Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers throws more trysts and turns at a viewer than a decent thriller, as it serves up a love triangle set between a trio of tennis players, Patrick (Josh O’Connor), Art (Mike Faist) and, Tashi (Zendaya) against a wild card tennis match event in New Rochelle, NY. The story, by Justin Kuritzkes, is [...]
“Fashion with comfort . . . That’s what I give,” remarked Salvatore Ferragamo, the renowned shoemaker from Italy, in a 1958 Australian interview, clips of which are interspersed within Luca Guadagnino’s “Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams,” opening in a limited release this weekend. Guadagnino, known for his painterly and loving eye for beauty and detail, applies [...]
This star studded drama follows a famous aging rock star (Swinton) and her younger boyfriend as they vacation on the beautiful volcanic island of Pantelleria Things take a dark turn when an old friend (Fiennes) and his daughter (Dakota Johnson) interrupt the serene getaway. The film is described as a "sensuous portrait of desire, jealousy and [...]
