Super Duper

I don't know if I'm alone in this, but I liked Supergirl (2026).

It stars Milly Allcock as Kara Zor-El, supergirl. She's on an interplanetary bender - under a red sun, she's no longer super, and alcohol gets her drunk. Superman Facetimes her sometimes to see if she is coming back to Earth, but she's not done drinking. 

On this same planet, a band of Brigands, led by Mattias Schoenaerts, are menacing a farm family. They kill the parents and son, but their young daughter, Eve Ridley, survives.

Allcock is drinking in a mercenary bar when Ridley comes in with a sword and announces that she is after vengeance, and whoever helped her could have the family's valuable sword. It's a sort of "My name is Inigo Montoya" speech. Most of the crowd laughs at her and Allcock ignores her. But one big bruiser just walks up and takes the sword, and goes outside to leave, Allcock finds this impolite, and says she'll go out to talk to him. After trying reason, she beats him up and takes the sword back. Even under a red sun, she can kick ass. 

The next day, while Allcock is nursing a hangover, Ridley shows up at her spaceship RV, and unfortunately, so do the Brigands. In the fight, the Brigands shoot Superpup Krypto with a slow poison. The Brigands use it for torture or extortion - the victim will die in three days unless they can get the antidote from the Brigands. So now Allcock has to catch the interplanetary bus to go after them. Will Ridley tag along? 

On their way, they run into a dirtbag bounty hunter named Lobo, played by Jason Momoa. Ridley wants him to join their quest, but Allcock warns her not to make eye contact, because he's a jerk. Will he be in on the final battle?

OK, the questions are a bit ingenuous. Of course Ridley comes along, and her innocence inspires Allcock to be a bettr superhero. And I mention Momoa, because he's got the best line in the movie. When he meets Allcock later, he says, "Hey, you're that ditz from the dive bar!" and she replies, "Funny, that's what I've been calling you."

I like slightly silly interplanetary adventures with fun characters and interesting dilemmas. I don't really know why everyone hated this - or did they? It didn't do much in theaters, but that happens a lot these days. Then there's the problem some (loud) critics have with strong female protagonists. Or is the problem that she isn't strong enough? After all, she's a drunk with PTSD from losing her whole planet. But a hero "refusing the call" is a standard trope. Some people complained that -SPOILER- Momoa saves her ass in the last big fight, but that's not such a big deal.

And of course, Krypto lives to piss on the Fortress of Solitude again.