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TIFF 2023 Review: Dicks: The Musical

dicks the musical tiff review 2023
dicks the musical tiff review 2023

Director: Larry Charles
TIFF Presentation: World Premiere (Midnight Madness)
Country: USA
Year: 2023
Runtime: 86 minutes
Language: English
Cast: Aaron Jackson, Josh Sharp, Megan Mullaly, Nathan Lane, Bowen Yang, Megan Thee Stallion

Larry Charles’ (Borat) satirical musical-comedy take on The Parent Trap, follows a pair of identical twins (wink) conspiring to reunite their divorced and equally deranged parents. Based on Uptight Citizen’s Brigade alums Sharp and Jackson’s off-Broadway play, Fucking Identical Twins.

Dicks: The Musical can be a lot. But that’s the point. Embrace the unhinged and don’t look back. Lane and Mullaly look like they had a lot of fun, and you’ll wonder how they managed to get away with certain scenes.

Wonderfully camp and a crowd favourite, Dicks: The Musical won the People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award. Look for the A24 film to hit theatres this October.

Watch This If: You’re craving some of the trippy adventures from Broad City and Awkwafina is Nora From Queens; missing Bowen Yang on Saturday Night Live, and ready to see Megan Thee Stallion serve on the big screen.

★★★

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Jeevan Brar

Jeevan Brar

Jeevan Brar is a Canadian entertainment journalist and founder of The TV Watercooler. He specializes in soap exclusives, reality exit interviews, and Toronto events like TIFF. His pop culture reporting has appeared in the National Post and MSN.ca.