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Podcast: FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT
Episode: Friday Family Film Night: CHALLENGERS review
Description: * Recorded in the Spring **In which Kid 1 joins me in reviewing CHALLENGERS (2024), from director Luca Guadagnino with screenplay credits to Justin Kuritzkes. The film is a steamy romantic sports drama centered on Tashi (Zendaya), a former tennis prodigy turned coach, who orchestrates a high-stakes match between her husband, Art (Mike Faist), a struggling champion, and his former best friend and her ex-boyfriend, Patrick (Josh O'Connor). As the two men face off on the court, the film flashes back through their intertwined past, revealing a complex web of ambition, betrayal, and intense rivalry fueled by their shared attraction t...