Cate Blanchett Month reaches its crescendo this week on We Drink & We Watch Things with the film that many consider the definitive performance of Cate Blanchett’s legendary career: Todd Field’s 2022 psychological powerhouse, Tár. This isn't just a character study; it’s a clinical, chilling, and deeply immersive descent into the architecture of power and the erosion of a soul. Pour yourself something precise and sophisticated - Mackenzie's Reputation Reviver OR Tártini, perhaps - as we take our seats for a masterclass in controlled chaos.

This week, we analyze the sheer physicality of Cate’s transformation into Lydia Tár, from the authoritative sweep of her conducting baton to the sharp, tailored suits that act as her armor. We examine the film’s haunting ambiguity, looking at how it uses a world of high-culture prestige to expl ...