The star’s nuance and emotional power, along with his natural charisma, quietly enriched a quartet of movies in 2025.
Category: Challengers (Movie)
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Oscar Snubs and Surprises: Daniel Craig Misses; Fernanda Torres Scores
Sebastian Stan’s Trump portrayal is also rewarded after the film had a hard time getting distribution, while Marianne Jean-Baptiste was overlooked.
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Sex Scenes in Movies Are Back, but They Aren’t Exactly Sexy
Instead, these moments in “Anora,” “Babygirl,” “Challengers” and more involve complex power dynamics that speak volumes about their characters.
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‘Wicked,’ ‘Anora’ and ‘A Complete Unknown’ Get Writers Guild Nominations
The three films have momentum leading up to the planned Oscars nomination announcement next week.
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2025 Oscar Nominations We’d Love to See
If the nominations that are unveiled next week include these contenders, it would be the best kind of surprise from an academy often known for missteps.
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Nikki Glaser’s Monologue and Other Moments From the 2025 Globes
From Nikki Glaser’s monologue and wins for “Emilia Pérez” and “The Brutalist,” it was downhill to all those pharmaceutical ads.
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‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘Wicked’ Make the Oscar Shortlists
The musical appears twice for best song, along with big names like Pharrell Williams and Elton John. “Wicked” is potentially up for best score.
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The TV Shows, Movies and Music That Readers Loved in 2024
Critical favorites like “Anora,” “Cowboy Carter” and “The Bear” still left room for more recent arrivals like “Wicked” and Broadway’s “Maybe Happy Ending.”
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‘Challengers’ and That Ending: Our Critics Have Thoughts
The tennis movie comes to an abrupt stop midmatch, so we don’t know who won. Does that matter?
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How They Served the Tennis Scenes in ‘Challengers’
Painstaking effort went into building the energetic competition moments in Luca Guadagnino’s love-triangle tennis drama. Here’s a closer look at the process.
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With ‘Challengers’ and ‘Saltburn,’ Hollywood Movies Embrace Sex Again
Studios obsessively focused on PG-13 franchises and animation in recent years, but movies like “Challengers” and “Saltburn” show eroticism has returned.
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Watch Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor Spar Over Churros in ‘Challengers’
The director Luca Guadagnino narrates a tense scene between the two characters.