
‘The Smashing Machine’ movie review: Dwayne Johnson is Mark Kerr in real-life MMA story
This MMA biopic features a career-best performance from Dwayne Johnson as wrestler Mark Kerr, and some appealing 90s era filmmaking.

This MMA biopic features a career-best performance from Dwayne Johnson as wrestler Mark Kerr, and some appealing 90s era filmmaking.

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This adaptation takes excessive liberties to reimagine the classic horror novel as a kind of twisted romance, but del Toro’s grandiose visuals bring the story to vivid life when it matters most.

This stark drama thrives on Jennifer Lawrence’s fully-committed performance in the lead, but the contemplative nature of the narrative is unlikely to resonate with general audiences.

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This is an undeniably fun sci-fi B-movie writ large, made with great care by director and co-writer Dan Trachtenberg, who tells a scaled-back story with a heavy dose of lore.

A high-powered CEO is kidnapped by a conspiracy theorist convinced she is an alien from Andromeda in Bugonia, the latest film from Poor Things and The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos

This good-natured comedy from writer-director-star Aziz Ansari rarely boasts big laughs or especially memorable moments, but evokes an agreeable Frank Capra sentimentality.

This is essentially Bram Stoker’s Dracula with strong lean towards period romance, and remains compulsively watchable throughout thanks to writer-director Luc Besson’s flair for the preposterous.

Spielberg displays a strong command of visual storytelling in her feature debut, but the narrative starts off on shaky ground and takes its time going nowhere.

This authentic-feeling political thriller from the director of The Hurt Locker is captivating from beginning to end despite the repetitious nature of its narrative.

This isn’t even a movie about Bruce Springsteen at all—it’s a movie about depression, and the Boss is merely the vessel to tell its story.

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This sequel keeps focus on its central characters while taking the narrative in a new direction, ending up with something that feels like it came from A Nightmare on Elm Street.

This convoluted murder mystery adapted from the 2020 Richard Osman novel is given a huge boost thanks to an impressive cast that extends beyond its central quartet.

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This initially intriguing thriller benefits from some top production design and committed performances from a capable cast, but loses its story along the way.

his unusually downbeat story features some gorgeous cinematography on the coast of Southwest England and two endearing performances from Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs.

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It’s a step up from 2013’s Jason Statham-led Parker, and a and rousing return to form for director Shane Black, who keeps things fast, loose, and often quite funny without losing the source’s hard edge.

For some out there, this film will resonate on the same level as an Amélie or perhaps Joe Versus the Volcano, and earn the type of adoration its protagonists so desperately seek.