The tennis world was expertly translated to the world of Hollywood with the Zendaya-starring Challengers in 2024. The mainstream film told the story of three tennis players, who each had success on ...

From the unbridled passion of tennis to nonverbal displays of eroticism, Justin Kuritzkes ’12 examined the art of screenwriting during a Saturday afternoon conversation with moderator Kendall Ricks ...

I read “Challengers” before I saw it. I had got my hands on a copy of the screenplay and started to read it before my first class of the day. I spent the next hour and a half of my class thinking ...

One of the biggest surprises of the 2025 film awards season was seeing the way Challengers (2024)—a film starring Zendaya set on the lowest rungs of the professional tennis tour—was completely panned ...

Challengers star Josh O’Connor says he doesn’t mind that the buzzy, tennis-themed film didn’t receive any Academy Award nominations. The snub sent movie fans into a spiral, especially as the film’s ...

The reason is sweeter than that infamous churro, too. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Josh O’Connor spoke to IndieWire while at ...

When it comes to the Oscars, there’s always something to bellyache about. Forget the unworthy films the Academy deems worthy. (Paging Ms. Pérez, first name Emilia.) It’s what doesn’t get nominated ...

Several underperforming films at the Oscars had one thing in common: A blunt willingness to deal with sex. To wit: “Babygirl” star Nicole Kidman, playing a woman who comes closer to understanding her ...

As disappointing as it was to see Challengers snubbed by the Oscars, particularly for Best Score, these funny tweets are really helping to soften the blow this morning. And it's an excuse to go ahead ...

Congratulations to all the nominees at the 2025 Oscars. Now, let’s talk about who got snubbed. It’s a crime that Denis Villeneuve wasn’t nominated for Best Director for Dune and Dune: Part Two, and ...

Can a movie as high-wire skillful — and as crowd-pleasing — as Luca Guadagnino's sporty love-triangle drama make the best picture race? If not, the Oscars have a problem. There are a host of reasons ...