The team behind 'The Smashing Machine' wanted to make every slam, punch and knee to the head reverberate all the way to the cheap seats. Here's how they did it.
Not many sports drama films capture the raw emotional intensity like Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, which follows the true story of MMA legend Mark Kerr. Produced by A24 and starring Dwayne ...
A24’s version takes a different approach. Director Benny Safdie, in his first solo directorial effort, draws from that documentary while expanding on Kerr’s inner world. Safdie worked closely with ...
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Benny Safdie have teamed up to bring one of the most intriguing stories in combat sports to the big screen. Their new film, The Smashing Machine, dramatizes the life of ...