LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (UPI) --The Smashing Machine, in theaters Friday, makes for an interesting biopic, as mixed martial arts fighters rarely get the same cinematic treatment as musicians or historical ...

From Benny Safdie, half of the Safdie Brothers whose Good Time and Uncut Gems pulled exactly zero punches with their characters and subject matter, The Smashing Machine continues the filmmaker's ...

Emily Blunt, left, and Dwayne Johnson in “The Smashing Machine.” Benny Safdie wants to challenge our expectations of the traditional sports movie. His first solo directorial outing without his brother ...

What does it take to be the best? It’s a question that engulfed UFC fighter Mark Kerr in the ring in the late 90s, a perfect record that came at the cost of personal woes. And it’s clearly on the mind ...

A washing machine to the right side of the image with pink and green bottled liquids in front of it - Cris Cantón/Getty Images Washing machines are a pretty important part of daily life. There is ...

If the film earns awards consideration in no other categories, “The Smashing Machine” should at least get a nod or two for wardrobe. The late 1990s and early 2000s were a hell of a time for men’s ...

I'm a tennis professional with over two decades of playing experience and 8 years of coaching under my belt. After graduating from Baylor University as a Division 1 athlete, where I excelled in both ...

COLUMBIA — My typical vending machine selections are E7 for a crisp Diet Coke and F5 for a bag of Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips. But I recently ventured out to a new selection – pizza. Not a bag of pizza ...

A 13-year-old tennis player and his strung-out coach go on an odd-couple road trip in late-'80s Italy, in director Andrea di Stefano's affectionate if familiar take on the sporting coming-of-ager. You ...