The New Yorker

“The Smashing Machine” Pulls Its Punches

Johnson’s taut performance, Benny Safdie’s bio-pic about the mixed-martial-arts fighter Mark Kerr proves distanced and ...

The Smashing Machine: Ryan Bader On Working With The Rock, Making Fights Look Real

Ryan Bader makes his acting debut in The Smashing Machine, but he says working with stars like The Rock took away a lot of ...

Emily Blunt pulls no punches in ‘The Smashing Machine’

Blunt is proud that “Smashing Machine” is able to fully convey a real, if complicated, relationship: “This just felt like the ...
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‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Not Quite a Knockout

Before he was Dwayne Johnson the biggest movie star in the world, both literally and figuratively, he was “The Rock,” a third ...

Taylor Swift to Rule Box Office Again as ‘Showgirl’ Aims for $35 Million Debut, Topping ‘Smashing Machine’

Taylor Swift is returning to cinemas with "The Official Release Party of a Showgirl," which is tracking for a debut of $35 ...

WWE's The Rock Talks Diet, Weight Loss, Gained 30 Pounds for 'The Smashing Machine'

WWE legend Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson confirmed this week that he has lost weight after bulking up for his role as Mark Kerr in the movie The Smashing Machine.

After a Career Year, 'The Smashing Machine's Benny Safdie Is Quietly Becoming the Most Surprising Standout of 2025

T here’s a scene in Benny Safdie ’s The Smashing Machine in which Dwayne Johnson ’s Mark and Emily Blunt ’s Dawn are having ...

‘It was hard’ – The Rock put on 30lbs in epic body transformation to play Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has detailed the difficulties in bulking up to play Mark Kerr in his latest blockbuster film. Johnson portrays the former UFC heavyweight champion in ...