Film after film, director Sean Durkin explores the dynamics of dysfunctional families, particularly ones with imposing, controlling or otherwise distrustful father figures. In his 2011 feature debut, ...

Writer-director Sean Durkin has become perhaps by accident an auteur of wrecked families with such films as “Martha Macy May Marlene” (2011), TV’s “Southcliffe” (2013) and “The Nest” (2020). He ...

“The Iron Claw” is not only about a family of wrestlers, but the movie perhaps inadvertently mirrors the reaction wrestling elicits from those who aren’t into it. That is, it’s possible to admire the ...

Filmmaker Sean Durkin is interested in exploring the dynamics of dysfunctional families, particularly ones with imposing, controlling or otherwise distrustful father figures. In his 2011 directorial ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Grab your tissues and maybe even practice your loudest growl because The Iron Claw is here to teach you a ...

Kevin Von Erich (Zac Efron) hits a dropkick on The Sheik (Chavo Guerro) in "The Iron Claw." Credit: A24 Sean Durkin knows his way around the "squared circle." As a lifelong wrestling fan, he ...

The Iron Claw releases in theaters December 22. Interviews conducted by Matt Fowler and Amelia Emberwing. There’s a nebulous term in the world of professional wrestling to describe the unspoken ...