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Supergirl

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★ 6/10 June 30, 2026

"Kara" (Milly Alcock) is an unfulfilled soul who revels in a bottle and a battle in equal measure - despite the more restraining attempts at influence from her more famously caped cousin (David Corenswet). That explains why she isn't so very interested in getting involved with "Ruthye" (Eve Ridley) who is on a quest to avenge her murdered family at the hands of the mighty "Krem" (Matthias Schoenaerts). It seems, though, that try as she might she can't shake off this pesky brat and after an altercation of her own with this man as he pinches her spaceship and puts a dart into her beloved pooch "Krypto", she is soon embroiled in a series of escapades across the galaxy seeking the antidote that hangs in an amulet around his neck. All the while, "Lobo" (Jason Momoa) on an huge motor cycle that might ask some very personal questions about this bounty hunter's inadequacy complex is also seeking "Krem" and so works alongside, if not exactly in tandem, with the pair as they constantly manage to escape from the frying pan into the fire against seemingly overwhelming odds, a green sun and even some injectable kryptonite. Sadly, no, there is very little original in this film aside from some flashbacks to fill us in on how she escaped from the doomed "Krypton" in the first place, but I did enjoy Alcock's charismatically enthusiastic and laissez-faire characterisation: a girl with attitude who knows how to kick ass but really just wants to be left in peace to meander the galaxy's yellow suns with her mischievous super-mutt. There is plenty of action and it's quite an enjoyable accompaniment to the rather sacharin-like Corenswet's efforts as "Superman" - but will you ever remember it? Hmmm, I doubt it.