Marty Supreme

Miraculously, a movie about the high stakes of table tennis, er, ping-pong was pretty interesting, to say the least! Marty Supreme is ½ of the Safdie brothers' offerings in 2025, and of the two MS definitely landed better for me - with a runtime you can't feel bearing a massive, painful weight on your shoulders being a huge plus. This story is pretty simple: young guy has big ambitions as an athlete and chaos that he causes wreaks around his path. Performances are one of the strongest points of the shindig - Timothée Chalamet plays the biggest asshole to ever hit the sports medium and is quite solid in playing the part. As you follow the ups and downs of his characters throughout, emotions run high and in the end, it works in his favor - no additional notes needed here. Shoutout to the three strongest supporting actors in the bunch: Odessa A’zion as Marty's oft-disrespected love interest who goes through hell and beck and honestly... deserved someone better than that behemoth but I dye-gress; Tyler, the Creator (in his film debut!) as Marty's best friend - a role that was as funny on the comedic front as I figured it would be, and the biggest star of them all... Seal! (...or just a seal). Also present is Gwyneth Paltrow and one of the disgruntled Shark Tank hosts who add to the wild tale of Mr. Supreme. The ping-pong matches, as well as various shootouts, are some of the best shot material that stands out. There's also a moment where honey gets used in a way that would make Candyman squint. All in all, much fun to be had here.