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Two Ends of Reality: Martha P. Nochimson on “Quantum Screens: Nonlinear Universes in Film and Television”

by Matt Fagerholm

March 13, 2026

As I spent twelve hours in the hospital last week, waiting for my dad to recover from his long-belated knee replacement surgery, I found a liberating mode of escapism in

2025 Films, Awards, Coming of Age, Cult Classic, Directing, Drama, Horror, Indie Films, International Films, Interviews, Now Playing

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Attracted to Abstraction: Lucile Hadžihalilović on “The Ice Tower”

by Matt Fagerholm

September 30, 2025

“If you can’t play with the language, you are not reinventing the language.” This is what Argentine director Gaspar Noé told me when I interviewed him fifteen years ago about

Cult Classic, Directing, Film Editing, Indie Films, Interviews, producer, Television, TV

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He Believed in Me: Sabrina S. Sutherland on Her Favorite Person, David Lynch

by Matt Fagerholm

May 23, 2025

It’s difficult to put into words the gratitude I have for Sabrina S. Sutherland. The collaborations she forged with filmmaker David Lynch, particularly over the last decade, have transformed my

2025 Films, Chicago, Cult Classic, Documentaries, Indie Films, Interviews, TV

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Beauty in Vulnerability: Richard Green and Claire Coulson-Ollivier on “I Know Catherine, the Log Lady”

by Matt Fagerholm

April 12, 2025

This was one of two Log Lady quotes I incorporated into my speech while officiating my brother-in-law and fellow “Twin Peaks” fan Joe’s wedding last year in Washington state. It

Comedy, Comedy Essays, Cult Classic, personal essay

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Cult Classic Series: The Ambiguous Queerness of Female Friendship in Buddy Films

by Robyn Bacon

September 29, 2022

Cinema Femme will be bringing you essays written by women and non-binary people about films that are cult classics and how they are impacting our world today. Today we feature

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Cult Classic series: Cronenberg’s “Crash” Under the Lens of Toxic Internet Culture

by Peyton Robinson

September 22, 2022

Cinema Femme will be bringing you essays written by women and non-binary people about films that are cult classics and how they are impacting our world today. Today we feature

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