TIFF review: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a smart, funny sendup of biopics
Mock biopic about the life of the nerdy song parodist should be seen with as large and enthusiastic crowd as possible
Glenn Sumi
September 9, 2022
Mock biopic about the life of the nerdy song parodist should be seen with as large and enthusiastic crowd as possible
Including Ashkenaz Festival, Turning Red at Christie Pits, National Cinema Day, Divine Interventions in the Junction and Toronto Dragon Festival
Italian Mime Suicide, Sweeney Todd, & Juliet and R.U.R. A Torrent Of Light also recognized at first in-person awards since 2019
Including the return of the CNE, the Toronto Chinatown Festival, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Strokes and more
With its confusing costume design and laboured comedy, this production of Shakespeare’s play is only fitfully successful
Lucy Rose Coren’s curated audio experience set on the Sherbourne bus will make you see the world a little bit differently afterwards
Including Dance on Film + Video, Manifesto, Waterfront Night Market, Roundhouse Craft Beer Fest and more
Including Shakespeare in High Park, Electric Island, SummerWorks, Dusk Dances, Dis/Mantle and Taste of Vietnam
Including Caribbean Carnival, Dream in High Park’s As You Like It, VELD Music Fest and some scrumptious food festivals
At Coal Mine Theatre, Lisa D’Amour’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play set in an unnamed suburb has an eerie, haunting relevance
Jukebox musical featuring dozens of songs by Max Martin will get you laughing, tearing up and dancing in the aisles
Including Mashup Pon Di Road, Beaches Jazz Fest, Festival of Beer and a Rage Against the Machine concert