Tar is probably the first mainstream-ish film where the main characters are lesbians, yet the fact that they are lesbians is not the subject matter of the film. It would be a bit off to say that *this* film is unacceptably right-wing, wouldn't it?
The New Yorker reviewer actually called Tar "regressive" and "relentlessly conservative." He at least is being honest. The other reviewers are just embarrassed by the fact that they secretly agree with the film's implied politics.
But politics really aren't the center of the film, the critics just don't know of any other way to write about it.
Lol, that certainly describes the first review on rottentomatoes from the Atlantic:
"The film does tell its story in an elliptical, at times confounding way, but that stylistic choice shouldn’t be mistaken for moral indecision."
^ and that's from a positive review!
Tar is probably the first mainstream-ish film where the main characters are lesbians, yet the fact that they are lesbians is not the subject matter of the film. It would be a bit off to say that *this* film is unacceptably right-wing, wouldn't it?
The New Yorker reviewer actually called Tar "regressive" and "relentlessly conservative." He at least is being honest. The other reviewers are just embarrassed by the fact that they secretly agree with the film's implied politics.
But politics really aren't the center of the film, the critics just don't know of any other way to write about it.