Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Tension and Unease Abound in TÁR, as Power and Gender Dynamics Clash with Classical Music

When fictional classical conductor Lydia Tár (an electric Cate Blanchett) spouts the statement “Don’t be so eager to be offended” to a mixed-race student, I began to worry that this […]

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Travel the World with International Cinema, All Eligible for Academy Awards, From the Comfort of Home

True Mothers

Like so many events forced to reschedule (and reimagine) their plans because of the pandemic, the news came fairly early, relatively speaking, that the 2021 Academy Awards would be delayed […]

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