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‘Challengers’ tries to make Stanford sexy again
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.
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Review: ‘Challengers’ volleys between on and off-court tension
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.
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Is 'Challengers' This Generation's 'Bull Durham?'
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...