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Dwayne Johnson stars as MMA fighter Mark Kerr in "The Smashing Machine," directed by Benny Safdie.

‘The Smashing Machine’ can’t find its footing

Cole Jersek, Columnist October 8, 2025

Benny Safdie's "The Smashing Machine" meandered onto movie theater screens on Oct. 3. The film depicts a few consequential years in the life of MMA fighter Mark Kerr, played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. "The...

Alessandro Nivola and Adrien Brody play Hungarian immigrants in Brady Corbet's epic "The Brutalist."

‘The Brutalist’ is almost a masterpiece

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor February 6, 2025

In his review of Milos Forman’s 1984 film “Amadeus,” Roger Ebert opines on the difference between greatness and near-greatness. “True geniuses,” he says, “rarely take their own work seriously,...

Colman Domingo stars alongside a cast of mostly non-actors in Greg Kwedar's "Sing Sing."

‘Sing Sing’ is a great love letter to art

Nathan Peake, Contributor February 5, 2025

Greg Kwedar’s “Sing Sing” initially premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival. Due to a confusing distribution strategy from A24, however, it took until January of this year to arrive in Greenville,...

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