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‘Crash Land’ Review: Crass Humor Meets Poignancy in Coming-of-Age Dramedy About Grieving Canadian Stunt Boys

By Carlos Aguilar

Much has been theorized about how “Jackass,” the MTV stunt show from the early 2000s that spawned multiple movies and enthralled a generation of young people with its gross-out and pain-inducing antics, exhibits an absurdist version of hyper-masculinity and genuine camaraderie. These men hit each other relentlessly, put their bodies at risk, and reveled in […]