Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Smashing Machine,’ ‘One Battle After Another’
Producer Sara Murphy, from left, Benicio del Toro, Chase Infiniti, Director Paul Thomas Anderson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor and Sean Penn pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'One Battle After Another' on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, in London. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Fall arrived — on the calendar and in the theaters. Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” begins a string of award-season hopefuls, including one the could solidify Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s transition from the mat to the matinee.
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Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
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