HOLLYWOOD, CA — From MMA redemption to brewing dynasty drama, this week’s new releases explore identity, ambition and the stories we live by — all streaming or in theaters. Benny Safdie’s “The ...

With The Smashing Machine, Benny Safdie makes his solo directorial debut — and it’s immediately clear what he brought to his decade-long creative partnership with his brother, Josh. This biopic of MMA ...

The Rock's new movie "The Smashing Machine" is a biopic about MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Director Benny Safdie aimed for the film to be a "truthful representation" of Mark Kerr's life story, but ...

The Smashing Machine is getting major buzz at potentially earning Dwayne Johnson an Academy Award nomination, but its early box office returns point to being Johnson’s lowest earning film in a long ...

Dwayne Johnson brings UFC legend Mark Kerr‘s life to the big screen with The Smashing Machine, straddling the line of “lover” and “fighter.” On the red carpet of Monday’s Los Angeles premiere, Johnson ...

No, you are safe to head out after the fantastic last scene of the movie, which actually includes the real life Mark Kerr. There aren't any bonus scenes after the credits roll. The Smashing Machine is ...

Unfortunately, "The Smashing Machine" takes no such cue, peddling in Mark and Dawn's toxic and volatile relationship for the rest of the film, sidelining much of the sports drama the trailers promised ...

In his first feature as a solo director, Benny Safdie leads Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt through the real-life story of early MMA champion fighter Mark Kerr.

The first solo project by Safdie brother Benny ("Uncut Gems"), this too-loyal adaptation of a 2002 HBO doc on fighter Mark Kerr stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.

The Smashing Machine star Dwayne Johnson and writer-director Benny Safdie tried hard to tell the story of UFC fighter Mark Kerr truthfully — especially in the ...

The Smashing Machine,” starring Dwayne Johnson as MMA pioneer Mark Kerr, is something simpler and less curious.

That's given "The Smashing Machine" a runway to launch its star Dwayne Johnson into the Oscar conversation. The former WWE wrestler is being praised for abandoning his familiar cartoonish persona to ...