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A long time ago, in a galaxy, far, far away... Well, actually, just a few weeks ago, right here on the good old internet, our esteemed colleague, The New Yorker\u2019s Richard Brody, tweeted out two simple words: T\xc1R WARS. He was referring, of course, to the swirl of controversy around T\xc1R, one of this year\u2019s most talked-about films. The movie, directed by Todd Field and featuring a central performance from Cate Blanchett, tracks the gradual downfall of one Lydia T\xe1r, the egomaniacal and possibly predatory conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic.\n\nThough a likely lock for many end-of-year lists, T\xc1R has been fairly divisive among critics. So for today\u2019s podcast, Film Comment editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute took inspiration from Mr. Brody\u2019s tweet and invited two well-matched gladiators\u2014the valiant Jessica Kiang on the pro-side and the courageous Nathan Lee on the con\u2014to debate the relative merits and demerits of T\xc1R. Two critics enter, one critic leaves\u2026 May the best critic win!