Episode #461: 'Supergirl' with Amy Nicholson

It’s neither a bird, nor a plane, nor Superman. It’s Supergirl, the newest film from James Gunn’s DC that has some folks talking, but probably not as many as Warner Bros. would like. We’ve got LA Times film critic, Unspooled co-host, and friend of the show Amy Nicholson (latimes.com/people/amy-nicholson) along to talk about the stellar highs and dank cave lows, plus we name some of our favorite superhero movie acting performances.

What’s Good

Alonso - binging THE BOYS

Drea - watching an accidentally funny moment on repeat in the film Jefferson in Paris for the Supporting Actresses podcast (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/supporting-actre…)

Amy - watching The World Cup (and YouTube videos of dog agility competitions)

Kevin - digging through original Backrooms videos, and other short films (Alone Time (youtu.be/pUkXIgBHk8Q?si=UhCEIS814Wki9AUG), The Hole (youtu.be/WfCBukzuLsw?si=BG8DXDGKKzW5J7JC))

ITIDIC
'Michael’ Becomes the Highest-Grossing Biopic Ever (variety.com/2026/film/box-office/michael-box-o…)
Netflix Announces Weird Willy Wonka Project (netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-golden-ticket-s…)

Staff Picks

Drea - True Grit (justwatch.com/us/movie/true-grit)

Alonso - Minions & Monsters (justwatch.com/us/movie/minions-3)

Amy - Buffet Infinity (justwatch.com/us/movie/buffet-infinity)

Kevin - Aline (justwatch.com/us/movie/aline)

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Drea Clark (twitter.com/thedreaclark)
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Produced by Marissa Flaxbart (instagram.com/flaxbart)
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher (twitter.com/swish)