Ep1162: The Smashing Machine (2025) - Live Roundtable Review
Earth's Mightiest Critics tag team Dwayne Johnson's bid for Acting Oscar gold with a roundtable review of The Smashing Machine!
Benny Safdie's biopic of UFC fighter Mark Kerr's rise and fall is definitely an A24 film: heavy on the drama, light on the sports movie cliches. Audiences, it seems, aren't too interested in "The Rock's" career outside the IP ring--but are they missing out?
Join us for a spoilerific critics' cage-match! We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!
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