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 ...

A24’s version takes a different approach. Director Benny Safdie, in his first solo directorial effort, draws from that documentary while expanding on Kerr’s inner world. Safdie worked closely with ...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson might be a household name, but that doesn't mean all of his films are hits. His newest movie, The Smashing Machine, barely made a 10th of its budget in its opening weekend.

The Odds Are Stacked Against The Movie In The Best Makeup And Hairstyling Category Just like the odds being stacked against Johnson’s character in The Smashing Machine, the bafflingly underperforming ...

Nine times out of 10, when it comes to sibling directing pairs, they are never meant to be separated. Just look at how it went for Joel and Ethan Coen in the last five years—the division between two ...

The Golden Globes-nominated actor talks to IndieWire about all the contributing factors that led to this “banging on my rib cage” telling him to make the unconventional A24 sports biopic with director ...

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 ...