I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t the biggest fan of The Smashing Machine. Though the 2025 movie features one of Dwayne Johnson’s best performances (at least his most transformative), I felt like Benny ...
Warning: This article contains spoilers for "The Smashing Machine." Is the hierarchy of power in the 2026 Academy Awards about to change? Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson sure hopes so, if his dramatic about ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rock had won over Christopher Nolan. The “Oppenheimer” director, hardly known for making effusive public comments, was ...
WWE and Hollywood veteran The Rock wanted an Oscar nomination for his work as Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine.
Benny Safdie wrote and directed the A24 feature that also stars Emily Blunt in the story of Kerr's path as a UFC Hall of Famer. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter “The last scene was ...
Fear is not something one typically associates with Dwayne Johnson. Certainly not in the ring, as the charismatic heel with the cocked eyebrow, and not in Hollywood, where he has cemented himself as ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the new sports drama “The Smashing Machine,” director Benny Safdie and Hollywood megastar Dwayne Johnson want audiences to ...
In his bid for Oscar glory, Dwayne Johnson does a fine job while Emily Blunt lives up to her surname The marketing for writer-director Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” isn’t shy about pushing ...
A24’s “The Smashing Machine” is here. Benny Safdie’s latest, and first solo directorial project, follows Mark Kerr (played, fearlessly, by Dwayne Johnson) a pioneering UFC fighter in its early days, ...
The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as MMA and UFC legend Mark Kerr, is new in theaters. How soon will it be available to watch at home? Directed by Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems), The ...
Before Taylor Swift takes all the air out of the box office conversation, this weekend’s wide releases were given a break on Thursday night, meaning they didn’t have to face off with The Official ...
It's all in the details. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It’s a shame that so few people went out to see The Smashing Machine ...