Dream big, think bigger. That's the general idea of the new Josh Safdie film, Marty Supreme, that he directed and co-wrote with his long-time associate Ronald Bronstein. The star of this late Oscar contender is no one else then the Duke of Arrakis, the non-famous Bob Dylan and the young version of Willy Wonka, Timothée Chalamet. With supporting actors Gwyneth Paltrow and Tyler The Creator, this is a line-up that would make any award voter salivate.
The plot is as big as you would expect. In 1952, the young and charming Marty has every shoe salesman's dream: winning the British Open in table tennis, while managing his unstable platonic and romantic relationships, and going to extremes to finance his desires. However, the hard reality pushes him in the opposite direction of his extravagant dreams, but God knows he will not give up at any hurdle.
The main attraction of this masterpiece is the French performer Timothée Chalamet. Even though he only recently celebrated his 30th birthday, his career is already very fed. His performances have been rewarded by 28 nominations at a major ceremony in no less than ten films. But quite ironically, like in the film, success does not follow him as much as we would like - only four were successful and they all happened in 2025. As a matter of fact, he very recently ended a four-loss streak at the Golden Globes by winning his first one for Marty Supreme, like he did in the Critic’s Choice.
But all these losses are in the past because this is an epic triumph for the actor. His performance makes you love him and hate him at the same time. He exhibits a wide spectrum of emotions like it's nothing, while remaining charismatic 100% of the time. As he stated, he spent many years training in table tennis just for this film, a real proof of determination from an actor with an innate talent in his field.
One of the only criticisms of the film, which is not really one, is that Josh Safdie does not really diversify from his last works, instead using similar storytelling. Many people have pointed out how Marty's character is similar to the main character of Uncut Gems, which Safdie wrote and directed with his brother Benny, as both movies present a similar anxious structure and mixed feelings about the 'hero'. However, his direction is meticulously crafted so that the audience never get bored, in a similar way to The Wolf of Wall Street, the film is based on extravagance and strong emotions with action scenes that can occur at any moment.
Released in the last days of 2025, Marty Supreme meets all the conditions for an excellent awards season. Everyone who worked on this film is in a good position to win an award. But without surprise, it will be Chalamet that everybody is going to cheer for. He’s on his way to win his first BAFTA and Oscar after six combined losses. If we have to remember something from this film, it is that, when you have a dream, you must not think about anything other than thinking this dream is already part of reality. However, it requires some nerve to actually achieve it, especially if your dream is to become Marty Supreme.