Timothée Chalamet’s ping-pong drama is smashing expectations and critics can’t cease raving about Josh Safdie’s first solo directorial

Published on: Oct 8, 2025 12:33 AM IST

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Timothée Chalamet’s newest enterprise, Marty Supreme, has smashed its first impressions proper out of the park…effectively, the ping-pong desk could be extra apt right here. The movie, which marks Josh Safdie’s solo directorial debut with out his brother, Benny, made a shock premiere on the New York Film Festival on October 6, and critics are calling it nothing in need of electrifying.

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About the movie

Set within the Fifties, the film follows younger Marty Mauser and his dream to grow to be a world-class desk tennis champion. The hype for the movie was already quite excessive, particularly with all the thrill surrounding the Safdie brothers’ inventive break up. Moreover, each brothers (now ex-partners) have launched tasks across the similar time, with Benny gunning for The Smashing Machine, which stars The Rock and Emily Blunt. While The Smashing Machine has acquired blended evaluations since its theatrical launch on October 3, Marty Supreme appears to be a delirious crowd-pleaser.

Netizens react

One fan on X referred to as it “Safdie’s greatest movie but — a deranged cross between Catch Me If You Can and Uncut Gems.” Another wrote, “Timothée Chalamet delivers the efficiency of a lifetime. This is the type of movie that makes you keep in mind why you like motion pictures.” Others added their very own spin: “Safdie actually stated ‘act like your hire’s due’ and Timothée delivered.” Another joked, “The Rock’s gotta be pissed for choosing the incorrect Safdie.” One extra stated, “Marty Supreme — Timothee Chalamet is the capital M film star we had been promised. A 300 mph cannonball of a movie that by no means appears to decelerate for a second. Josh Safdie simply introduced the home down in NY.”

It appears like Marty Supreme appears to be cementing Chalamet’s standing as this era’s final film star, and if early reactions are something to go by, that is one movie to essentially look ahead in the direction of.