REVIEW: ‘Marty Supreme’ — Josh Safdie’s manic, breathless masterpiece

DUBAI: Director Josh Safdie’s manic character drama has had plenty of attention — and Oscar nominations (though no wins) — but GCC audiences have only recently had the chance to see if it lives up to the hype. It does: Safdie and his star Timothée Chalamet pull off the tricky high-wire act of presenting a hugely enjoyable movie centered on an essentially unlikeable (despite some attempt at redemption in the finale) lead character.