Directed by Josh Safdie, 2025, USA, Rated R, 150 min.
Timothée Chalamet stars as Marty Mauser, a charismatic but self‑destructive shoe salesman in 1950s New York whose obsessive pursuit of becoming the world’s greatest table tennis champion propels him into a frenetic world of hustling, chaos, and unexpected emotional stakes. Featuring Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler the Creator, and Fran Drescher, the film premiered at the 2025 New York Film Festival before its nationwide release. Marty Supreme earned wide critical acclaim and numerous awards season nods—including Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director (Safdie) and Best Actor (Chalamet)—and was named a Top Ten Film of 2025 by both the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. Critics called Chalamet’s performance “career‑defining” while noting the film’s kinetic energy and emotional complexity. “A feverish go‑for‑broke tour de force,” one reviewer wrote, emphasizing how the movie channels raw ambition and frenetic spirit into one of the year’s most compelling character studies.
