Before he was Dwayne Johnson the biggest movie star in the world, both literally and figuratively, he was “The Rock,” a third-generation pro wrestler for the WWF and WWE. Johnson only wrestled ...

Dwayne Johnson shines, but the movie around him tells the wrong story. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate ...

TORONTO – When I bumped into Dwayne Johnson at the reception party just hours prior to the North American premier of "The Smashing Machine" at the Toronto International Film Festival, I told him I ...

The hype surrounding The Smashing Machine has been astronomical and for good reason. It’s Benny Safdie’s first solo directorial effort after working with his brother Josh on acclaimed hits like Good ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dwayne Johnson plays Mark Kerr in "The Smashing Machine," in theaters Friday. Photo courtesy of A24 LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (UPI) ...

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 ...

‘The Smashing Machine’ is Dwayne Johnson’s attempt at Oscar-level respect as an actor, with director Benny Safdie doing his best to get the Rock there. Not nearly as pleasurably anxiety-inducing as ...

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 ...

Credits: Directed by Benny Safdie, starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, Lindsey Gavin and Oleksandr Usyk. Rating/runtime: R for language and some drug abuse; 123 minutes. How ...

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