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, ...
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Kerr, aka "The Smashing Machine," is a former wrestler and MMA fighter. A two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion, he ...
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Writer/director Benny Safdie unlocks a new Oscar-ready era in Johnson’s career with “The Smashing Machine” (★★★ out of four; rated R; in theaters Oct. 3), a sports biopic that follows three formative ...
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Dwayne Johnson plays MMA legend Mark Kerr in "The Smashing Machine." The UFC hall of famer weighs in on what's fact and what's fiction in the movie.