daniel Palladino, directed by Michael Katleman. Dan Palladino loves the Stars Hollow townies, so it's no surprise he managed to work them into a Gilmore family heavy episode. I love all of the gossip surrounding Christopher and discussion over whether he looks
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Top of the Lake: China Girl' Season 2, Episode 6: The Battle of the Mothers

I have to be honest: I didn't love the way this season of "Top of the Lake" ended. It felt weirdly rushed and wasn't as visually stunning as Season 1 or some of the earlier Season 2 episodes. Because the vibe was lacking, I
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TV Meg Ringler

'Gilmore Girls' Season 1, Episode 14: That Damn Donna Reed

Directing and writing credits: ASP and Daniel Palladino wrote this episode. While I loathe most of the plot, I enjoy the writing and their use of the Stars Hollowites. Hollowians? This episode was directed by Michael Katleman. He directed seven episodes of "GG" and some of my favorite
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