The steamiest movie of the year has almost no sex in it. How did Challengers do it?

  • Written by: Alison Taylor, Assistant Professor, Bond University
The steamiest movie of the year has almost no sex in it. How did Challengers do it?Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures

At the crux of the critical response to Luca Guadagnino’s new movie Challengers is one word: “sexy”.

The film charts a love triangle between three up-and-coming tennis players: Tashi (Zendaya), and her dual (and duelling) admirers. Art (Mike Faist) and Patrick (Josh O'Connor) are close friends, and...

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