Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reviews for Dwayne Johnson’s new movie, The Smashing Machine, have dropped ahead of its Oct. 3 release, and they’re surprisingly ...

Emily Blunt as Dawn Staples and Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr in 'The Smashing Machine' (2025) Ken Hirama/A24/Courtesy Everett Collection Dwayne Johnson brings UFC legend Mark Kerr‘s life to the big ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

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BOTTOM LINE A too-serious star and a scattered screenplay make for a low-energy sports drama. In the opening minutes of "The Smashing Machine," UFC fighter Mark Kerr describes what it’s like to beat ...

The Smashing Machine (now streaming on HBO Max, in addition to VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video) sure seemed engineered to generate Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson some Oscar buzz — but that buzz never ...

With a title like The Smashing Machine, one might expect writer-director Benny Safdie’s first solo-directed feature to be a brutal, grinding sit. The film is based on the 2002 documentary of the same ...

The new movie 'Free Byrd' will have Johnson playing a motorcycle stuntman attempting to hide his dementia diagnosis.

But not all of the reviews have been negative. Many have praised the film, with the performances of Johnson, Blunt, and Bader high atop the list. Men’s Journal’s review commended Johnson’s work, ...