Challengers
BACK AND FORTH
THE EARAISSANCE
PLAY BALL
Now that “Challengers” has given us tennis (and throuple) fever, we look back at the most surprising sporting moments in TV and film, from hockey goons to horny volleyball.
DELECTABLE
Two cute boys and a phallic dessert make for one of the horniest scenes in the buzzy movie.
FASHION COURT
Is the “I Told Ya” shirt worn in the film—and now by the stars on the press tour—an emotional Easter egg? A nod to JFK Jr.? A savvy marketing tactic? The answer is: Yes.
ALL HAIL
Red-carpet fashion experts give us the dish on why we can’t stop talking about the “Challengers” star’s clever, campy press tour gowns.
SMOOCH!
Here are 1,200 words on the most important kiss scene in cinema history. Sorry not sorry.
GAME, SET, MATCH
Zendaya’s steamy love-triangle tennis movie is a rare phenomenon in this cynical age: a film with irrepressible enthusiasm and excitement…especially for its iconic three-way kiss.
SEE/SKIP
A guide to the week’s best and worst TV shows and movies from The Daily Beast’s Obsessed critics.