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A podcast series about the films of Cate Blanchett. The acting, the costumes, the awards but mostly: the Blanchett of it all. Each week we review one Blanchett movie, talk about its artistic legacy and its context within her career. Hosted, produced and edited by Murtada Elfadl.

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    • 4.8 • 38 Ratings

A podcast series about the films of Cate Blanchett. The acting, the costumes, the awards but mostly: the Blanchett of it all. Each week we review one Blanchett movie, talk about its artistic legacy and its context within her career. Hosted, produced and edited by Murtada Elfadl.

    TÁR: The Spoiler Podcast

    TÁR: The Spoiler Podcast

    The TÁR discussion continues with a special spoiler episode. Murtada Elfadl welcomes actor Wyatt Fenner, from the upcoming movie Chrissy Judy, to dig deeper into Cate Blanchett's latest towering performance, where director Todd Field places the POV, spoiling the film and in particular three big scenes that form the thesis of the film including the rather divisive ending.

    Hosted, Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl
    Guest:  Wyatt Fenner
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    • 54 min
    TÁR Wide Shut

    TÁR Wide Shut

    Like all good things, the TÁR season comes to an end. Murtada Elfadl  welcomes writer and podcaster Manish Mathur, host of It Pod To You podcast, to discuss the thematic correlations between TÁR and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. They also delve into how repeated viewings of the film reveal deeper meaning and the popularity and memefication of Lydia Tár.

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    Guest:  Manish Mathur
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    Cate Blanchett in TÁR

    Cate Blanchett in TÁR

    The time has come to discuss TÁR . This week Murtada Elfadl welcomes critic and prgrammer Rafa Sales Ross to discuss Cate Blanchett's latest towering performance, Todd Field's elsusive jigsaw puzzle script and Nina Hoss' fantastic reaction shots.

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    Guest:  Rafa Sales Ross
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    TÁR Season: Little Children

    TÁR Season: Little Children

    Our celebration of the release of TÁR continues. This week it's Todd Field's second film as a writer / director, Little Children. For this conversation Murtada Elfadl welcomes back Kevin Jacobsen host of And The Runner-Up Is podcast, to discuss what makes Field's movies entralling, Kate Winslet quintessentially American roles, why Patrick Wilson never became a big star, suburban ennui and Madame Bovary.

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    Guest: Kevin Jacobsen
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    • 1 hr 17 min
    TÁR Season: In the Bedroom

    TÁR Season: In the Bedroom

    The podcast is back! There's a new Cate Blanchett movie in theaters soon so a conversation must be had. To celebrate TÁR we will have a few episodes to discuss the movies that preceded it and the ones that inspired it. This week it's Todd Field's first film as a writer / director, In the Bedroom. In this episode Murtada welcomes programmer and podcaster Desmond Thorne to discuss what makes Field's movies entralling, and the mode, tension and outsize performances of Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson in this chamber drama.

    Hosted, Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.
    Guest: Desmond Thorne.
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    • 58 min
    The Finale

    The Finale

    We have come to the end of this podcast project. In this episode Murtada puts a bow on the podcast and briefly talks about how and why it started, what was learned and recommends a few episodes as an entry to the project.

    Hosted, Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.



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Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
38 Ratings

38 Ratings

The Other Swift ,

Phenomenal Work!

I’m obsessed with this podcast. I have loved and admired Cate’s work for years, and this podcast feels like having a friend that finally gets it! I’m not as well versed on film analysis, so I love hearing all the critical thoughts and reviews on the stories along with how Blanchett works with the dialogue and the story she’s presented! It gives me more to think about, and also makes admire her more! Thanks for putting this together!❤️

glovelunch ,

Flung Out Of Space

Love this podcast! Hopefully the audio quality begins to improve soon tho.

Update: It hasn’t.

Same Initials as Elvis ,

By far the best stan pod out there — regardless of subject!

I’m a Blanchett obsessive, and am SO glad I found this gem! Murtada does his homework — he’s clearly an intellectual with a PhCate and he wrangles intelligent guests who come to the interview having done their own thoughtful research. Every episode contains a little epiphany about a film I’ve seen dozens of times. I adore it. I was so glad to see new episodes in my feed again. Thank you for the effort and time it takes to put something this high quality into the world. Gonna go watch NOAS for the 383727th time...

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