About this episode

Dan and Mike debate the merits of the film Supergirl, focusing on Milly Alcock's performance and the film's overall execution.

Message Dan and Mike We saw Supergirl opening weekend and couldn't disagree more. Dan's defending it. Mike thinks it's one of the worst films he's seen in years. No fence-sitting — just a real debate about whether Craig Gillespie's DCU origin story actually works. We break down Milly Alcock's performance as Kara Zor-El, the galactic revenge story adapted from Tom King's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Jason Momoa's Lobo and what his presence actually adds (or doesn't), villain Krem (Matthias Sc...

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan Smith, Mike Smith

Topics covered

• film review
• DCU
• Supergirl
• Milly Alcock
• debate
• performance analysis

Keywords

• Supergirl
• Milly Alcock
• DCU
• film review
• Craig Gillespie
• Jason Momoa
• Krem

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Supergirl

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