{"id":804443,"date":"2025-12-06T03:26:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T03:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/24127886\/challengers-review-zendaya-luca-guadagnino"},"modified":"2025-12-06T03:26:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T03:26:42","slug":"challengers-is-the-sensual-satisfying-cure-for-sexless-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/challengers-is-the-sensual-satisfying-cure-for-sexless-cinema\/","title":{"rendered":"Challengers is the sensual, satisfying cure for sexless cinema"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Teenage Tashi (Zendaya, in a vivid red jumper) sits on a hotel bed, eyes closed, chin up, hands at her sides, as Art (Mike Faist) and Patrick (Josh O\u2019Connor) sit on either side of her, each passionately kissing her neck in Challengers\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/challengers-is-the-sensual-satisfying-cure-for-sexless-cinema.jpg\" 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