Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

The Bloody Awesome Movie Podcast focuses on a single film per episode, usually a new release (hopefully theatrically at some point) giving a spoiler-free review.  Then Matt Hudson (@wiwt_uk) from What I Watched Tonight and Jonathan Berk (@berkreviews) from Berkreviews.com will introduce a variety of movies or pop-culture-related topics in a series of segments.

Review of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

Directed by Eric Appel
Written by Eric Appel and 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Cast:

Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic

Diedrich Bader as narrator Al
David Bloom as teenage Al
Richard Aaron Anderson as young Al


Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna
Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento
Toby Huss as Nick Yankovic, Al's father
Julianne Nicholson as Mary Yankovic, Al's mother
Spencer Treat Clark as Steve Jay
Jack Lancaster as Jim "Kimo" West
Tommy O'Brien as Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz


IMDb.com Synopsis: Explores every facet of Yankovic's life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.
85% RT critic (88% audience), 72 Metascore, 7.3 IMDb user score, and 3.7/5 on Letterboxd,
RELEASE location / DATE: Roku

Chuffed Headlines

Movie/Pop culture news that caught our attention

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Every Oscar Isaac Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

Jon’s Headline:

Warner Bros. Confirmed The Wizarding World Franchise Is Dead (Clickbait discussion)

Media Consumption

Movies, TV, Video Games, Music, Podcasts (not ours), etc that we use to pass the time

Matt’s others:

The Horror Show - Amityville: It’s About Time
Enola Holmes 2, Emily, Confess Fletch
Andor E10

Jon’s others

Blank Check - Full Metal Jacket
Women Talking, Triangle of Sadness, Armageddon Time, White Noise, The Whale, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Alcarras, No Bears, She Said, Till, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Tar, Aftersun, Corsage, The Banshees of Inisherin,

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