WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2026 Warner Bros. Discovery/DC Studios release "Supergirl" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Supergirl is the latest installment from the recently created DC Studios. It shares continuity with the 2025 film Superman. It stars Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl. Other cast members include Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley,…
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WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2026 Warner Bros. Discovery/DC Studios release "Supergirl" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Supergirl is the latest installment from the recently created DC Studios. It shares continuity with the 2025 film Superman. It stars Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl. Other cast members include Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, David Corenswet, and Jason Momoa. The film is an adaptation of the 2021–22 comic book miniseries Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King and Bilquis Evely. Pop culture historian and Cultural Critic Marie Nicola makes her debut on the podcast to review Supergirl. In this episode, Marie comments on the original source material and how it portrays Kara in a much different light than her previous films and TV shows. They also discuss Momoa's casting as Lobo after playing Aquaman in previous DC movies. They also address the DC Studios storyline and where this film fits in that narrative. Check out Marie's Substack marienicola.substack.com.
WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2026 Marvel Studios/Disney+ series "X-Men '97 (Season 2)" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Lenore Zann reprised her iconic role as Rogue in X-Men '97. Season two concluded with Rogue's life going through twists and turns. Zann is making her third appearance on this show. Her career spans more than three decades across…
1 wk ago · 38:59
WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2026 Marvel Studios/Disney+ series "X-Men '97 (Season 2)" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Adrian Hough is a veteran actor and voice performer whose career spans more than three decades across film, television, animation, and video games. In both the original X-Men the animated series and the new X-Men '97, Hough voices Kurt…
3 wks ago · 52:28
WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2026 Sony/Marvel Studios' release "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. After the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, no one knows who Spider-Man is, and four years have passed. Isolated, Spider-Man fights crime in New York City. In this film, he reconnects…
1 mo ago · 46:16
WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2026 Amazon Prime/Sony/Marvel release "Spider-Noir" or do not mind hearing key plot points. In the "Spider-Verse" films, Miles Morales encounters Spider-Noir, a black/white character from the comics voiced by Nicholas Cage. Cage plays the titular character in live action. Ben Reilly is a private detective in the 1930s who is also…
1 mo ago · 36:54
