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Recommendations ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

Spooky Season

As soon as the temperature dips below 60, all I want to do is watch scary movies on the couch with my cats. I'm leaning into it especially hard this year because everything is trash and a physical escape (no Theatre Bizarre or trips to New Orleans 😭) is
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TV ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

Television's Representation of Childfree Women Sucks

Growing up in small town Pennsylvania, I didn't meet many people who lived the childfree existence that I envisioned for myself. In desperate need of a role model, I grasped onto any TV character I could find. It wasn't until I found Cristina "single malt
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Interview ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

Interview with Miranda Manziano on 'Velour' (2020)

After I graduated from college in 2011, I spent the summer housesitting for a professor who was in Greece. Much of my job involved trying (and failing) to prevent his old Black Lab from eating things she shouldn't, like crayons and kitty litter, and driving to the pet
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TV ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 5, Episode 8: The Party's Over

Directing and writing credits: "The Party's Over" is directed by Eric Laneuville, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. This is Laneuville's first (and only) episode of "GG," but he's definitely a TV veteran with a long, impressive list of credits to his
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TV ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 5, Episode 7: You Jump, I Jump, Jack

Directing and writing credits: "You Jump, I Jump, Jack" is directed by Kenny Ortega, written by Daniel Palladino. Ortega is a fucking powerhouse. When I see his name on the credits, I feel confident that the episode is going to slap. This is true not just of "
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Interview ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

Interview with Sonejuhi Sinha on 'Stray Dolls' (2019)

I've been watching a lot of older movies in quarantine, so I was happy to have the excuse to take a break and dive into something new. I started "Stray Dolls" with zero expectations and came out the other side pleasantly surprised. It takes some of
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TV ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 5, Episode 6: Norman Mailer, I'm Pregnant!

Directing and writing credits: "Norman Mailer, I'm Pregnant!" is directed by Matthew Diamond, written by James Berg and Stan Zimmerman. Diamond has a few earlier episodes to his credit: "The Hobbit, The Sofa, and Digger Stiles" - Marty, aka "Naked Guy," makes
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Interview ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

Interview with the 'Becoming' / 'El Denevir' (2021) Crew

I first met Maya Korn when she was promoting a short film called "Diabla" (or at the time, "Ex Voto") for her Columbia MFA producer's thesis. She has since graduated and started her own company, MHK Productions. When she approached me about doing an
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Essay ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

"It's Always Been Movies... Since First We Met So Many Years Ago."

I'm going to be honest: I am not doing great. My husband, an anesthesiologist in his final year of residency, will spend at least three weeks in the hospital's COVID-19 unit starting Monday. If anything happened to him, I don't know what I would
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TV ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 5, Episode 5: We Got Us a Pippi Virgin

Directing and writing credits: "We Got Us a Pippi Virgin" is directed by Stephen Clancy, written by Daniel Palladino. You might remember Clancy from his work on S4's "The Incredible Sinking Lorelais," the episode where everyone named "Lorelai" acts like a monumental
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Celine Sciamma ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

Céline Sciamma Fans: Please Read "Portraits of Resistance"

The first thing I do when I'm in a new city is check out the highest rated bookstores. While they vary widely in size and focus, they all share one common trait: disappointing film sections. One quick scan of the shelves immediately reveals that aside from a few
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Year in Review ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

2019 Film & TV Favorites

I obviously intended to put this together much sooner, but the end of February is better than never. This has been one of the best years for film in recent memory. This is the fourth "best of" list that I've put together and the only one
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