The Smashing Machine immerses audiences in a heartfelt drama elevated by Benny Safdie's direction and the performances by ...

You only need to see its trailer to know that “The Smashing Machine” is one such film, a vehicle par excellence for Dwayne ...

It’s the role of a lifetime for Dwayne Johnson, who portrays real-life MMA fighter Mark Kerr, writes our reviewer.

The first solo project by Safdie brother Benny ("Uncut Gems"), this too-loyal adaptation of a 2002 HBO doc on fighter Mark ...

Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine” would seem to bear all the hallmarks of something grittier, darker and more disturbing ...

The Rock goes for broke in Benny Safdie's sports biopic about MMA star Mark Kerr — but it's more of a mellow mood piece than a battle royale.

The marketing for writer-director Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” isn’t shy about pushing this mixed martial arts ...

Despite pre-release buzz, the critical consensus for 'The Smashing Machine' is much lower than expected, especially when compared to similar awards hopefuls.

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Dwayne Johnson knows how to rock the box office. Thanks to a starring role in The Fast & Furious universe and the rebooted Jumanji: Welcome To Jungle, he’s become one of the highest-paid actors in the ...

Anna Miller is an LA-based Features Editor at Collider who studied Film Production in University and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved Film Critic who has covered global in-person events such as the ...

COLUMBIA — My typical vending machine selections are E7 for a crisp Diet Coke and F5 for a bag of Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips. But I recently ventured out to a new selection – pizza. Not a bag of pizza ...