India, Oct. 8 -- Timothee Chalamet's latest venture, Marty Supreme, has smashed its first impressions right out of the park.well, the ping-pong table might be more apt here. The film, which marks Josh Safdie's solo directorial debut without his brother, Benny, made a surprise premiere at the New York Film Festival on October 6, and critics are calling it nothing short of electrifying.

Set in the 1950s, the movie follows young Marty Mauser and his dream to become a world-class table tennis champion. The hype for the film was already rather high, especially with all the buzz surrounding the Safdie brothers' creative split. Moreover, both brothers (now ex-partners) have released projects around the same time, with Benny gunning for The Smas...