Marty Supreme - Elegant Chaos
THE ARC'S TAKE
This episode asks whether Marty Supreme is Spielberg's version of Uncut Gems — sumptuous instead of feral, but just as committed to a hero who never actually becomes one — and finds a genuinely tragic American Dream story hiding inside all that Safdie chaos.
EPISODE SUMMARY
We tackle (backhand?) Marty Supreme, the Safdie brothers' Timothée Chalamet-led ping-pong biopic, and argue about whether its narcissistic, self-destructive protagonist actually earns his Best Original Screenplay nomination. It's a chaotic, funny, occasionally uncomfortable conversation covering Jewish…
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