Michael Ornelas (@michaelornelas.bsky.social)

The Smashing Machine - Attempts To Be A Knockout Punch, But Lacks The Decisive Blow The Smashing Machine attempts to deliver a hard-hitting portrait of Mark Kerr, the legendary mixed martial artist whose career was shadowed by opioid addiction and turbulent relationships. While stories of troubled athletes aren’t new, director Benny Safdie blends narrative storytelling with documentary-style filmmaking in an effort to give the tale a fresh impact. The result, however, feels less like a knockout and more like a flurry of light jabs.For Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the film was pos https://www.scenethispod.com/post/the-smashing-machine-attempts-to-be-a-knockout-punch-but-lacks-the-decisive-blow