Out of all of the film's buzzing around this fall, arguably none are quite as as A24's , the latest from homegrown director Josh Safdie ( , ): The energetic, madcap sports flick transports you to 1950s Manhattan, where a young and extremely cocky Marty Mauser (played by NYC's own Timothée Chalamet ) entertains dreams of being a world-champion, Wheaties-box-level ping pong player. In his desperate dash to make it to Japan for an international championship, Marty gets himself wrapped up in love triangles, mob business, competitive rivalries and plenty of anxiety-inducing chaos. This is a movie after all.

won't hit theaters in the United States until Christmas Day, December 25, its leading man is hosting a sneak peek of the hotly anticipated film's first 30 minutes tonight, October 9 at

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