12/01/2026
MARTY SUPREME joins ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER as another exemplary piece of American filmmaking. Smart, unique, exciting and absolutely riveting. Cinema remains well and truly alive.
Josh Safdie has created quite an original odyssey here, blending genres and not easily categorised. It’s a sports movie, sure, but also a spectacular character study, a provocative look at those who dream big as well as being just a damn entertaining piece of filmmaking. Daring, wild, unpredictable, hilarious and relentless.
Timothee Chalamet, already a great established talent, transcends into a sensation and nails the year’s best performance. He is a thrill and a delight to follow and his character is a remarkably complex and fascinating anti-hero. You’ll never quite make up your mind about him. He is abhorrent and quite often repugnant and yet he’s ambitious, ruthless and relatable. I could quite easily watch Marty scheme, lie and manipulate everyone all day.
His quest for greatness is an absolute joy to watch, admirable, disgusting and often hilarious as he manages numerous absurd obstacles.
I half expected a typical sports movie with basic character work and conventional storytelling, but the approach here was considerably deeper, more resonant, original and above all just wonderful entertainment. Cinema at its peak.
Overall, this is a must see for those who love movies that pretty much have everything you could hope for. Pitch perfect performances all around, compelling characters and phenomenal filmmaking. This isn’t just some awards bait pretender, this is for everyone! An off beat American exploration of those who dream big and pursue greatness, but also a funny adventure about an unlikeable hero who becomes tangled in a series of random misfortunes in order to find what he feel he deserves.
I will reel over this movie over and over. The third best film of 2025 behind ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and SINNERS. What an incredible year for movies indeed.
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