“Cabaret,” dir: Bob Fosse, 1972“Cabaret” is a sick, twisted joke of the bait-and-switch variety. The Master of Ceremonies welcomes you into the KitKat Club with a smile on his face and an invitation to leave your troubles behind. In this way, the cabaret is initially…

“I Never Sang for My Father,” dir: Gilbert Cates, 1970   Middle-aged Gene Harrison desperately wants to receive his father’s love and for his father to receive his love.Gene stifles his rage because on some unconscious level he knows that letting his anger flow will…

Movie Notes: Revenge, dir: Coralie Fargeat, 2018   I love movies because they’re such good indicators of what’s going on in the collective consciousness. We get to watch our deepest struggles, conflicts and concerns play out as literal projections on larger-than-life screens all over the…