Blanchett plays a renowned classical conductor whose world gradually comes apart in this virtuoso return to filmmaking from writer-director Todd Field (“In the Bedroom,” “Little Children”).
Movie review: Tar is aggressively challenging, ultimately rewarding. At 158 minutes, Tar, in theaters Friday, begins from an adversarial place, as if challenging the audience to endure it. The film ultimately rewards its audience, but makes them work for it.