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There Are Actually Two Almost-Threesomes in Challengers

 One’s in a hotel room and the other’s on the tennis court. By Alison Willmore
i can clean him

Let Josh O’Connor Be Extremely Filthy in Everything

 If cleanliness is godliness, the Challengers star’s dirtiness is perfectly profane. By Rachel Handler
endings

A Tennis Dummy’s Guide to the Ending of Challengers

 So, uh, who won that last match? By Joe Reid
  1. biopic drama
    Richard Simmons Made Pauly Shore CryThe fitness guru continues to speak out against his biopic, despite Shore’s pleas.
    By Tom Smyth
  2. good days
    Keke Palmer and SZA Starring in a Buddy Comedy Is the Best IdeaIssa Rae is set to produce the untitled film, which will mark the Grammy-winner’s acting debut.
    By Tom Smyth
  3. so now what?
    Miss Shōgun? Here’s What to Watch Next.For those not quite ready to leave the world of the series behind.
    By Keith Phipps
  4. the facebook
    Aaron Sorkin Is Writing About That Harvard Brat AgainPlanning a Social Network sequel on Facebook’s role in January 6.
    By Jason P. Frank
  5. let’s go down to the tennis court
    Challengers Reminded Serena Williams of Roger FedererWhat? He’s a wife guy like Art.
    By Jason P. Frank
  7. boarding school bros
    Go See Challengers With Your Secretly Rich FriendsYou live in Brooklyn and probably know a Patrick Zweig type.
    By Zach Schiffman
  8. court coverage
    The 13 Best Tennis Scenes in MoviesYou can learn a lot about a character from how they use a racquet.
    By Joe Reid
  9. vulture lists
    Alien Movies, RankedWe revisit the soaring highs and gruesome lows spawned by Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece.
    By A.A. Dowd
  10. now streaming
    The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendSex, tennis, and an alien.
    By Savannah Salazar
  11. i can clean him
    Let Josh O’Connor Be Extremely Filthy in EverythingIf cleanliness is godliness, the Challengers star’s dirtiness is perfectly profane.
    By Rachel Handler
  12. close reads
    There Are Actually Two Almost-Threesomes in ChallengersOne’s in a hotel room and the other’s on the tennis court.
    By Alison Willmore
  13. endings
    A Tennis Dummy’s Guide to the Ending of ChallengersSo, uh, who won that last match?
    By Joe Reid
  14. song of the summer
    The Challengers Score Should Be Played at the ClubThe movie feels like when your friend tries to say something on a dance floor. Does it matter what they said? No, we’re just out here dancing.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  15. essential roles
    Walton Goggins Elevates ItThe best Goggins performances blend Southern charm with manic energy.
    By Daniel Dockery
  16. a bad idea worth considering
    The Guys in Challengers Should Have Switched NamesMike Faist is clearly a Patrick Zweig, while Josh O’Connor is a total Art Donaldson.
    By Nate Jones
  17. the law
    Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Conviction Was Just Overturned“We will do everything in our power to retry this case, and remain steadfast in our commitment to survivors of sexual assault,” the Manhattan DA said.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  18. coming soon
    28 Days Later Is Getting Another Sequel 17 Years LaterJodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes are set to star.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  19. catchphrases
    New ‘Live, Laugh, Love’ Just Dropped“People, kiss! Do not make war,” Challengers director Luca Guadagnino coins.
    By Zoe Guy
  20. it involves satan
    Who Would Win an Actual A24 Civil War?A24’s Civil War never gets into specifics about its divided America, so we imagined our own A24 civil war.
    By Nate Jones
  21. coming not-so-soon
    Everything We Know About Quentin Tarantino’s Canceled Film, The Movie CriticSony Pictures was reportedly attached to the project the director “changed his mind” about.
    By Bethy Squires
  22. rust trial
    Alec Baldwin’s Lawyers Are Upset With the Rust Trial ProsecutorsIn a new court filing, they allege a “stunning abuse of prosecutorial power.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  23. trailer mix
    Blink Twice If You Wanna Get Off Pussy IslandChanning Tatum terrorizes his guests in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut.
    By Zoe Guy
  24. movie review
    Anyone But You Has More Sex on Its Mind Than Your Average Rom-ComMovies keep trying to bring back the romantic comedy. This Glen Powell–Sydney Sweeney vehicle might actually bring back the sex comedy instead.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  25. what kind of american are you?
    Jesse Plemons’s All-American HorrorThe actor’s Civil War role exploits a talent he has honed for years: being the most terrifying presence onscreen.
    By Nicholas Quah
  26. movies
    With Challengers, Justin Kuritzkes Serves an AceHis first movie script for the sexy tennis drama has taken him from struggling playwright to in-demand screenwriter.
    By Madeline Leung Coleman
  27. movie review
    An Exploited Neighborhood, Seen Through Children’s EyesMinhal Baig’s We Grown Now tells the story of two childhood best friends in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing project.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  28. movie review
    Challengers Is Almost a Sexy MovieJust like it’s almost a good tennis film, and almost the mature starring role Zendaya needed.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  29. trailer mix
    Ryan Reynolds Gets Pegged by the MCU in Deadpool & WolverineThe first trailer is out, and it looks Feige-ing awesome.
    By Rebecca Alter
  30. solidarity forever
    The Blair Witch Project Actors Are Still Haunted (by a Lack of Residuals)The actors improvised and shot much of the movie, but have no profit participation.
    By Bethy Squires
  31. vulture lists
    Every Zack Snyder Movie, RankedSuperheroes, zombies, and space rebels galore.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  32. vulture lists
    Every Guy Ritchie Movie, RankedA look back at the tough-guy director’s long career.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  33. movie review
    Zack Snyder’s Screensaver Space Opera Comes to an Uneventful EndRebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver is a dream fulfilled for Snyder but one that ultimately isn’t that ambitious.
    By Alison Willmore
  34. movie review
    What If We Didn’t Know Abigail Was a Vampire Movie?Oh, sorry, did I just ruin it?
    By Bilge Ebiri
  35. you’re not dylan thomas
    Our Favorite Tortured PoetsTaylor Swift and her various modern idiots join a long line of pop-culture poets sanctimoniously performing soliloquies.
    By Rachel Simon
  36. now streaming
    The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendTime for a horror-movie double feature.
    By Savannah Salazar
  37. the old oak
    ‘Hope Is Political’Ken Loach on the end of his 60-year filmmaking career and what he’s learned about power and the working class.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  38. endings
    The Ending of Late Night With the Devil Flubs the Punch LineAfter all that ominous build, there’s something underwhelming about this ’70s throwback’s final moments.
    By A.A. Dowd
  39. trailer mix
    It’s a Trap!M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller starring Josh Hartnett has a killer twist.
    By Nicholas Quah
  40. movie review
    Guy Ritchie Goes Brutally PoshThe purveyor of British gangster sagas goes upscale for his Inglourious Basterds knockoff, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
    By Alison Willmore
  41. trailer mix
    Glen Powell Is Your Fantasy (Hit Man)Playing everything but a capybara in Richard Linklater’s Netflix film.
    By Zoe Guy
  42. covid-core
    Watch John Early Stress in This Stress Positions ClipMy neck, my back, my terrorist attack.
    By Rebecca Alter
  43. party report
    Austin Crute’s Rules of Karaoke EtiquetteDO sing along quietly. DON’T say the n-word.
    By Bethy Squires
  44. coming soon
    It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s (Everything We Know About James Gunn’s) SupermanNeva Howell will play Martha “Also the First Name of Batman’s Mom” Kent.
    By Zoe Guy
  45. party report
    You May Recognize the Challengers Screenwriter From His YouTube DaysBut no, he wouldn’t sell his potions to athletes today.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  46. tribeca film festival 2024
    Living Meme LeBron James Has a Meme Movie at TribecaThe full 2024 lineup includes Memes & Nightmares, a film produced by the basketball savant.
    By Zoe Guy
  47. the law
    The Yesterday Lawsuit Was Not Here to StayIt’s another tough break for de Armas stans.
    By Jason P. Frank
  48. party report
    That’s Zendaya’s Assistant Playing an Umpire in ChallengersDarnell Appling says director Luca Guadagnino felt the “strong spirit of truth and justice” in him.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  49. respect the classics
    The Beatles’ Let It Be Film No Longer Finds Itself in Times of TroubleThe documentary, newly restored by Peter Jackson, hits Disney+ on May 8.
    By Justin Curto
  50. a long talk
    Alex Garland Honestly Doesn’t Know If Civil War Is Irresponsible“I do sometimes think there’s a part of me that is thoughtful and there’s a part of me that is delinquent.”
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  51. endings
    The Empty Perspective of Civil War’s Final ShotIt’s the closest Alex Garland’s “anti-war” film comes to a distinct political statement.
    By Roxana Hadadi
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