Film

Marty Supreme

Released 2024·Directed by Joshua Safdie
9 think pieces
automachination·essay·Ezekiel Yu
Getting A Grip: On Josh Safdie's "Marty Supreme" (2025)

Chalamet plays a ruthless, ping-pong-obsessed hustler in Safdie's chaotic, breakneck portrait of obsession, greatness, and the ugly cost of both.

Score: 76Read at automachination.com
The Hindu·review·Ayaan Paul Chowdhury
‘Marty Supreme’ movie review: Timothée Chalamet peddles destiny in Josh Safdie’s monumental trial of self-worth - The Hindu

Chalamet burns as a ping-pong hustler who mistakes arrogance for destiny. Safdie's best solo work yet — caustic, kinetic, uncomfortably American.

Score: 74Read at thehindu.com
In Review Online·review
Marty Supreme — Josh Safdie [Review] | In Review Online

Chalamet plays a 1950s ping-pong hustler in Safdie's latest—but with $60M budgets, the Safdies' scrappy underdog energy may be their biggest gamble yet.

Score: 72Read at inreviewonline.com
Boston Hassle·review
REVIEW: Marty Supreme (2025) dir. Josh Safdie // BOSTON HASSLE

Josh Safdie's *Marty Supreme* is a manic, globe-spanning ping-pong hustler film — think *Uncut Gems* energy with Chalamet as a Tasmanian-Devil Woody Allen.

Score: 72Read at bostonhassle.com
Screen Daily·interview·Mark Salisbury
Josh Safdie on working with a bigger budget on ‘Marty Supreme’ and why Timothée Chalamet was perfect for “outcast” lead role | Features | Screen

Josh Safdie nearly quit filmmaking after *Uncut Gems*, then came back solo with *Marty Supreme* — a ping-pong hustler drama starring Chalamet as a driven outcast.

Score: 72Read at screendaily.com
Aish·interview·Susan Hornik
Marty Supreme, Jewish Pride and the American Dream | Aish

Director Josh Safdie unpacks how *Marty Supreme*—starring Chalamet—channels post-Holocaust Jewish pride and immigrant ambition through a ping-pong legend's story.

Score: 72Read at aish.com
The Hollywood Reporter·interview
Timothée Chalamet, Josh Safdie Interview: How We Made ‘Marty Supreme’

Safdie and Chalamet break down making *Marty Supreme* — a $70M period film that still aims to feel stolen, spontaneous, and dangerously alive.

Score: 72Read at hollywoodreporter.com
The Hollywood Reporter·interview
Timothee Chalamet and Josh Safdie Talk Marty Supreme

Chalamet and Josh Safdie discuss their unlikely bond and *Marty Supreme*, a Christmas A24 release and secret NYFF hit born from a faked acid trip.

Score: 72Read at hollywoodreporter.com
IONCINEMA·interview
Interview: Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme - IONCINEMA.com

Josh Safdie unpacks *Marty Supreme* — his creative process, influences, and obsessions. Essential reading for fans of *Uncut Gems* and high-wire American filmmaking.

Score: 68Read at ioncinema.com