Meet The Next It Boy: Drew Starkey
Before you come at me: I’ve seen the thirst trap TikToks about Drew Starkey as the erratic Rafe in Netflix’s Outer Banks. I know he’s been White Boy…
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Taylor Swift, WAGS, Feminization of Sports
By now, you’ve seen the photos of Taylor Swift smashing away breakup rumors as she walked into the first Chiefs game of the season. You’ve also seen the…
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Doja Cat Is The Queen of Manifestation
Ladies and gentlemen … she got him. This weekend, Deuxmoi broke the news: Doja Cat and Joseph Quinn are dating. This is like when your most delusional friend…
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Did Part 2 Redeem Bridgerton Season 3?
The first installment of Bridgerton Season 3 left me wanting. Namely, wanting more from Colin (Luke Newton), wanting more for Penelope (Nicola Coughlan), and wanting more groveling. Thankfully,…
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Quiet Luxury Has Gone Too Far: Why I Won’t Be Wearing Boat Shoes (But You Should?)
We’ve reached peak quiet luxury. Maybe that happened quickly, when influencers flooded the TL with that stunningly resilient trend striving to convince you that all you need to…
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When You Give a Ball a Camera: How ‘Challengers’ VFX Team Created Tennis POV Scene
In Luca Guadagnino‘s tennis thriller Challengers, stars Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor litigate their love triangle as much on the court as in the bedroom. As such,…
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Naomi Osaka Shares Her Own Tennis Moves Set to ‘Challengers’ Score
Tennis star Naomi Osaka offered her response to Luca Guadagnino’s buzzy tennis movie Challengers on Thursday, sharing her own moves on the court set to the movie’s viral…
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Tashi Duncan Is Our Style Icon Of The Summer
If there’s one thing the internet loves, it’s a film with a love triangle. We’ve tirelessly argued over Team Edward versus Team Jacob, Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah,…
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Girl, I Get It: ‘The Idea of You’ Review
It’s been a fun and flirty few weeks for film releases. Last year’s surprise summer romance Anything But You finally came to streaming and is sitting pretty on…
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In Tennis, Love Means Zero: “Challengers” Is A Sexy, Sporty Love Triangle Without Much Love
I’ll watch anything with Zendaya in it. Even without the genius-level marketing that was the Challengers press tour — complete with those tennis ball Loewe heels — I…
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7 Days in Hell did Challengers before Challengers — threesomes and all
It sometimes seems surprising that tennis doesn’t inspire more movies. Its one-on-one gladiatorial clashes are inherently dramatic and psychological, while the devious scoring system means no match is…
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We Need to Talk About the ‘Challengers’ Threesome Scene. Just Not for the Reason You Think.
Challengers is a movie obsessed with making sure you understand its chronology. Throughout its 131 minutes, Luca Guadagnino’s new ténnage à trois flick deploys a barrage of scene-resetting…
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Challengers’ Josh O’Connor Teased His Sexuality After Playing Several Gay Roles
He’s a pro in complicated romantic roles. The question of whether Josh O’Connor is gay or in a relationship is brought up by viewers who watched the steamy…
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About That Spider-Man Reference in Challengers
Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images As they’re getting ready for the final match in Challengers, Zendaya’s Tashi Donaldson questions asks her husband, Art Donaldson (Mike Faist), if…
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‘Challengers’ Is Sexy, Sweaty, and Undeniable
MGM Plus, Justin Kuritzkes joins to talk about writing the script, the power dynamics among the characters, and more! Sean and Amanda gather to discuss the 2024 film…
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Challengers Attempts to Challenge Jules and Jim in the Love Triangle Genre
In what is now surely the “instant classic” movie poster for Challengers, there is an illustrated version of Tashi Duncan (Zendaya)—her hair cropped short—wearing sunglasses that reflect two…
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What to know before watching Zendaya’s new sports movie Challengers
At Polygon, a lot of us are fans of sitting down to a movie with as little upfront information as possible, for the feeling of discovery. But sometimes,…
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With Challengers, Justin Kuritzkes Serves an Ace
Photo: Christopher Anderson for New York Magazine The writer Justin Kuritzkes became obsessed with pro tennis after watching Naomi Osaka beat Serena Williams at the 2018 U.S. Open…
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All the Movies We Can't Wait To See in 2024 | The Mary Sue
2023 was a great year for movies, but we’ve spent enough time talking about 2023. We’re done with her. It’s time to think about 2024 and all the…
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Zendaya Unveils First ‘Challengers’ Poster
Zendaya has revealed the first poster for Luca Guadagnino‘s tennis drama Challengers. Zendaya stars as Tashi, a tennis prodigy-turned-coach in the love triangle movie, which also stars West Side…
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