The vitals:
Thursday, July 31
7:00 ~ Doors
7:30 ~ CHALLENGERS

Challengers may have been the most surprising omission from Oscar season this past year. The first in a one-two punch of collaborations between director Luca Guadagnino and writer Justin “potion seller” Kuritzkes, (the other being William S. Borroughs adaptation Queer), Zendaya stars as Tashi, an injured tennis star/coach who decides to play a different kind of game with her tennis champion husband Art, and Patrick, an ex-boyfriend who, well, also plays tennis, but without the same level of recognition. Over the years, their paths cross as the couple gains power in their sport, with Tashi at the center of both men’s affections. Is she a pawn in this game of male posturing, or is she the one pulling all the strings? Well, this movie’s too new for me to spoil that. Come beat the heat after a hot day on the court and close out July with this modern classic!

- Jackie Stargrove

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