In the opening scene of “The Smashing Machine,” Benny Safdie’s bracing, clear-eyed, and laceratingly humane sports biopic, we see grainy staged video footage of Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson), the mixed ...

There’s a scene somewhere in the middle of The Smashing Machine that involves a knife, a cactus and a mild disagreement. It’s a light argument plenty of the audience will be familiar with. It’s likely ...

The Smashing Pumpkins unique sound and cemented their status as alternative rock legends, from Mayonaise to Today and 1979.

When the first images from the biographical sports drama film The Smashing Machine were released and revealed Dwayne Johnson's stunning physical transformation for his performance as former amateur ...

Billy Corgan is making his Machines of God tour this year something fresh by introducing at least four songs that have never been played live by Smashing Pumpkins into the setlist. In a mailing to ...

“The Smashing Machine” is exactly what you would expect watching a former WWE wrestling superstar portray a mixed martial arts pioneer. Built as a showcase for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who also ...

Dwayne Johnson has ignited serious Oscar conversation with his transformative performance in “The Smashing Machine,” marking a dramatic departure that has Venice Film Festival critics reconsidering ...

The Smashing Pumpkins’ music video for their 1998 song, “Ava Adore,” is proof that sometimes, artistic mistakes are just magic-making opportunities in disguise. One such “accident” was hiding in plain ...

The Smashing Machine (2025) Film Review from the 50th Annual Toronto International Film Festival, a movie directed and written by Benny Safdie, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Lyndsey Gavin, ...

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: ...