‘Challengers’ Review: Zendaya Serves Up a Psychosexual Tennis Flick

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‘Challengers’ Review: Zendaya Serves Up a Psychosexual Tennis Flick

Loud, long, a little messy and very sweaty, Challengers may not be as sexy as its explosive first trailer implied, but it’s still a hell of a movie. Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor make for quite the toxic tennis love triangle at the center of it all, each co-star crackling with chemistry and some deeply realized character work. CHALLENGERS ★★★ (3/4 stars) Directed by: Luca Guadagnino Written by: Justin Kuritzkes Starring: Zendaya, Josh O…