This week the Antagonist Podcast continues our Oscars coverage with Tár starring Cate Blanchett.
Join The Antagonist Managing Editor Laura J. Burns along with writers Orly Minazad, Dustin Waters, and John Brown Spiers as they delve deep into pop culture.
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0:11 — “California Fun Fact”
5:36 — Do you know what they call kernals that don’t pop?
12:22 — Do you let your car talk to you?
14:18 — Dustin’s holy shit moment at the airport.
18:28 — George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Ticket to Paradise.
28:38 — Because Lydia Tar is a woman, she doesn’t get away with it.
32:13 — The second time I watched it, I didn’t feel the same weariness.
33:55 — Olga’s Master Manipulator Reveal.
38:09 — Who’s texting about her?
39:30 — Back door edits and manipulations of people.
41:37 — Tar’s downfall.
48:05 — The only non-transactional relationship in Tar’s life is her daughter.
57:48 — Is Lydia Tar haunted by her own conscience?
1:01:51 — Cate Blanchett’s performance.
1:03:28 — Cate Blanchett speaks German convincingly in the movie.
