The film Christy explores a challenging period in boxer Christy Martin’s life, focusing on her hidden struggles with her identity and her experience in an abusive marriage. Ben Foster plays Jim Martin, her coach and husband. Mick LaSalle, writing for the San Francisco Chronicle, praises Sydney Sweeney’s performance as the best of her career.
David Michôd, the director of Animal Kingdom, helmed Christy, co-writing the script with Mirrah Foulkes. This film isn’t a typical awards-season grab, and Sydney Sweeney avoids the overly showy performances often seen in biopics. Sweeney has become a frustrating celebrity—she’s not afraid to play with the press, but she’s also carefully managed, making her public appearances feel empty and lacking personality. She’s become a sort of blank slate for public discussion. However, as an actress, she’s captivating, as demonstrated in Christy, the 2023 film Reality, and her decision to start her own production company in 2020 to develop her own projects. While Christy follows the familiar rise-fall-redemption arc of many biopics, it’s more complex than a simple inspirational sports story. It focuses heavily on the abusive relationship between Christy Martin and her coach-turned-husband, Jim Martin (Ben Foster), and how he increasingly controls her, ultimately attempting to murder her when she tries to leave him.
Xochitl Gomez, known for her role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, will appear in multiple episodes of the series Boston Blue. Her first appearance is scheduled for Friday, November 21, according to TVLine.
A new photo from Zack Snyder’s Justice League, shared on Instagram, offers a fresh look at Jared Leto as the Joker in a dark, alternate future. This scene, added to the director’s cut, depicts a timeline where Darkseid conquers Earth. In this future, Batman, played by Ben Affleck, forms an unlikely alliance with the Joker and Deathstroke to fight Superman, who has become corrupted after the death of Lois Lane.
Zhou made these claims on both Instagram and in an article with the Daily Mail. However, she didn’t share exactly the same information on each platform.
A good season finale should leave you eager for what’s next, either by introducing a new puzzle or taking the story in an interesting new direction. Whether it’s a romantic cliffhanger from a classic 90s comedy or a shocking reveal in a sci-fi series, some finales are truly memorable.
As a big fan of both the Alien and Predator universes, I’ve been trying to figure out exactly where Predator: Badlands fits into everything. Seriously, when does it take place? Does it connect to the stories we’ve seen in Alien: Earth or the new Alien: Romulus? Or is it way further down the line? The movie doesn’t spell it out, but there are a ton of little hints about its place in the timeline. These clues also suggest how the events of previous Predator films quietly influence the story, and even give us a possible timeframe for a future Alien vs. Predator movie. It’s fun trying to piece it all together!
The film, Put Your Soul on Your Hand (currently showing in New York and soon to be released in more cities), is made up of video calls with Hassona, a young woman who often smiles even when she’s scared or upset. While her lively and curious personality shines through, the calls are constantly disrupted. The connection is poor – the video and audio cut out and freeze frequently, making it hard to understand what she’s saying. These technical issues actually emphasize her fragility, making it feel like she’s reaching out from a faraway, dangerous place – a world of constant bombing and fighting. She speaks casually about terrible events, like finding her aunt’s body near their destroyed home.
The opening credits of Wicked: One Wonderful Night immediately show it was filmed at the Dolby Theatre – the same venue as the Oscars! This is a striking choice, especially since the film is clearly aiming for awards this year. It almost creates the impression of a world where there’s an annual Oscars ceremony dedicated solely to Wicked. As a reminder, the first Wicked movie received ten Oscar nominations and won two awards last year. I see this as the beginning of a high-profile awards campaign to surpass that success this time around.
Tom Felton will reprise his role as Draco Malfoy in future Broadway performances of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. During an interview on Good Morning America, he spoke about his former Harry Potter co-star, Daniel Radcliffe, and his successful career on stage. Felton confessed that he’s been inspired by watching Radcliffe’s achievements. He then continued by saying…