A Brief History
On June 26, 2026, American superhero film Supergirl was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States of America.
Digging Deeper
The first observation we can make about this film is, James Gunn did it again! After a somewhat different take on Superman in 2025’s aptly named film, Superman, we find the female version of the Kryptonian superhero (superheroine?) to likewise be something less than an irresistible force for good with no lack of confidence or purpose. Another flawed superhero, we find our Supergirl (played by Aussie Milly Alcock) a to be an almost morally ambiguous young lady with an evident problem with alcohol consumption. Not what fans of the DC Universe might expect.
The next major observation about this film is that it is set almost entirely in distant space, with all the requisite alien life forms such a venue implies. In fact, the film is nearly a 2 hour parody of the cantina scene from the original Star Wars film! Outrageous looking aliens seemingly made of rubber, sometimes speaking strange alien tongues and other times conversing fluently in English takes a little getting used to.
Kara, better known to us as Supergirl, is found by a girl with a burning desire to achieve vengeance for the murder of her parents at the hands of interstellar evil doer and leader of the “Brigands” band of bad guys, Krem of the Yellow Hills, a basically human looking thug with small metal dots all over his face and head. Kara agrees to help the young revenge seeker, Ruthye Marye Knoll, especially once Krem shoots Kara’s superpooch, Krypto, with a poisoned dart leaving the space canine with only 3 days to live unless Kara recovers the antidote from Krem.
Obviously, numerous adventures and struggles ensue while the girls engage in the epic quest, and along the way we find three instances of urination being depicted (once by Krypto) and sadly, three instances of vomiting on screen, a dramatic tool we would like to see permanently retired! (How about you?)
Without providing spoilers, as we try to always avoid, we found the movie somewhat unsettling in its all too human flawed depiction of Kara, though the casting of the part and the acting were both excellent. Despite some corniness and lame attempts at humor, we found the film to be entertaining and refreshing in that it is not just the same old thing rehashed again. Another factor that struck us as a bit odd was the appearance of super-hunk Jason Momoa as the interstellar mercenary, Lobo, complete with make-up that would look at home at a Kiss concert and playing a not too serious part with some of the aforementioned lame attempts at comic relief.
All in all we found the film entertaining and it kept our attention throughout the 108 minute running time. There was no applause at the end of the screening, and we did not overhear either positive or negative remarks from out fellow audience members. Obviously, a $170 million budget film in the DC Universe is a must see for all Superman/Supergirl fans and despite much lukewarm response from critics and audiences we believe the film is definitely worth seeing, especially on a bg, curved screen as we saw it with the excellent Dolby Atmos sound system complimenting the viewing pleasure, which reminds us why we still go to the movies instead of just watching movies at home.
One word of caution for young children: There is ample violence, some of which results in cinematic death, including death at the hands of our protagonist. Lots of action, lots of eye candy, and good acting, so get out there and see the film!
Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Did you enjoy this film?
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