The Soul of ‘Marty Supreme’ Is This Scene

“Marty Supreme” is a box office and critical hit, and earned nine nominations in the 2026 Oscars, including best picture, best director and best actor for Timothée Chalamet. Wesley is glad about all of it. He loved the movie and its shameless protagonist, Marty Mauser. But it turns out that a lot of people going to see this movie don’t share his feelings. In fact, a lot of them hate it. And much of that seems to have to do with a hatred of Marty himself. Wesley’s friend and a culture editor at The New York Times Magazine, Sasha Weiss, thinks people may be missing the point. Which, to her, has a lot to do with the Jewishness of the film. She joins Wesley to talk it out. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/po... “Cannonball” is a podcast from The New York Times, with the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Wesley Morris. Every week, Wesley talks to writers, artists and friends about the culture that moves us — the good, the bad and whatever’s in between. Surprisingly personal and never obvious, new episodes drop on Thursdays. Watch "Cannonball" on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcasts. #oscars2026 #oscars #bestpicture #martysupreme Subscribe:    / @cannonballpodcast   Follow NYTimes:   / nytimes   Subscribe to NYT Audio: https://bit.ly/3Qz3GZu