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  • Blunt, stunts and Gosling: how did The Fall Guy flop – and what does that mean for cinema?

    Summer’s would-be blockbuster has hit a brick wall – did it simply typify everything the public hate about Hollywood or does it belie broader box office blight?On paper, it couldn’t fail. The Fall Guy was a lock as this summer’s first – and possibly biggest – box office smash. It had it all. Action, comedy, romance. Record-breaking stunts. Two of the hottest stars around. Great reviews. And a dog.Yet fail – or at least stumble – the The Fall Guy did. David Leitch’s bells and whistles blockbuster...

  • The Fall Guy's end-credits stunt reel is so cool, we're not sure why they bothered with the rest of the movie

    The Fall Guy is the rare film that peaks only after its credits have begun to roll. And to be clear, we’re not talking here about that obligatory, wink-y, after-credits scene that ends David Leitch’s new film, the one with Lee Majors and Heather Thomas arriving well after the fact to reprise roles from a TV show that lent a few names, and practically nothing else, to Leitch’s new action-comedy. No, we’re talking about the bit that runs during the credits, which are accompanied by what is,...