Fosse/Verdon Finale Review: “Providence”

At the end of my review of the premiere of Fosse/Verdon, I wrote that I was not sure if the series has much to offer to an audience that doesn’t have a requisite interest in musical theater, dance, or film.…

Fosse/Verdon Premiere Review: “Life is a Cabaret”

On paper, the premiere of FX’s new “pop culture history miniseries,” Fosse/Verdon, doesn’t have too much going on. We see Fosse experience disappointment with one film, so he fights to make another that will be better. Verdon takes care of…

Watching Cabaret In The Trump Era: In The Rise Of Fascism, There Are No Safe Spaces

I told very few of my friends one of my darkest pop culture secrets: I still hadn’t seen the movie Cabaret. However, I discovered a way to more than make up for one of my biggest, most shameful cinephile lapses…