Think Pink? (CREDIT: Black Bear/Screenshot)

Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, Katy O’Brian, Ethan Embry, Coleman Pedigo, Jess Gabor, Chad L. Coleman, Tony Cavalero

Director: David Michôd

Running Time: 135 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: November 7, 2025 (Theaters)

If you’ve been reading my reviews for a while, then perhaps you are already familiar with my approach of asking myself, “Would I like to live in the world of this movie and/or be the protagonist?” In the case of the sports biopic Christy, in which Sydney Sweeney stars as pioneering boxer Christy Salters Martin, the answer is a definitive split decision of “Yes in some ways” and “No in other ways.” On the one hand, professional athletic glory sounds like something I’d love to bask in. But on the other hand, being a queer woman in a homophobic world who’s married to a controlling and abusive man sounds much less appealing. So since that strategy didn’t result in a singular response, I’ll instead think of this movie as an advertisement for what a great friend Christy surely is to all those who have the good fortune to be a part of her life now and in the future.

Grade: 5 Belts out of 8 Mullets