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Written and Directed by Ben Falcone.
Starring Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Bobby Cannavale, Jason Bateman, Pom Klementieff, Melissa Ponzio, Taylor Mosby, Braxton Bjerken, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Melissa Leo, Marcella Lowery, Kevin Dunn, Bria Danielle, Vivian Falcone, Tai Leshaun, Mia Kaplan, and Ben Falcone.
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In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.
I’ve lost track of how many collaborations there are now between the comedic husband-and-wife duo of writer and director Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy, but I do know that
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Melissa McCarthy gets more chuckles than laughs in a comedy that sticks too close to her comfort zone.
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Director: Ben Falcone
With: Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Jason Bateman, Bobby Cannavale, Pom Klementieff, Melissa Leo, Taylor Mosby, Marcella Lowery, Melissa Ponzio.
The “Airplane!” school of chock-full-of-jokes conceptual parody, with its fourth-wall-smashing stupido-smart goofiness, had a pretty impressive run. It ruled for several decades, spawning everything from the “Airplane!” creators’ own “Naked Gun” franchise to me, the media-age Marx Brothers-worthy masterpiece of the form to the Wayans brothers’ “Scary Movie
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Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer don superhero suits to fight evil mutants in a comedy from writer-director Ben Falcone.
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Thunder Force will be remembered for anything, it might be this bizarro footnote: The movie marks the second time, after
The Shape of Water, that a character played by Octavia Spencer learns her best friend has had life-changing sex with a fish-man. Which makes it sound a lot more interesting than it is.
It helps, of course, that the trans-species couple in question, each with unasked-for superhuman strength, are played by Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman. There might be no one better than McCarthy to poke a welcome hole in superhero self-seriousness. But
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Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most bankable and recognizable actors working today. From his part as Nick Fury in the Marvel Universe to cult classics like
Pulp Fiction, Jackson has built a long, varied list of roles, characters, and films. Itâs hard to even imagine a time where Samuel L. Jackson was an unknown actor.
However, every actor has a beginning, and Samuel L. Jacksonâs early roles are just as interesting as his career profile as a whole. He appeared in some films and TV shows that have stood the test of time or have been very influential in film history. Additionally, Samuel L. Jackson has such a large filmography that itâs easy to forget some of his past roles. Letâs look at some of Samuel L. Jacksonâs early acting roles in popular TV shows and movies.