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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

What's to like? Why you can hate Timothee Chalamet's character and still love Marty Supreme

Marty is attempting to prove himself as the world's greatest table-tennis champion, to escape his meagre mid-century New York City circumstances and achieve a dream he's locked on to, seemingly more out of desire to achieve it than a particular love for the sport. And just as he's presumably blown up some natural athleticism into a monomaniacal quest, all of Marty's misdeeds across the film escalate.
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fromJezebel
1 month ago

Timothee Chalamet is the Real Deal in Solo Safdie Sports-Crime Jaunt Marty Supreme

Safdie brothers' solo films probe athletic desperation and the thin line between winning and losing, using sports to reveal characters' self-delusion and obsession.
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