That’s an insane film. That’s a nightmare. Those are some of the most frightening sequences I have seen since Hereditary. The immediate reaction this film got out of me was the craziest thing I’ve experienced in my 27 years of film-watching. 

Every so often comes a film that feels monumental, not necessarily in scale (i.e. Dune: Part 2) but in its influence and its captivating expression. It’s almost intimidating to even discuss and its weird talking about it after one…

it’s remarkable that luca guadagnino finds tennis boring to watch because i have never seen the sport filmed with such energy and reverence. but that’s also precisely why he’s perfect for challengers – who better than an outsider to see tennis for what it is. it’s a conversation, it’s about judgement, it’s observation. so many of luca’s films are about looking, no wonder he can infuse so much tension and meaning into the simple act of the crowd tracking the…

There is no sport more intimate or erotic than tennis. It is one of the few major sports where two players agree to partake, for hours, in a duel of body, mind, and soul. Naturally, to engage with anyone that intensely, an inescapable relationship is forged— one that intensifies with every stroke, every bead of sweat, every grunt. It may not be as fleshy as boxing, but arguably the lack of contact is what makes tennis more arousing— is not…