I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t the biggest fan of The Smashing Machine. Though the 2025 movie features one of Dwayne Johnson’s best performances (at least his most transformative), I felt like Benny ...

A24’s version takes a different approach. Director Benny Safdie, in his first solo directorial effort, draws from that documentary while expanding on Kerr’s inner world. Safdie worked closely with ...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s desire to play pioneering UFC fighter Mark Kerr in “The Smashing Machine,” an adaptation of the 2002 documentary of the same name, about the athlete’s rise through the ...

While Marty Supreme & The Smashing Machine have shown what Benny and Josh Safdie can do on their own, it also shows they’re ...

"The Smashing Machine” is Benny Safdie’s first feature film as a solo director after directing five films with his brother Josh, including “Uncut Gems.” The movie is a flawed but interesting opening ...

Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” isn’t what you think it is, especially if you think it’s a movie about a British guy who thinks his typewriter is the tops. “The Smashing Machine” would seem to ...

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This image released by A24 shows Dwayne Johnson in a scene from "The Smashing Machine." A24 via AP Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” showcases Dwayne Johnson in a dramatic role, playing real life ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Official image from ‘The Smashing Machine’ courtesy of A24. In the universe of World Wrestling ...

It's all in the details. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It’s a shame that so few people went out to see The Smashing Machine ...