Actor Bob Odenkirk (1962)

Long Shot (2019) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Jonathan Levine. U.S. Secretary of State Charlotte Field learns from President Chambers, a former television actor, that he does not plan on running for a second term as he is trying to break into the movie industry. Seeing an opportunity, she convinces him to endorse her as a potential presidential candidate. Meanwhile, New York City journalist Fred Flarsky’s career takes a turn when his newspaper is purchased by Parker Wembley, a wealthy mogul with opposing political views. Frustrated and unable to find another job, Fred seeks solace in his ...

In 2018, Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures released Incredibles 2 (2018), an American animated superhero film. After defeating Buddy Pine (aka Syndrome), the Parr family (aka the Incredibles) and Lucius Best (aka Frozone) battle the Underminer. Despite successfully thwarting his attempt to destroy city hall, they are unable to stop him from robbing a bank and escaping. This leads to the government shutting down the Superhero Relocation Program and denying supers financial aid. Violet’s classmate Tony Rydinger, whom she has a relationship with, discovers her true identity as a superhero. Agent Rick Dicker accidentally erases Tony’s memory of ...

The American political thriller film, The Post (2017), centers around the publication of the Pentagon Papers by The Washington Post. During the Vietnam War in 1966, military analyst Daniel Ellsberg joins American troops in combat and records their progress for Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. Despite privately admitting the war is futile on their flight home, McNamara publicly expresses confidence in the effort upon landing. This stark contradiction causes Ellsberg to lose faith. Years later, as a civilian contractor at RAND Corporation, Ellsberg discreetly copies hundreds of classified reports detailing the country’s extensive involvement in the ...

Better Call Saul (2015–2022) is a show that branches off from Breaking Bad, a popular crime drama series that aired from 2008 to 2013. It follows the story of Jimmy McGill, an ex-con artist striving to make a name for himself as a public defender. The show captures his gradual transition into his eventual Breaking Bad persona of Saul Goodman, the ostentatious criminal lawyer who has ties to the drug cartel. Most of the events take place six years prior to those in Breaking Bad, from around 2002 to 2008. Jimmy’s brother Chuck McGill serves as his inspiration to leave his past as ‘Slippin’ Jimmy’ behind when he lived in ...

Fargo (2014–2024) is an award-winning American black comedy crime drama TV show, created and primarily written by Noah Hawley. Inspired by the 1996 film of the same name, which was written and directed by the Coen brothers, it also takes place within the same fictional universe. The Coens were impressed with Hawley’s script and served as executive producers for the series. It first aired on FX on April 15, 2014, and follows an anthology format. Each season is set in a ...

Breaking Bad (2008–2013), an American neo-Western crime drama TV series, was created and produced by Vince Gilligan and aired on AMC from January 20, 2008 to September 29, 2013. It ran for five seasons and had a total of 62 episodes. Filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the show follows the story of Walter White. He is a high school chemistry teacher who is dealing with stage-three lung cancer and feeling underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited. To secure his family’s financial future before he dies, White turns to a life of crime. His former student Jesse Pinkman becomes his partner as they produce and distribute ...