In ‘The Smashing Machine,’ you can see what The Rock is cooking

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

‘The Smashing Machine’ Could Frankly Use a Bit More Smashing

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.

Benny Safdie tells the inspiring story of a loser in The Smashing Machine

In 2019, Johnson told Safdie he was interested in portraying former wrestler and mixed martial artist Mark Kerr in a movie. He had watched the 2002 documentary The Smashing Machin ...

Emily Blunt reconnected Benny Safdie and Dwayne Johnson on 'Oppenheimer' set, leading to 'The Smashing Machine'

Emily Blunt facilitated the reunion between director Benny Safdie and Dwayne Johnson during Oppenheimer production, leading ...

‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Dwayne Johnson Gets a Do-Over in Benny Safdie’s Endearing Anti-Awards-Bait MMA Biopic

Benny Safdie's MMA-fighting drama 'The Smashing Machine' is anchored by a superbly stripped-down Dwayne Johnson as UFCer Mark ...

The Smashing Machine director Benny Safdie says acting for Christopher Nolan and Paul Thomas Anderson made him a better filmmaker: "You want somebody to say y…

Benny Safdie says his work as director of The Smashing Machine benefitted from his wildly successful second career as an ...

‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Dwayne Johnson Delivers the Blows as a Tormented Fighter in Benny Safdie’s Gritty and Downbeat MMA Flick

Emily Blunt co-stars in the true story of Mark Kerr, a former college wrestler who battled trauma and drug addiction during ...

Benny Safdie Knows How to Take a Hit

The Smashing Machine' director Benny Safdie talks about how the Dwayne Johnson drama came together and the state of his partnership with brother Josh ...