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Lindsay Pugh

Lover of shitty romcoms, the Coney Island duck machine, and emotionally manipulative cats. You can find more of my writing at Seventh Row.

Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.' (1993) by Leslie Harris

Vibe: Super 90s and full of attitude. "Just Another Girl on the I.R.T." is a coming-of-age story in the same vein as "Clueless" (Heckerling, 1995), "The Edge of Seventeen" (Fremon Craig, 2016), and "The Diary of a Teenage Girl" (Heller,
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 2, Episode 11: Secrets and Loans

Directing and writing credits: Directed by Nicole Holofcener, written by Linda Loiselle Guzik. It's such a bummer to me that this is the episode they gave Holofcener. She's a talented, capable director, and some of that certainly shines through in "Secrets and Loans," but
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'Morvern Callar' (2002) by Lynne Ramsay

Vibe: Bleak, but not depressing. Lynne Ramsay is one of those directors that somehow always manages to find beauty where it doesn't seem to exist. Each frame of this film is gorgeously composed with a level of detail that is all too rare. Ramsay's background in
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 2, Episode 9: Run Away, Little Boy

Directing and writing credits: Directed by Danny Leiner, written by John Stephens. Leiner is probably best known for directing stoner movies like "Dude, Where's My Car?" and "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle." He's also responsible for the "Freaks and
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 2, Episode 8: The Ins and Outs of Inns

Directing and writing credits: Directed by Michael Katelman, written by Daniel Palladino. I don't talk that much about the "Gilmore Girls" direction because honestly, it's pretty damn formulaic. Are you a competent director who is well-versed in early 2000s teen shows? Great, you'
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Essay ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

The Asshole That Laid the Golden Eggs (Yes, I'm Talking about Woody Allen)

On the anniversary of the Women's March and in the midst of #MeToo and #TimesUp, I think it's the right moment to declare that I am fucking done giving my time, money, and energy to shitty men. In 2017, I wrote seventy-three posts about badass female
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 2, Episode 7: Like Mother, Like Daughter

Directing and writing credits: Directed by Dennis Erdman, written by Joan Binder Weiss. The most notable credit on Erdman's resume is for "Running with Scissors," the "Sex and the City" episode where Natasha finds out that Big and Carrie are lying/cheating assholes and
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 2, Episode 6: Presenting Lorelai Gilmore

Directing and writing credits: Directed by Chris Long, written by Sheila R. Lawrence. This is Long's first episode of "GG," but he'll go on to direct some of my all-time favorites, like "The Bracebridge Dinner" and "Nag Hammadi Is Where They
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Year in Review ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

2017 Film & TV Favorites

To be honest, I didn't see as many new movies in 2017 as I would have liked and mainly watched what had been piling up in my backlog from years past. It also doesn't help that I still live in Ann Arbor and can't
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 2, Episode 5: Nick & Nora/Sid & Nancy

Directing and writing credits: Directed by Michael Katleman, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Michael Katleman directed a bunch of previous "GG" episodes: * "Cinnamon's Wake" - A cat's funeral takes precedence over Lorelai's date with Max Medina (as it should be, tbh)
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'You've Got Mail' (1998) by Nora Ephron

Vibe: "You've Got Mail" embodies the New York City of my fantasies, a place that never quite existed for me in real life but probably does for certain (wealthy) people. Everyone lives in beautiful, spacious apartments, eats at magical, cozy restaurants, and greets their neighbors by
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'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 1

I am not one of those people who bask in togetherness, twinkle lights, and delicious feasts from November-December. Unfortunately, my holiday season isn't like a Nancy Meyers movie. Instead of eating canapés in beautiful houses and engaging in sparkling conversation, I get to hang out with racist relatives
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