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October 03, 2025

DWAYNE JOHNSON PACKS AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH IN BRUISING BIOPIC OF UFC FIGHTER MARK KERR

- REVIEWS BY DAMON SMITH

DWAYNE Johnson muscles his way into possible Oscar contention in writer-director Benny Safdie’s lightweight biopic of a sports star considered one of the fiercest bare-knuckle fighters on the planet in his heyday.

Focusing on the period between 1997 and 2000 when Ohio-born wrestler and mixed martial artist Mark Kerr rose to fame, The Smashing Machine is an underdog story elevated by Safdie's trademark documentary-style direction and stellar performances.

With the aid of impressive prosthetics, Johnson vanishes completely beneath the sweat-glistened facade of his flawed trailblazer, who becomes addicted to opioids as he punishes his battered and bruised body beyond the normal limits of human endurance.

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Charges planned for George Park 'n' Ride

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Independence for Plympton idea is 'gaining support'

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Questions raised over new homes

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Get The Herald to your door

National Home News Delivery Month

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2 mins

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Labour are the 'handmaidens' to Reform - Green leader

THE Green Party will accuse Labour of being too strongly influenced by Reform UK, as the party's conference gets under way today.

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1 mins

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BRAWL OR NOTHING

DWAYNE JOHNSON PACKS AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH IN BRUISING BIOPIC OF UFC FIGHTER MARK KERR

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2 mins

October 03, 2025

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A NICE RIDE... SHAME ABOUT THE ANXIETY

FOR most bikers, the sound is a visceral part of the riding pleasure, whether it’s the heartbeat of a single, the syncopated throb of a V-twin, the sweet whine of a triple, or the unmitigated howl of an inline four at full chat.

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3 mins

October 03, 2025

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