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A tennis court at dusk, long shadows stretching across the baseline, empty seats

Challengers and the Year Guadagnino Made Sport Sexy

Two years after Challengers arrived in its pastel pressure-cooker, the film's trick is clearer: it is not really about tennis. It is about what love looks like when three people are too competitive to admit they love anything but competition.

Priya Nair·14 Feb·6 min

Rippled sand dunes stretching to a horizon flattened by heat

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Dune: Part Two and the Anti-Hero Blockbuster

A year and a half on from the sequel, the case for Dune: Part Two is less about its scale and more about its refusal. An argument for the blockbuster that does not entertain.

Lena Ashworth·10 Sep·5 min