'The Fall Guy' Is a Funny, Romantic, Stunt-Filled Delight

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( SXSW 2024 [The Fall Guy Is a Funny, Romantic, Stunt-Filled Delight]( Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt have terrific chemistry in this action-packed movie adaptation of the hit 1980s TV series. Photo: Universal Pictures Look, there’s no way I can be objective about any film that features a song about how there’s still [no Oscar for Best Stunts](, so I won’t even try. David Leitch’s The Fall Guy, an action-comedy mystery romance set in the world of stunt professionals, is an act of pure movie love, mixing and matching genres while tossing off in-jokes and references to its illustrious (and not-so-illustrious) forebears. It’s the kind of picture that can casually use a Miami Vice Stunt Team jacket as a plot device — which of course is a reference not just to the hit 1980s TV show (and [movie]() but also, presumably, to Universal Studios’ short-lived, pyrotechnics-and-jet-ski-filled “Miami Vice Action Spectacular” [theme-park attraction](, as well as to the fact that Ryan Gosling can make [even the dorkiest jacket]( look ridiculously cool. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Constellation: [The Others]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [TikTok Could Be Banned After House Passes New Bill What, they didn’t like ‘Who TF Did I Marry?’]( By Zoe Guy [Shōgun Explodes Into the Future Cannon fire soundtracks a polite society being ushered into a new, more indiscriminately brutal age.]( [The 30 Best Movies to Watch on Every Streaming Service Your Netflix algorithm can only work so hard.]( By Brian Tallerico [A History of Ariana Grande Playing Her Controversies Like Atari The highs, lows, and whoas of the singer’s decade in the spotlight.]( By Justin Curto [Alex Edelman’s Just for Us Soon to Be Available for Everyone The comedian’s hit Broadway show makes its HBO debut April 6.]( By Hershal Pandya [Everything We Know About Ari Aster’s Next Movie, Eddington Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, and more are saddling up for this contemporary western.]( By Jennifer Zhan [Zoë Kravitz Turned Lenny Kravitz’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony Into a Roast “I’ve seen your incredible dedication to your art. But mostly, I’ve seen through your shirts.”]( By Jennifer Zhan [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 16-Down, Six Letters: La Ratatouille in “Ratatouille,” for one Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty, Everett [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Michael Keaton movie with a number in the title? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Mike Marsland/WireImage, Belinda Jiao/Getty Images, Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved