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    Weekend Event Planner

    These are the 11 best things to do in Dallas this weekend

    Alex Bentley
    Jan 23, 2020 | 6:00 am

    This weekend in and around Dallas offers a diverse lineup of events that will please people of all ages. They include two film festivals, a famous astronaut, hilarious comedian, legendary Broadway singer, classic play, country music icon, first peek at a new stadium, new art exhibit, unique performance, and one truly funky musician.

    Below are the best ways to spend your free time this weekend. Want more options? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.

    Thursday, January 23

    Denton Black Film Festival
    The Denton Black Film Festival will feature great black cinema, spoken word, music, and more. The festival, taking place through Sunday at various locations in Denton, exists to address under-representation in film and media by giving black stories an audience and black creatives a platform. Proceeds from the annual festival fund scholarships for African-American students in Denton.

    AT&T Performing Arts Center presents #HearHere: Captain Scott Kelly
    Captain Scott Kelly’s epic Year In Space solidified his status as one of the greatest pioneers in history. On his trip, Scott, together with his identical twin brother, Mark, on Earth, paved the way for the future of space travel and exploration. They were the subjects of an unprecedented NASA study on how space affects the human body. In this event at Winspear Opera House, he'll talk about his experiences and his vision for the future.

    Improv Addison presents Michelle Wolf
    Since her television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2014, Michelle Wolf has quickly become one of the most recognizable voices in comedy. Her performance at the White House Correspondent's Dinner in 2018 was ruthlessly funny, and she has a continuing partnership with Netflix, including her newest special, Joke Show. She'll perform five times through Saturday at Improv Addison.

    Friday, January 24

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra presents Bernadette Peters
    Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters joins the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for an evening of show-stopping musical numbers. Conductor and long-time musical partner, Marvin Laird, rounds out the cast in this sensational night of music. There will be three performances through Sunday at Meyerson Symphony Center.

    Mainstage Irving-Las Colinas presents Pride & Prejudice
    Bold, surprising, boisterous, and timely, this Pride & Prejudice for a new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life. The outspoken Lizzy Bennet is determined to never marry, despite mounting pressure from society. But can she resist love, especially when that vaguely handsome, mildly assuming and impossibly aggravating Mr. Darcy keeps popping up at every turn? The production will run at Irving Arts Center through February 8.

    Dwight Yoakam in concert
    Country singer Dwight Yoakam didn't hit it big until he was 30, but the success he's had in the past 30+ years made up for the lack in the first half of his life. He's released 17 albums in his career, including 2016's Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars, and only a handful of those failed to reach the top 10 on the country charts. He'll go through his long list of hits in this concert at the Bomb Factory.

    Saturday, January 25

    Texas Rangers presents Comerica Peek at the Park
    Comerica Peek at the Park will allow fans to get a behind-the-scenes look at the new Globe Life Field in Arlington, which is scheduled to open in March. A viewing area will be set up on the outfield main concourse of the new park. The event at Texas Live! will also feature autograph sessions with Rangers’ players and coaches, Q&A sessions with Rangers’ executive and players, food and beverages on sale, and more.

    Nasher Sculpture Center presents Barry X Ball: "Remaking Sculpture" opening day
    Barry X Ball: "Remaking Sculpture" will be the first in the United States to survey more than 20 years of the highly technical but classically-inspired work of the New York artist. Since 1997, Ball has adapted innovative technologies and traditional techniques to make work that pushes the physical and conceptual boundaries of sculpture. The exhibition will be on display at Nasher Sculpture Center through April 19.

    36th Annual KidFilm Family Festival
    KidFilm is the oldest and largest-attended children’s film festival in the United States, featuring an entertaining, educational, and diverse lineup of new and classic films for both children and adults. This year, the festival pays tribute to favorite children's book authors and illustrators; commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and women's right to vote; and more in a program that includes live-action and animation, short films and feature-length works. The free festival will be at Angelika Film Center Dallas on Saturday and Sunday.

    Teatro Dallas presents 19th International Performance Festival
    Teatro Dallas' 19th International Performance Festival will explore the themes of space and the body with a festival of performances. On Saturday will be Electric Hamsa in which dancer Alia Mohamed will present a live music spectacle as she merges contemporary and traditional middle eastern dance forms with a sci-fi, vanguard performance. On February 1 will be Paper Piel, a multi-disciplinary experience created by dancer and choreographer Jimena Bermejo that explores the cartography of the body and its relationship to paper. Both performances will be at Latino Cultural Center.

    Sunday, January 26

    Trey Anastasio Band in concert
    Fort Worth native Trey Anastasio is best known as the lead singer of Phish, the psychedelic rock band that has electrified and mystified people in equal measure since the early 1980s. For the past 20 years, he's taken breaks from that band to explore a solo career, releasing 10 albums, including 2019's Ghosts of the Forest. Anastasio and his bandmates will perform at the Bomb Factory.

    Bernadette Peters will perform with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at Meyerson Symphony Center, January 24-26.

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    Bernadette Peters will perform with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at Meyerson Symphony Center, January 24-26.
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    Movie Review

    Dark comedy Friendship covers male bonding with copious cringing

    Alex Bentley
    May 16, 2025 | 4:16 pm
    Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd in Friendship
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    Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd in Friendship.

    Comedian Tim Robinson has gained a cult following thanks to series like Detroiters and I Think You Should Leave, in which his brand of cringe comedy is on full display. The former Saturday Night Live writer/performer has had a few small movie roles over the years, but he’s now getting his first starring role in the off-kilter Friendship.

    Robinson plays Craig, a mild-mannered suburbanite with a wife, Tami (Kate Mara) and son, Steven (Jack Dylan Grazer). Craig has a boring life that involves little more than going to his middle manager job while wearing the same clothes day after day, anticipating the next Marvel movie, and helping Tami out with her at-home floral business.

    He gets a jolt of energy when Austin (Paul Rudd) moves into the neighborhood. The two men seem to hit it off, with Austin - a weatherman at a local TV channel - even taking Craig on a couple of impromptu adventures. But when Craig commits a couple of faux pas at a group gathering at Austin’s house, their bond starts to fracture.

    Even though the film is written and directed by Andrew DeYoung, it’s clear that Robinson had a big influence on the style of comedy it features. There are no big set pieces with a slew of jokes coming one after another. Instead, the film forces the audience to try to vibe with the very particular type of wavelength it’s giving off, one that could almost be called anti-comedy for the way the laughs come out of left field.

    The 100-minute film is full of random comedic moments, like Steven kissing Tami on the lips, Craig being obsessed with his plain brown clothes, a group sing-along, and more. More often than not, it’s the way Craig reacts to both normal and abnormal situations that gets the laughs. The character is needy and oblivious, two traits that combine to make many of his actions cringeworthy.

    Perhaps most importantly for this type of movie, there are many things in the story that go unexplained or don’t make sense. Seemingly crucial elements are brought up only to fade away just as quickly, while other parts that appeared to be throwaway sections get callbacks later in the film. DeYoung and Robinson are determined to keep the audience on their toes the entire time, never knowing what to expect next.

    Robinson has the perfect face for a story like this, one that’s bland enough to blend into the background but memorable enough to sell the jokes. His demeanor is also excellent, never becoming too expressive, even when he gets angry. With long hair, a mustache, and a certain swagger, Rudd is a great complement to Robinson. Only in a film like this would an everyman like Rudd be considered the suave and cool one.

    There will be some that will see Friendship and come away wondering what the hell they just watched. But anyone who goes in knowing that they’re about to witness a comedy that challenges their sensibilities will likely have a great time.

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    Friendship is now playing in select theaters.

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