‘The Smashing Machine’: Packs Solid Punch - The Tribune

‘The Smashing Machine’: Packs solid punch - The Tribune

The docu-drama approach is what makes this film give out a different vibe.

Film Review: The Smashing Machine - SLUG Magazine

Though it often subverts your expectations of a sports film, The Smashing Machine devolves into a textbook sports picture as it nears its conclusion. … read more The post Film Review: The Smashing Machine first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Movie Review: 'The Smashing Machine' - Catholic Review

NEW YORK (OSV News) — For better or worse, the sports biopic “The Smashing Machine” (A24) registers as a highly realistic film. With both a real-life figure as its focus and a documentary as its source material, that may be unsurprising. But the low-key, unsensational approach adopted by writer-director Benny Safdie ultimately produces varied results. Dwayne Johnson stars in a scene from the movie “The Smashing Machine.” The OSV News classifica…