Movie Review: Dwayne Johnson has never been better in ‘The Smashing Machine,’ but the movie dodges

“The Smashing Machine” would seem to bear all the hallmarks of something grittier, darker and more disturbing than it is. It’s the solo directorial debut of the younger Safdie, whose films with his brother, Josh, have rarely not sprinted headlong into unsettling tumult. Add that sensibility to a tru...

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