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Barbara VanDenburgh brings TAR to the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

Cate Blanchett in Tár Image courtesy of Cinema/Chicago.

The cover photo of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast

The Oscars may be over for the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast, sponsored and supported by the Ruminations Radio Network, but the wake of 2022’s strong movies continues to flow. While both of our hosts have strong and discerning tastes, our guys sometimes need a nudge to pay attention and keep up with some films that surpass the auteur’s high bar that exists in cinema. There was no shortage of those in 2022 and the show brings in a “tiebreaker” guest to lift them up.

For their 103rd episode, two post-Oscar film critics, tone-deaf dads, and two unkind teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan welcome back returning guest Barbara VanDenburgh of USA Today to discuss one of her top films of 2022: TAR starring Cate Blanchett. Barbara, as always, blows the doors off the podcast as she gives Will and Don all new angles to think about and a TikTok handle to subscribe to when discussing Todd Field’s challenging and Oscar-nominated opus. Come for the shared challenge and tirade and stay for the mutual love and respect for the fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!

ABOUT OUR GUEST

BARBARA VANDENBURGH

USA Today's Barbara Vandenburgh
When her nose isn’t stuck in a book or her eyes glued to a movie, Barbara VanDenburgh works as the books editor for USA TODAY and hosts the First Draft Book Club at Changing Hands Bookstore in Phoenix, AZ.
Cinephile Hissy Fit is a Film Obsessive Radio podcast, brought to you by RuminationsRadioNetwork.com. Please visit, rate, review and subscribe. If you enjoyed this show, we have more where that came from, with interesting hosts, and wonderful guests. All available on iTunesSpotify, and anywhere you find your favorite shows. Follow the show on Twitter at @CinephileFit and on Facebook. Also, find both Will Johnson and Don Shanahan on Letterboxd as the accumulate their viewings and build their ranks and lists.

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Written by Don Shanahan

DON SHANAHAN is a Chicago-based Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic writing here on Film Obsessive as the Editor-in-Chief and Content Supervisor for the film department. He also writes for his own website, Every Movie Has a Lesson. Don is one of the hosts of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast on the Ruminations Radio Network and sponsored by Film Obsessive. As a school teacher by day, Don writes his movie reviews with life lessons in mind, from the serious to the farcical. He is a proud director and one of the founders of the Chicago Indie Critics and a voting member of the nationally-recognized Critics Choice Association, Online Film Critics Society, North American Film Critics Association, International Film Society Critics Association, Internet Film Critics Society, Online Film and TV Association, and the Celebrity Movie Awards.

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