Mark Coleman returns to Ohio after a press tour for "The Smashing Machine," crediting Dwayne Johnson for the film's creation.

The brutal victories of the MMA pioneer were only the half of it; his greatest fight was waged in the shadows against a ...

Dwayne Johnson delivers a career-best performance in “The Smashing Machine,” but Benny Safdie’s MMA drama plays it safe, ...

Dwayne Johnson stars in 'The Smashing Machine' about MMA fighter Mark Kerr, but how much of the movie is true?

Dwayne Johnson is one of our most dependable movie stars. He's great at action films or comedies, but he’s not known for ...

The first solo project by Safdie brother Benny ("Uncut Gems"), this too-loyal adaptation of a 2002 HBO doc on fighter Mark Kerr stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.

In his first feature as a solo director, Benny Safdie leads Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt through the real-life story of ...

The Smashing Machine would seem to bear all the hallmarks of something grittier, darker and more disturbing than it is. It’s the solo directorial debut of the younger Safdie, whose films with his ...

Safdie opens the film with an almost Rocky III -like approach with a quick look at Kerr’s rise to fame as he lives up to the ...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson underwent a remarkable transformation for his latest movie “The Smashing Machine,” a film inspired ...

Mark Kerr’s career is one of the most compelling, cautionary tales in combat sports history. Behind the undefeated streak and ...

Director Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine was released in theaters, following a highly anticipated buildup that dates back ...