Ahead of its release this coming Friday, a new trailer has landed online for director David Michôd’s biographical sports drama Christy. Sydney Sweeney stars in the title role as Christy Martin, the most successful female boxer of the 1990s, and tells the remarkable true story of her life. The cast also includes Ben Foster, Merritt […]
Movie Review – Christy (2025)
Christy, 2025. Directed by David Michôd. Starring Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, Katy O’Brian, Ethan Embry, Jess Gabor, Chad L. Coleman, Tony Cavalero, Miles Mussenden, Jay Croft, Coleman Pedigo, Bryan Hibbard, Buddy Carter, Bill Kelly, Marvin LaViolette, Emma Jackson, Gilbert Cruz, Naomi Graham, Valyn Hall, Stephanie Benkovich, Adrian Lockett, and Stephanie Baur. SYNOPSIS: Tells […]
First trailer for boxing biopic Christy starring Sydney Sweeney
Following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (read our ★★★★ review here), the first trailer has debuted for the biographical sports drama Christy. Directed by David Michôd, the film stars Sydney Sweeney as Christy Martin and tells the story of her journey to becoming one of America’s most successful female boxers. Joining […]
Movie Review – Christy (2025)
Christy, 2025. Directed by David Michôd. Starring Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Katy O’Brian, Merritt Wever, Ethan Embry, Chad L. Coleman, Tony Cavalero, Jess Gabor, Valyn Hall, Cole Pedigo, Bryan Hibbard and Marvin LaViolette. SYNOPSIS Born in West Virginia — her nickname, “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” derives from her father’s profession — Christy (Sweeney) excelled at sports […]
Movie Review – Memory (2023)
Memory, 2023. Written and Directed by Michel Franco. Starring Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Merritt Wever, Josh Charles, Elsie Fisher, Jessica Harper, Brooke Timber, Jackson Dorfmann, Alexis Rae Forlenza, Elizabeth Loyacano, Josh Philip Weinstein, and Mia Mei Williamson. SYNOPSIS: Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life. This is blown open when […]
2023 BFI London Film Festival Review – Memory
Memory, 2023. Directed by Michel Franco. Starring Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Brooke Timber, Merritt Wever, Josh Charles, Jackson Dorfmann, Elsie Fisher, and Jessica Harper. SYNOPSIS: Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will […]
Apple TV+ anthology series Roar gets a star-studded trailer
Apple TV has released a trailer for Roar, the upcoming anthology series based on Cecelia Ahern’s book of the same name. Exploring the female experience across eight episodes, Roar features a star-studded cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Issa Rae, Merritt Wever, Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Meera Syal, Fivel Stewart, and Kara Hayward; watch […]
New trailer for HBO’s Run starring Domhnall Gleeson and Merritt Wever
Following its premiere this past weekend, HBO has released a trailer for Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Vicky Jones’ comedy thriller Run starring Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson, which gives us a look at what to expect from the series in the weeks ahead; watch it here… Run follows a woman whose humdrum life is thrown upside […]
Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson star in new trailer for Run
Ahead of its premiere next month on HBO, a new trailer has been released for the upcoming comedy thriller series Run which stars Merritt Wever as a woman who drops everything to fulfill a pact she made with her college sweetheart (Domhnall Gleeson) 17 years ago; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9gnW8TAP2U Run follows a woman whose […]
Movie Review – Charlie Says (2019)
Charlie Says, 2019. Directed by Mary Harron. Starring Hannah Murray, Sosie Bacon, Marianne Rendón, Merritt Wever, Matt Smith, Suki Waterhouse, Chace Crawford, Annabeth Gish, Kayli Carter, Cameron Gellman, Matt Riedy, and Grace Van Dien SYNOPSIS: Three young women were sentenced to death in the infamous Manson murder case, but when the death penalty was lifted, […]
