It’s particularly heartening to see the New York independent filmmaker Josh Safdie enter the club, with “Marty Supreme”—and all the more so to hear his name called alongside that of his co-writer and co-editor Ronald Bronstein. (The film got nine nominations.) Actually, this year’s Oscars is, among other things, a part of the Bronstein Industrial Complex: Rose Byrne is also nominated, for Best Actress, for her performance in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” directed by Mary Bronstein, who is married to Ronald. For the record, Ronald’s one feature to date as a director, “Frownland,” is the most important independent film of the century so far, not least, for its casting of nonprofessional actors in major roles and its development of their artistry in dramatic scenes of emotional extremes.journey-inline-newsletterinline-newsletter