Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guests Aoife Barry and Darcie-Jade Faccio, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.
This week, Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme.
A young Jewish man from New York, Marty Mauser is an American ping-pong champion, the future of the sport. However, Marty finds himself constantly struggling to stay one step ahead, as a variety of factors come together to stop him from realising his dream of mastering the sport on the international stage. Marty has to use all his wits and charm in pursuit of his dream, no matter the cost or the collateral damage.
At time of recording, it was ranked 249th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Show Notes:
- Recorded 8th February 2026.
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- Owen Gleiberman at Variety reflects on the question of whether Timothée Chalamet is a movie star, October 2021.
- Timothée Chalamet releases his video pitching promotion of Marty Supreme on YouTube, November 2025.
- Henry Wong at Esquire reflects on Timothée Chalamet’s promotional tour for Marty Supreme, November 2025.
- Samantha Bergeson at IndieWire reports on Timothée Chalamet’s desires to be “the hardest working man” on set, December 2024.
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- Timothée Chalamet talks to Good Morning America about the relatable aspect of Marty Supreme, December 2025.
- Benny Safdie confirms to Variety that he has broken away from his brother, January 2024.
- Ethan Shanfeld at Variety reports on news that Josh Safdie is developing Marty Supreme as a solo project, without his brother, July 2024.
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- Josh Safdie talks to The Washington Post about racing to edit Marty Supreme to premiere at the New York Film Festival, October 2025.
- David Ehrlich describes Marty Supreme as “One Paddle After Another”, October 2025.
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- Lexi Carson at The Hollywood Reporter examines Timothée Chalamet’s ping pong training for Marty Supreme, December 2025.
- Darius Khondji talks to The American Cinematographer about shooting Marty Supreme, December 2025.
- Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw talks to The Associated Press about becoming the first woman to shoot on IMAX film, April 2025.
- Ryan Coogler talks to Kodak about aspect ratios, April 2025.
- Jim Hemphill at IndieWire reports on the screening of The Brutalist on VistaVision, December 2024.
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- Bill Desomitz at The American Society of Cinematographers looks at the use of VistaVision in shooting One Battle After Another, February 2026.
- Mike Fontaine talks to Variety about doing the make-up for Marty Supreme, January 2026.
- Charisma Madarang at Rolling Stone reports on how Timothée Chalamet turned the Las Vegas sphere orange, December 2025.
- Samuel Hine at GQ reflects on the popularity of the Marty Supreme jacket, November 2025.
- Anna Cafolla at Vogue reports on Kylie Jenner’s support of Marty Supreme, January 2026.
- Jack Fisk talks to Variety about the production design on Marty Supreme, December 2025.
- Jack Fisk talks to The Hollywood Reporter about his life and his career, February 2026.
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- Pat Saperstein at Variety looks at the casting of Marty Supreme, December 2025.
- Sarah Bahr at The New York Times considers the cameos and supporting cast of Marty Supreme, December 2025.
- Abel Ferrara talks to The New York Times about his supporting role in Marty Supreme, January 2026.
- Kevin O’Leary talks to Toronto Life about how he came to be cast in Marty Supreme, December 2025.
- Benny Safdie appears on Jimmy Fallon as the tin man, December 2023.
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- Anne Thompson at IndieWire reflects on the history of actors receiving awards for playing characters with disabilities, September 2017.
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- Constance Grady at Vox considers how weird the culture is about Sydney Sweeney, August 2025.
- Darren Mooney at Second Wind considers the weirdness in how culture talks about Sydney Sweeney’s body, March 2024.
- Grace Gilson at The Times of Israel explores the allegations of zionism levelled at Odessa A’zion, December 2025.
- Esther Zuckerman writes at The New York Time about the Jewishness of Marty Supreme, January 2026.
- Harmeet Kaur at CNN considers what it means to be Jewish in America, April 2023.
- Jonathan Sarna at My Jewish Learning considers the Jewish experience in postwar United States, March 2009.
- Devan Schwartz at NPR considers the complicated relationship between the Jewish and African American communities, March 2024.
- Mark Asch at Reverse Shot considers the Jewishness of Marty Supreme, December 2025.
- Katarina Kratovac at The Christian Science Monitor reports on whether the pyramids were built by Jewish slaves, January 2010.
- Russell Shor at Gia considers the use of the black opal in Uncut Gems, January 2020.
- Murray Clark at Esquire reflects on the black opal at the heart of Uncut Gems, January 2020.
- Pat Saperstein at Variety considers the life and career of the real Marty Reisman, December 2025.
- Julien Levy at Rolling Stone considers the true stories that inspired Marty Supreme, December 2025.
- Matt Flegenheimer considers the real Marty Reisman for The New York Times, March 2012.
- Daniel Lopatin talks to Interview Magazine about the music of Marty Supreme, December 2025.
- Daniel Lopatin talks to Rolling Stone about his synth soundtrack to Marty Supreme, January 2026.
- Josh Safdie talks to GQ about the soundtrack to Marty Supreme, December 2025.
- Sean Fennessey describes Marty Supreme as a movie “about being an idiot in your twenties”, October 2025.
- Kevin O’Leary talks to Variety about how Timothée Chalamet used his real ass in Marty Supreme, December 2025.
- Kevin O’Leary talks to Vanity Fair about his process on Marty Supreme, December 2025.
- Kevin O’Leary explains to Variety how he changed the ending to Marty Supreme, January 2026.
- Josh Safdie talks to GQ about the ending of Marty Supreme, December 2025.
- Josh Safdie talks to Variety about the original ending to Marty Supreme, January 2026.
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- A.E. Holmas writes in Oxford Economic Papers about the strange recession of 1953, February 1958.
- Josh Safdie talks to Dazed about Marty Supreme‘s exploration of American individualism, December 2025.
- Josh Safdie talks to The Guardian about the recursive nature of the nostalgia in Marty Supreme, December 2025.
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