When a bank employee accidentally gains superpowers, a mind-controlling scientist, a floating villain, and a swarm of mutated pests turn Dhaka into a chaotic comic book fever dream—satirical, ...

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As a comedian, Tim Heidecker has spent over two decades probing the murky depths of the male psyche. From the dark surrealism of the sketch comedy duo Tim & Eric to the deadpan in-jokes of the ...