Game. Set. Match. (Is that right?) Two of tennis’ greatest novices tackle our most romantic sport in a battle of the ages. Which is the better tennis movie? Up-and-comer, Challengers, or seasoned champion, Wimbledon. But let’s be honest, it’s Zendaya v. Kirsten Dunst - who will win the title of most empowered woman on the court?

References
‘Challengers’ Heats Up: How Zendaya’s Star Power and a Sexy Love Triangle Could Give Gen Z Its Next Movie Obsession by Selome Hailu and Ramin Setoodeh for Variety
‘Challengers’ Director Luca Guadagnino Explains Origins Of The ‘Spider-Verse’ Reference by Armando Tinoco for Deadline
Sex and Tennis Make a Good Match in Challengers by Richard Lawson for Vanity Fair

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This week we discuss the surprising common ground between Jonathan Glazer’s chilling examination of an Auschwitz commandant and his family, The Zone of Interest and Wim Wenders’ meandering meditation on life as a Tokyo Toilet cleaner, Perfect Days.

References
Interview with Jonathan Glazer on The Zone of Interest by David Canfield for Vanity Fair
The Making of The Zone of Interest
Wim Wenders interviewed about Perfect Days for Curzon
The Tokyo Toilet Project

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Chinatown (1974) dir. by Roman Polanski
Spoorloos (1990) dir. by George Sluizer
Thoroughbreds (2017) dir. by Cory Finley

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Last week A24’s Civil War was released and we have mixed feelings about it. Will their biggest-budget movie to date prove itself at the box office? And is a movie about war and an American fascist leader really what we want to see right now?

References
‘The Rise and Rise of A24’, The Economist (not credited)
Director Alex Garland speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about Civil War
‘Box Office: ‘Civil War’ Makes $2.9 Million in Previews, Best Ever for an A24 Movie’ by Jordan Moreau for Variety

Film Pharmacy
Perfect Days (2023) dir. by Wim Wenders
Idiocracy (2006) dir. by Mike Judge

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