In particular, Bacharach would go on an impressive run in the ’50s and ’60s, penning hits including “This Guy’s in Love with ...

Last year, while accepting a Screen Actors Guild award for A Complete Unknown, Timothée Chalamet told the audience, "I want to be one of the greats; I'm inspired by the greats." Many criticized him ...

In my last post, I highlighted some of the pitfalls of clout chasing and perfectionism exhibited in the character of Marty Mauser in the film Marty Supreme. Marty’s self-importance and lack of empathy ...

SPOILER ALERT: The following cultural commentary contains plot spoilers for the movie “Marty Supreme,” now playing in theaters. (RNS) — If certain films are paradigmatic of an era or a political ...

Timothée Chalamet’s new ping pong biopic just has the most successful opening weekend at the box office for A24, and it’s even eclipsed the domestic total of one of the studio’s biggest bombs of the ...

That last one is very much a specialty for filmmaker Josh Safdie, who, until recently, has teamed with his brother Benny Safdie on movies most recently including Good Time and Uncut Gems. His “heroes” ...

Like many of Josh Safdie's films, Marty Supreme is an immersion into the chaotic life of an obsessively ambitious character. And the last moments of the film certainly encapsulate the film's frantic ...

Are you wondering, like Alixandra Kupcik, where did all the feel-good movies go? She must have written that story before “Song Sung Blue” came out. Because Hugh Jackman passionately describing the ...

A few years ago, Sara Rossein was hunting around a thrift store and found the book The Money Player: The Confessions of America’s Greatest Table Tennis Champion and Hustler. Rossein figured the book — ...

Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme,” now in theaters, is filled with ‘80s bangers, including Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and Peter Gabriel’s “I Have the Touch.” But Safdie’s latest ...

Timothée Chalamet's quest for greatness does not involve a stunt double. The 29-year-old actor took all his own hits in the table-tennis drama "Marty Sumpreme," according to costar Kevin O'Leary. In a ...