Tennis and sexy intrigue? Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers features unclear motives, lack of explicit treatment of race and creative Stanford Campus geography, writes Blyss Cleveland.
Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino has mastered erotic subtext in his filmography; by means of cannibals in “Bones and All” and even peaches in “Call Me by Your Name,” his characters exist in a space beyond what’s on screen. His new film, “Challengers,” is no different in its steamy, sensual portrayal of tennis. “It’s a relationship,” This story Review: ‘Challengers’ volleys between on and off-court tension appeared first on Washington Square News.
Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers” is a tawdry, repetitive, sports-driven relationship drama elevated and almost saved entirely by robust filmmaking. Take it either as “Bull Durham” (1988) but set in the world of tennis, or simply “Dangerous Liaisons” (also 1988) but with the gender of the three leads reversed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2N3hmRmwHQ We meet Tashi, played by Zendaya, a competitive tennis player who is far smarter than her age would indicate. Tashi becomes the object of...
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Two critics face off about the actor’s Challengers performance and debate whether she knows how to serve onscreen as well as on the red carpet.
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7 Tennis Movies to Watch After ChallengersPhoto by: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures via APEarly previews of Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers have been getting rave reviews, and on April 26 when the film comes to theaters, general audiences will finally get to see for themselves exactly how great the film is. Written by Justin Kuritzkes, Challengers stars […]
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