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Since the Culture Forum disappeared, I've kinda been wondering where we could post movie trailers.

I guess this is the place.

June 26, 2026 will see a new type of Supergirl open in theaters, the antihero. This is not your mom's Supergirl. This is my type of Supergirl, this looks like a great version of Supergirl, and she is totally badass. Enjoy.

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@Suzianne


Sorry, Suzi, but I just have to nitpick .. I know, I'm so old-school about these things, but



in my book,





she's not a hero. She's not an antihero.






She be a heroine.

OK, I get it. She's your kind of super-girl.

I go for Wednesday Addams and Enola Holmes.



😉

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@moonbus said
@Suzianne


Sorry, Suzi, but I just have to nitpick .. I know, I'm so old-school about these things, but



in my book,





she's not a hero. She's not an antihero.






She be a heroine.

OK, I get it. She's your kind of super-girl.

I go for Wednesday Addams and Enola Holmes.



😉
Yes, the more erudite form. I get it.

But I'm a product of American cinema. I like Michael Bay and I like Christopher Nolan. And I like James Gunn, who is now in charge of the DCU.

Here's what Wikipedia says about this Supergirl.

Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl:
The cousin of Superman who was raised on a chunk of the destroyed planet Krypton and watched everyone around her die, making her a more jaded person than her cousin, who was raised on Earth by loving parents. Because Kryptonians are healed and gain powers from yellow suns, Supergirl likes to party on planets with red suns where she can get drunk. Producer James Gunn envisioned Supergirl as a "pixie-ish, but very attitudinal character". Both Gunn and Gillespie described her as being an antihero.


Yeah, maybe I'm just too feminist, but I'm tending lately to shy away from the -ine and -ess endings for women characters, making them heroines. To me, female heroes are just heroes. We don't need to restrict hero to just men, making heroine somehow less than. Similarly, antiheroine just doesn't have the same gravitas, it seems an ungainly word to use.

This Supergirl, more jaded than Superman, fits the antihero mold well. It also fits Milly Alcock, an Australian import who most saw last as Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon, the prequel to Game of Thrones. She plays Supergirl with that "zero f---s left to give" aesthetic.

I'll be there, in the theater, first weekend after the opening, like everybody else. Maybe I'll wait a couple days and catch a morning marquee showing, there are usually less people there, but the kids are out of school now, so maybe not.

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@Suzianne

I am totally in agreement with you that what women should be seeking is not equality. Equality is a comparative, and whatever it is that is being compared to is still the benchmark, whether it's patriarchy or pay scales or whatever.

What women should be seeking is liberty--liberty to become what one is.

If they want to call themselves heroes instead of heroines, it's no skin off my nose.

Let us know whether the move lives up to its promise. I'll send my girls off to see it, first though. I'ma no like violence, could not sit through Pulp Fiction--walked out of it, thoroughly revolted.

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@moonbus said
@Suzianne

I am totally in agreement with you that what women should be seeking is not equality. Equality is a comparative, and whatever it is that is being compared to is still the benchmark, whether it's patriarchy or pay scales or whatever.

What women should be seeking is liberty--liberty to become what one is.

If they want to call themselves heroes i ...[text shortened]... h. I'ma no like violence, could not sit through Pulp Fiction--walked out of it, thoroughly revolted.
Oh, there will be violence, I see no way of getting around that.

Yes, in an ideal world, everyone would sanely solve their problems.

But this is a movie, an American movie, and sometimes people just have to kick ass to get things done, because other people leave them no choice. Bullies and 'tough guys' seem to be more common again. True heroes would rather not have to be heroes.

Americans sometimes seem to thrive on violence. They love their action movies. They allow them to step out of the mundane humdrum of their lives. Movies capitalize on this search for excitement.

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@Suzianne said
Oh, there will be violence, I see no way of getting around that.

Yes, in an ideal world, everyone would sanely solve their problems.

But this is a movie, an American movie, and sometimes people just have to kick ass to get things done, because other people leave them no choice. Bullies and 'tough guys' seem to be more common again. True heroes would rather not have t ...[text shortened]... to step out of the mundane humdrum of their lives. Movies capitalize on this search for excitement.
It's a holdover from the 'taming a wild continent' period of American history, which spawned that uniquely American genre, The Western, taking the law into one's own hands, the rugged individualist solving social problems all by himself. You know, the kind of hero AvJoe is always on about, the myth of total self-sufficiency. I can take it only in small doses. High Noon was the zenith of that genre, IMO, and Cooper deservedly got an Oscar for his performance.

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@Suzianne said
Since the Culture Forum disappeared, I've kinda been wondering where we could post movie trailers.

I guess this is the place.

June 26, 2026 will see a new type of Supergirl open in theaters, the antihero. This is not your mom's Supergirl. This is my type of Supergirl, this looks like a great version of Supergirl, and she is totally badass. Enjoy.

[youtube Supergirl Final Trailer]rKW50w6i9HI[/youtube]
action
and blondie screaming at me to call her anytime?

i'm in

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@rookie54 said
action
and blondie screaming at me to call her anytime?

i'm in
Blondie's "Call Me" was a genius track for this trailer.

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@moonbus said
@Suzianne

I am totally in agreement with you that what women should be seeking is not equality. Equality is a comparative, and whatever it is that is being compared to is still the benchmark, whether it's patriarchy or pay scales or whatever.

What women should be seeking is liberty--liberty to become what one is.

If they want to call themselves heroes i ...[text shortened]... h. I'ma no like violence, could not sit through Pulp Fiction--walked out of it, thoroughly revolted.
I love Tarentino, but I'll admit, Pulp Fiction was -- excessive.

Samuel Jackson's role in Jackie Brown was -- disturbing, even for me.

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@moonbus said
It's a holdover from the 'taming a wild continent' period of American history, which spawned that uniquely American genre, The Western, taking the law into one's own hands, the rugged individualist solving social problems all by himself. You know, the kind of hero AvJoe is always on about, the myth of total self-sufficiency. I can take it only in small doses. High Noon was the zenith of that genre, IMO, and Cooper deservedly got an Oscar for his performance.
You're not wrong.

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@Suzianne said
I love Tarentino, but I'll admit, Pulp Fiction was -- excessive.

Samuel Jackson's role in Jackie Brown was -- disturbing, even for me.
Samuel Jackson in Jackie Brown was so easy to dislike - there was nothing forgiving in his character. It is a very good movie, unpredictable too - great acting.

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@Suzianne said
Since the Culture Forum disappeared, I've kinda been wondering where we could post movie trailers.

I guess this is the place.

June 26, 2026 will see a new type of Supergirl open in theaters, the antihero. This is not your mom's Supergirl. This is my type of Supergirl, this looks like a great version of Supergirl, and she is totally badass. Enjoy.

[youtube Supergirl Final Trailer]rKW50w6i9HI[/youtube]
I have to be honest I struggle to be interested, but the clips and reviews I’ve seen would disagree.

She looks like a munchkin and it’s mostly AI slop.

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@Torunn said
Samuel Jackson in Jackie Brown was so easy to dislike - there was nothing forgiving in his character. It is a very good movie, unpredictable too - great acting.
I agree, I do like Tarentino's unique style of storytelling.

He always chooses good actors for his roles.

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@diver said
I have to be honest I struggle to be interested, but the clips and reviews I’ve seen would disagree.

She looks like a munchkin and it’s mostly AI slop.
It's a movie, man, it's entertainment.

I realize a diehard like you might not like the new reworking of the DC Universe.

And that's okay. I understand James Gunn can be controversial.

From what I've seen so far, they seem to be keeping true to the new comics series regarding the reworked DCU. This movie is covered in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1. I love the addition of Krypto. I also like the addition of Jason Momoa as Lobo. It's inspired casting.

This is not Melissa Benoist, of CW's Arrowverse.

Sure, she's not as pretty as previous Supergirls, but that's okay. I like her look. Way less preppy, a bit more serious.

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@Suzianne said
It's a movie, man, it's entertainment.

I realize a diehard like you might not like the new reworking of the DC Universe.

And that's okay. I understand James Gunn can be controversial.

From what I've seen so far, they seem to be keeping true to the new comics series regarding the reworked DCU. This movie is covered in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1. I love ...[text shortened]... st, of CW's Arrowverse.

Sure, she's not as pretty as previous Supergirls, but that's okay.
Superman is always a super handsome guy and that is just a ridiculous, and boring. Why isn’t he a plumber with a lisp from Krypton 🤷‍♂️

I’m not all into super hero movies but I am into cinema generally, and this one will bomb imo.
To be fair Hollywood is bombing generally because it keeps pumping out terrible cringe; Star Trek Academy for example.

But if you like it then that’s great, honestly 👍🏼