Flicking #61: Challengers

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

It’s game, set and love matches in our Yosra’s pick of 2024 films, as she, Mick and Hannah watch Luca Guadagnino’s sweaty tale of rivalry on and off the courts. Starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, it was a bit of a critics’ darling and a box-office champ. But does that mean a flying sausage for our three women? Or will they take issue with the plot, the characters, the tennis, the depiction of women (woman), and the Golden Globe-winning score? Ooh, it’s a mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There were three ordinary women on what seemed like a simple mission to find a film they liked.
0:08.0	One where women got something to do and not just look pretty or be murdered,
0:13.0	which, to be totally honest, has complicated matters a bit.
0:19.0	Welcome to Flicking. Yes, it sounds a bit rude.
0:22.7	That's the joke.
0:25.5	Welcome to this month's Flicking.
0:29.5	I'm Mickey Noonan.
0:31.0	Hi-ya.
0:31.9	And I am joined, as ever, by that there, Hannah Dunleavy.
0:35.5	Hannah, hello.
0:36.9	Hello there.
0:38.4	That was real chipper.
0:40.3	Love it.
0:40.9	Let's see how long that lasts.
0:42.9	How's that artificially chipped up, was it?
0:45.7	A little bit.
0:47.1	And also, they're absolutely delightful Yosra Osmond.
0:50.9	Yosra, hello.
0:52.1	Hello.
0:53.6	I'm bigging you up at the start, Yosur, because we're about to talk balls.
0:57.6	We are.
0:58.6	You were in charge of this month's flicking.
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