Even thought the Rock’s Smashing Machine movie wasn’t the critically-acclaimed or box-office hit that A24 was hoping for, the studio now has another chance to drum up excitement for The Smashing ...

Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” isn’t what you think it is, especially if you think it’s a movie about a British guy who thinks his typewriter is the tops. “The Smashing Machine” would seem to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A24’s version takes a different approach. Director Benny Safdie, in his first solo directorial effort, draws from that documentary ...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Benny Safdie have teamed up to bring one of the most intriguing stories in combat sports to the big screen. Their new film, The Smashing Machine, dramatizes the life of ...

Since its premiere in Venice, critics have praised A24’s “The Smashing Machine” as a bold performance for Dwayne Johnson, playing against the electrifying, blockbuster-fueled image he has built since ...

Over 20 years ago, HBO aired a documentary called The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr (2002). It was about a mixed martial artist (MMA) who is considered a pioneer in ...

This image released by A24 shows Dwayne Johnson in a scene from "The Smashing Machine." (Eric Zachanowich/A24 via AP) Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” isn’t what you think it is, especially if ...