{"id":1725,"date":"2025-11-13T09:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T09:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/?p=1725"},"modified":"2026-04-06T09:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:18:06","slug":"the-smashing-machine-back-to-the-future-it-was-just-an-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/the-smashing-machine-back-to-the-future-it-was-just-an-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"The Smashing Machine, Back to the Future & It Was Just an Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week, hosts Laura Gommans and Elliot Bloom take on three standout releases. Benny Safdie\u2019s The Smashing Machine, a quirky biopic starring Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson as MMA legend Mark Kerr, prompts the question: did it really deserve a fifteen-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Robert Zemeckis\u2019s blockbuster classic Back to the Future returns, as Laura and Elliot debate whether Marty McFly\u2019s story is truly as relatable as we think.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, they unpack Jafar Panahi\u2019s It Was Just an Accident, the Palme d\u2019Or\u2013winning film made secretly in defiance of the Iranian regime, which continues to censor and punish Panahi for his bold filmmaking.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get tickets to \u2060The Smashing Machin\u2060<\/a>e @ LAB111<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get tickets to \u2060Back To The Future\u2060<\/a> @ LAB111<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get tickets to \u2060It Was Just An Acciden\u2060<\/a>t @ LAB111<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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