Benny Safdie's gritty movie about mixed martial artist Mark Kerr and the early days of the UFC is compelling, but "The ...

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Writer/director Benny Safdie unlocks a new Oscar-ready era in Johnson’s career with “The Smashing Machine” (★★★ out of four; rated R; in theaters Oct. 3), a sports biopic that follows three formative ...

The actor wants you to forget 'Jumanji' and think of him as Oscar material in this MMA-set drama from director Benny Safdie ...

Dwayne Johnson transforms into UFC fighter Mark Kerr, aiming for Oscar recognition with a dramatic, prosthetic-laden ...

Dwayne Johnson has been getting a lot of praise for his magnetic performance in The Smashing Machine since the film premiered ...

As a child, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was a larger-than-life figure in WWE, making fun of John Cena's “candy ass” before ...

The Smashing Machine isn’t the transformative Dwayne Johnson vehicle we’ve been promised – but it’s a start - INSIDE FILM: ...

“Smashing Machine,” is written, directed and produced by Benny Safdie (“Uncut Gems”), who won the Silver Lion as Best ...

The Smashing Machine has its flaws with a story that often feels a little jumbled, but overall equates to one of the most ...

The action movie star, who tapped into some childhood trauma to play mixed martial arts fighter Mark Kerr in his new film, ...

By the sound of it, Johnson didn’t have a ton of time to let his famous elbow heal, as he and Safdie also revealed the ...