"Christy"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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For this week's main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Josh Parham, Joselyn Safadi, Dan Bayer & Daniel Howat join me to discuss the latest film from David Michôd, "Christy," starring Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, and Katy O'Brian. Based on former professional boxer Christy Martin, the film chronicles Martin's rise to becoming America's most well-known female boxer in the 1990s, and later her abusive relationship with her husband/trainer. The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival to positive reviews for Sweeney and Foster's performances, but what did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss that, the direction, writing, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of Christy.
0:05.2	You must be the lady I've been hearing so much about.
0:10.3	Yes, sir.
0:11.6	So I want to meet you, Mr. King.
0:13.5	But tell me about yourself.
0:15.3	Jesse here says that you fight an old pink.
0:20.1	I'm from West Virginia. What's that got to do with pink? Nothing, sir. I'm from West Virginia.
0:21.6	What's that got to do with pink?
0:23.4	Nothing, sir. I'm just telling you about myself.
0:25.6	Pink was my idea.
0:27.8	All right, everybody, you were just listening to the trailer for Christy, and the story is as follows.
0:32.5	Christy Martin never imagined life beyond her small town roots in West Virginia until she discovered a knack for punching
0:38.8	people. Fueled by grit, raw determination, and an unshakable desire to win, she charges into the
0:45.0	world of boxing, under the guidance of her trainer and manager turned husband, Jim.
0:51.7	Flanting a fiery persona in the ring, her toughest battle start to unfold outside of it
0:56.6	as she confronts family, identity, and a relationship that just might become life or death.
1:02.7	The film is starring Sidney, Ben Foster, Merritt Weaver, and Katie O'Brien.
1:07.3	It is written and directed by David Michaud and co-written by Mariah Fulks.
1:12.2	Here to join me today for this spoiler-filled podcast review. I have Katie Johnson.
1:19.4	Hey, everyone. Josh Parm.
1:21.9	Hello, hello. Jocelyn Safati. Hi, everyone. Dan Bear. Hello.
1:28.5	And Daniel Howitt.
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