The Movie Squad podcast offers your weekly volley of opinions on films ranging from the electrifying to the enigmatic.

First up, Tristan Fidler and Breakfast host Pamela Boland review Luca Guadagnino's sensual tennis drama Challengers, starring Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor.

Then, Simon Miraudo returns serve with a review of Ryusuke Hamaguchi's ecological tone-poem Evil Does Not Exist, in which a Japanese village contends with corporate intruders.

Stay tuned for an extended pod-exclusive conversation about Evil Does Not Exist and the continuing controversy around Alex Garland's Civil War. ([Listen to Tristan's review from last week](https://rtrfm.com.au/story/civil-war-late-night-with-the-devil-and-the-first-omen-movie-squad-podcast-161/).)

All three films are now showing in Australian cinemas.

Tune into RTRFM 92.1 at 7:30am on Fridays for your regular broadcast of Movie Squad on the radio.