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Watching 'The Smashing Machine' feels like going 12 rounds

There's a reason this movie wasn't in theaters long enough to spit at, writes Mary Cox.
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 ...
Opinions are the author’s alone and not endorsed by 2 NEWS and/or Nexstar Media Group. DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — In “The Smashing Machine,” we learn many things but one stands out more than the rest: ...
Welcome to the world of Mark Kerr. Welcome to a world of pain. He inflicts it. He absorbs it. He’s defined by it in “The Smashing Machine.” He’s a mountain of a man. Hulking. Battered. Tattered. On an ...
Benny Safdie wants to challenge our expectations of the traditional sports movie. His first solo directorial outing without his brother Josh, “The Smashing Machine” is a biopic that zigs when you ...
Discover What’s Streaming On: 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 ...