“The Smashing Machine” is a strange one: a bio-drama about the emotional sensitivities of a professional fighter. Starring ...

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From Benny Safdie, half of the Safdie Brothers whose Good Time and Uncut Gems pulled exactly zero punches with their ...

Mark Kerr is back inside the Octagon … well, sorta. The celebrated heavyweight bruiser is now a playable fighter in the UFC 5 ...

Benny Safdie wants to challenge our expectations of the traditional sports movie. His first solo directorial outing without ...

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 Smashing Machine’ is Dwayne Johnson’s attempt at Oscar-level respect as an actor, with director Benny Safdie doing his ...

In 2001, the WWE wrestler turned actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made his first film appearance in the action sequel The ...

The former two-division Bellator MMA titleholder makes his feature-film debut in the Benny Safdie-helmed biopic on two-time ...

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

Former MMA champion Ryan Bader made his acting debut in "The Smashing Machine". He nearly missed his role as Mark Coleman after ignoring director texts. The film explores Mark Kerr's life and ...

During an appearance Tuesday on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, WWE legend Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson described the legitimate physical pain he endured in a particular scene for the upcoming movie ...