Orion and the Dark is a terrific new animated film, created by Dreamworks Animation and released on Netflix.  It’s written by acclaimed screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), and as su

Somewhere in Queens is the directorial debut of Ray Romano.  Mr. Romano co-wrote the screenplay with Mark Stegemann, and he stars in the film as Leo Russo.  Leo is a classic Ray Romano character, a good-hearted but somewhat bumbling schlub, who works for his father’s construct

I was delighted by this long-awaited teaser for the third Deadpool film, bringing Deadpool into the Marvel Cinematic Universe at last: Hearing Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool describing himself as “Marvel Jesus” in an official MCU film is just amazing.  I love that the titl

I enjoyed the first season of Reacher, and I found myself eagerly looking forward to the show’s return.  The second season adapted the eleventh Reacher novel by Lee Child, Bad Luck and Trouble.  In that story, Reacher gets an S.O.S. from Frances Neagley, a member of his old Ar

I was a fan of the character of Echo immediately after reading her first appearance in Daredevil #9 back in 1999.  (She was created by David Mack and Joe Quesada.)  I was thrilled when she appeared in Hawkeye (a spectacular and underrated show for which I desperately want to see a s