Genre: Comedy; Drama. Director: Luca Guadagnino Writer: Justin Kuritzkes Starring: Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike F aist Challengers is a movie that's actually "hard" to review because there are elements I truly loved and others... not so much. And while it's fair to say it isn't a perfect movie, it sure is a solid one. It's sexy, vibrant and fueled by its charismatic three leads - Challengers is a winning match for director Luca Guadagnino. Guadagnino is no stranger to complex characters and plays with three depicable people in this film by creating an intriguing love triangle between an alpha woman, an unapologetic bissexual and a cute guy who proves to be a manipulative mastermind... and I believe this is giving a lot away already. While explaining the nature of their connections might be too much of a spoiler since the movie's narrative is exactly a study about how these three characters connect and have connected before, it's no crime
IMMACULATE A tepid piece of religious horror, Immaculate has a great premise, but it never actually takes advantage of it at its full. It gets lost when it tries to criticize the patriarchy and the rigid religious norms in an attempt to make for a necessary commentary about The Curch. Still, it offers a fine performance from Sydney Sweeney, who goes higher than what we have already seen from her in Euphoria TV series and Anyone But You - she might not reach brilliance here, but she does make for a great scream queen (specially in the last scene). Promising, but not as good as it could be. It demanded more visual/graphic horror in order to be terrifying and there are some plot holes in this narrative. Watchable, but underwhelming. RATING: 4,5/10 LOVE LIES BLEEDING It starts as a conventional girl meets girl in a weird context, but then things catch fire and the characters start to evolve - and that's when the movie really grips you. Love Lies Bleeding is a hell of a cinematic t