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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'It's Complicated' (2009) by Nancy Meyers

Vibe: Like all Nancy Meyers movies, "It's Complicated" is the stuff lady boners are made of (or at least, this lady's boner)... house porn, high-powered jobs, adoring children, and oceanfront views. Jane (Meryl Streep) lives in a gorgeous, sprawling house in Santa Barbara (really
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Orlando' (1992) by Sally Potter

Vibe: Opulent, cheeky, and fun as hell. I want to live inside of this movie. As a rule, I generally try not to see film adaptations of my favorite books because I've been burned in the past and don't feel like suffering through the disappointment. This
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Prevenge' (2016) by Alice Lowe

Vibe: Supremely dark, with style cues taken from Dario Argento, Andrezej Zulawski, and Gasper Noé. I was also reminded of Peter and Paul from Michael Haneke's "Funny Games" (1997) during a few of the scenes where Ruth converses with the baby growing inside her. "Prevenge&
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Film ⸱ Kyle Beechey

'XX' (2017) an Anthology with Chapters by Jovanka Vuckovic, Annie Clark, Roxanne Benjamin and Karyn Kusama

Vibe: The film is broken into four parts, all with distinctive moods and vibes. It’s bookended by shorts that are dark and mysterious, while the two sandwiched in-between are comedic and fluffier. Each director explores a different sub-genre. We get a little body horror, some 70’s/80’s
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'The Edge of Seventeen' (2016) by Kelly Fremon Craig

Vibe: This quote sums up the vibe quite nicely: My entire generation is a bunch of mouth breathers. They literally have a seizure if you take their phone away for a second, they can't communicate without emojis, and they actually think that the world wants to know that
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Things to Come' (2016) by Mia Hansen-Løve

Vibe: Hopeful or depressing, depending on your own philosophy. Personally, I found "Things to Come" hopeful. If, after 50+ years, my life radically changes and I'm able to maintain my identity and purpose without completely losing my shit, I'll count that as a win.
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'The Love Witch' (2016) by Anna Biller

Vibe: "The Love Witch" is one part Alejandro Jodorowsky, one part Elvira, with a smattering of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" (aka my twelve-year-old fantasy come to life). The whole film screams Anna Biller, who not only wrote, directed, and edited the film, but was also responsible
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Film ⸱ Kyle Beechey

'American Honey' (2016) by Andrea Arnold

Vibe: A road movie … of the post-millennium, blue collar America, fever dream type. Arnold assembled a motley crew of non-actors from Wal-Mart parking lots and Florida Panhandle beaches. She combines this with Robbie Ryan’s inspired cinematography: think many lens flares, hand held shots and an overall satisfying yellow palette.
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'The Fits' (2016) by Anna Rose Holmer

Vibe: Ethereal, weird, and mysterious. The cinematography is gorgeous and Royalty Hightower is a badass. The first 10-15 minutes gave me major "Carrie" (De Palma, 1976) vibes, but the film ultimately takes a different tonal direction. I should admit I was a little bit disappointed this wasn'
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Documentary ⸱ Alexandria Lappas

'13th' (2016) by Ava DuVernay

Vibe: Provocative, smart, and incendiary in the best way -- one huge, flaming middle finger to the man. DuVernay assembles a group of talented, intelligent, zealous thinkers and activists to speak truth to power. They're righteous and informed and angry not for the sake of being angry but
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Certain Women' (2016) by Kelly Reichardt

Vibe: Lonely, desolate, and repressed. The three women in this film sure as shit aren't sharing their internal dialogue with us via voiceover. They're used to being misunderstood and are done trying to make anyone understand: not us, the viewers, and certainly not their male counterparts.
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Enough Said' (2013) by Nicole Holofcener

Vibe: This is maybe the most saccharine thing I've ever said, but I don't care: this film made my heart soar. It's incredibly endearing and a little bit sappy, but James Gandolfini and Julia Louis-Dreyfus have the best chemistry and I fucking love this
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