Wendy McColm

Coming of Age, Directing, Documentaries, Drama, Film Festivals, Horror, Indie Films, LGBTQ+, Queer Stories, reviews, Screenwriting, Sundance

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Sundancing on My Own: My Four Extraordinary Days in Park City

by Matt Fagerholm

January 28, 2026

Sundance has always been a festival I had admired at a distance. How Robert Redford had gone about using his platform to launch the careers of countless filmmakers for over

Chicago, composer, Holiday, Horror, Indie Films, Interviews

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Being Fully Present: Alicia Witt on David Lynch, “Longlegs,” Her New Concert Tour and More

by Matt Fagerholm

December 5, 2025

A longtime holiday wish of mine will be granted this month when I finally get to see one of my favorite actors perform in person. As part of her “Spending

2023 Awards, 2023 Films, Awards, Profile

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Cinema Femme’s Top Ten Films of 2023

by cinemafemme

December 14, 2023

This year has been a celebration of thought-provoking films, and audiences have been showing their gratitude for them by leaving their streaming platforms at home and going to the movies.

Interviews, Slamdance

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Slamdance 2023: Wendy McColm on Their Audacious Triumph, “Fuzzy Head”

by Matt Fagerholm

January 18, 2023

“To understand my work,” David Lynch once told a bewildered moviegoer in Chicago, “you must follow the emotion. Because if you follow the buttermilk, you’ll end up going to the

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