A Tale of Two Fighters
Two fighter biopics, two radically different visions. Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine and David Michôd’s Christy arrive as blistering examinations of combat, trauma, survival, and identity.
The Smashing Machine
Reel Reviews | The Smashing Machine
Mixing bruising fight scenes with the emotional toll of addiction and fractured love, the film asks whether glory in the ring is worth the cost outside of it.