I’ll be honest, I didn’t know much about Marty Supreme when I walked into the theater to catch one of the last movies coming out on the 2025 movie schedule. I knew the basics, I knew it starred Timothee Chalamet as a ping pong player, and it was directed by Josh Safdie. I vaguely remembered that it was more or less based on a true story, but otherwise, I tried to go in as blind as possible, because I wanted it all to be a surprise. And boy was it! It is about table tennis, sure, but it’s not just a sports movie. In fact, table tennis is really just a Macguffin.
Warning: there are slight spoilers ahead from the beginning of the movie, so proceed with caution if you haven’t seen it yet.
