Mixing bruising fight scenes with the emotional toll of addiction and fractured love, the film asks whether glory in the ring is worth the cost outside of it.

This week we review and discuss The Smashing Machine, a biopic sports drama directed by Bernny Safdie and starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt and Oleksandr Usyk, about the life of UFC fighter Mark Kerr and his struggles with loss, addiction and eventual redemption in the mixed martial arts scene of the late 90s. We talk about our experiences with the movie despite not caring much about the UFC or about biopics, how the movie is stretched thin between multiple topics it doesn't do a great job reconciling, the documentary that this movie seems to be a shot for shot remake of, whether Mark Kerr's fall into addiction and redemption story worked for us, and much more. Other drama and movie reviews: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZMvBTTdz3apWAwvvcU6x5

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Adam Sandler and Benny Safdie’s first collaboration in the tense 2019 drama Uncut Gems gave us Sandler’s best performance so far.

Special Blu-ray & 4K editions of Benny Safdie's visceral and powerful portrait of UFC fighter Mark Kerr, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.  Each format features exclusive slipcase artwork &...

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With his past films like The Dark Knight Rises grossing over a billion dollars, the question arises: could Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey outshine his previous box office triumphs? Speculate with us ...

The Smashing Machine's Box Office has left many scratching their heads, with figures from Box Office Mojo revealing a modest domestic haul of $6,000,171 since its release on October 3, 2025. Dive into...