Oasis, the Coen brothers, and the JoBros. Now, the Safdie brothers count themselves among the great sibling creative partnerships that eventually went their separate ways. In early 2024, Benny Safdie confirmed that he would no longer be directing films alongside his older brother, Josh Safdie, after over a decade of moviemaking and a lifetime of being related.

With The Smashing Machine out on October 3, Benny becomes the first to make to re-debut as a filmmaker independent of his brother after initially branching out into acting. While we haven’t gotten much of Josh’s perspective yet, Marty Supreme is out this Christmas, forgoing any major film festivals. Hopefully, like those siblings before them, the Safdies will eventually reunite to get Adam Sandler his Oscar but first, an awards

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