On the basis of the high-adrenaline films that Benny Safdie has made with his brother Josh, you might expect his new movie about the early days of mixed martial arts fighting, “The Smashing Machine,” ...

Dwayne Johnson, known for his onscreen fare in action tentpoles like Netflix’s Red Notice and Jumanji reboot films, posited he wasn’t getting the opportunity for more “raw and gritty” roles as he was ...