“Every day, I come by your house and I pick you up.

[Snoopy]

The first time I tried to watch Tar I switched off after 20 minutes. I decided to give it another shot thinking maybe I just wasn’t in the mood the first time. It starts off with an extended interview, then a lunch scene, followed by a class scene. That’s a lot of dialogue. On top of that it’s filled with references to artists and musical terms only insiders would know. This time I stuck with it and it was worth it. Cate Blanchett is pretty fucking incredible. I thought she was great in Blue Jasmine, but she’s hitting Daniel Day Lewis levels here. I 100% believed she was a composer.