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TV ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot

Welcome to my "Gilmore Girls" rewatch project! Whenever I was bored out of my skull at my previous job, I used to look forward to reading Meredith Borders's "GG" recaps over at Forever Young Adult every Wednesday morning. Knowing that I could walk into
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Sweet Bean' (2015) by Naomi Kawase

Vibe: Soft, gentle, and kind... until it knocks you down on the ground and guts you like a fish. If you let it, this film will emotionally crush you and leave you silently crying in bed, trying not to wake your partner. If you can avoid it, don't
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Fat Girl' (2001) by Catherine Breillat

Vibe: The world is a shitty, gruesome place filled with shitty, gruesome people. The loss of virginity isn't a magical, special act that happens between two people who love each other. It's not Marissa and Ryan, Chuck and Blair, Jane and Michael. It's often
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Interview ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

Interview with Laura Rembault on 'Upír' (2016)

A few months back, Laura sent me her short vampire film, "Upír," and I was blown away. Since she's a young female filmmaker and deals with many common industry struggles, I thought it would be nice to do an interview with her on the ins-and-outs of
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Film ⸱ Meg Ringler

'Wonder Woman' (2017) by Patty Jenkins

Vibe: Kickass. So, so, so kickass. "Wonder Woman" is all the words we keep cross stitching on pillows: Boss Bitch. Patriarchy Smashing. Nasty Woman. Feminist As Fuck. Squad. Girl Power. Remember in "The Force Awakens" (Abrams, 2015) when Rey kicks Kylo Ren squarely in the chest
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'The Second Mother' (2015) by Anna Muylaert

Vibe: Charming, joyful, and engaging. If this film ended after the scene of Val (Regina Casé) finally splashing around in the pool, I would sing its praises completely; however, it takes a weird detour that doesn't seem to fit with the tone or narrative style. The ending ties
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'A New Leaf' (1971) by Elaine May

Vibe: Hysterically funny. I grew up watching Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields, and the Marx Brothers, so I knew this film would be right up my alley. Elaine May is a master of physical comedy and I laughed for at least five minutes during the scene where she was stuck
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Wanda' (1970) by Barbara Loden

Vibe: I won't sugarcoat it: this film is incredibly depressing. If I had worse parents, I might be in a position similar to Wanda's right now. Thankfully, Jim & Joni Pugh encouraged me to get the fuck out of my sad hometown and do what makes
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Raw' (2017) by Julia Ducournau

Vibe: Unsettling and difficult to categorize. "Raw" exists outside of reality in a "Twin Peaks" Season One kind of way. To enjoy it, you must completely suspend your disbelief and succumb to Julia Ducournau's fucked up, gloomy, alcohol-fueled world. You might find yourself running
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Big' (1988) by Penny Marshall

Vibe: Heavily nostalgic. "Big" reminds me what it was like to be twelve-years-old and wanting so desperately to be independent from my parents even though I still loved and needed them. Twelve-years-old is right around the time when I realized, "Oh, shit... I shouldn't play
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'The Piano' (1993) by Jane Campion

Vibe: Like a Brontë novel come to life, "The Piano" is dark, Gothic romance at its best. It's a quiet, intensely emotional film, where everything is depressing and beautiful at the same time. As with many Jane Campion projects, it makes me want to immediately plan
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Film ⸱ Lindsay Pugh

'Trouble Every Day' (2001) by Claire Denis

Vibe: Beautifully fucked up, but also kind of depressing depending on your read. There's been extensive debate about whether this film is horror, or auteurism parading as horror. (And to the scholars debating that point, I serve you up with 5,000 eye rolls but still read all
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