When Christy Martin exploded into the public consciousness in the 1990s, she didn’t just change the visibility of women’s boxing – she redefined what strength could look like when it refused to be contained. Christy revisits that seismic rise through the eyes of those tasked with bringing her story to the screen: Sydney Sweeney, whose…
In Christy, writer-director David Michôd turns his gaze away from the brittle myths of masculine bravado that have long defined his work, and towards a woman whose strength was forged in public, pressure and pain. The film charts the life of boxing trailblazer Christy Martin not as a sports legend alone, but as someone who…
Sydney Sweeney has really been doing a commendable job of proving that, as an actress, she’s so much more than what we see on Euphoria. Whilst there have been the expected streaming filmic choices (a Netflix horror effort, an Amazon sex thriller) and a dip into the superhero subsect (farewell Madame Web, we hardly knew…
One of the most talked about titles out of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival was the biographical sports drama Christy from acclaimed Australian filmmaker David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) and starring Sydney Sweeney in the titular role, one that generated Oscar buzz out of the festival last month; you can read our review here, where we…
Sydney Sweeney has really been doing a commendable job of proving that, as an actress, she’s so much more than what we see on Euphoria. Whilst there have been the expected streaming filmic choices (a Netflix horror effort, an Amazon sex thriller) and a dip into the superhero subsect (farewell Madame Web, we hardly knew…
The Toronto International Film Festival is fast approaching, and, as seems to be tradition with TIFF, the titles making their appearances on the schedule continue to be a spoil of riches. The AU Review will be on the ground this year covering the festival for another year, and today we’re looking at three spotlight titles…
