June 25, 2026

CHRISTIAN TOTO: Supergirl – Joyless DC Flop is a Super Mess.

“Supergirl” reportedly endured severe editing in recent months, and boy, does it show. This film is a bona fide mess, a story with no stakes, microscopic character movitation and bland battle scenes.

“Supergirl” features a trafficking subplot that never registers. We also glimpse our heroine’s backstory which is equally blah but suggests why she drinks herself into a stupor.

We also bounce from planet to planet, with some having yellow suns that give Kara super powers and others? Not so much.

So what?

David Corenswet drops in occasionally as cousin Superman, and these moments are like walking into an air-conditioned mall on a sticky summer day. The actor’s “Superman” film may have been a disappointment, but he embodies the character and has a presence that’s lacking here.

Who cares about anything happening in “Supergirl” from start to finish? The best way to sum up this stink bomb of a superhero romp?

Whatever.

HiT or Miss: “Supergirl” is a dud on every level that counts.

Perhaps the Fleshlight-style drinks cup whose photo made the rounds on social media a couple of weeks ago was an omen of bad things to come: David Corenswet & Nicholas Hoult Couldn’t Believe This Suggestive Supergirl Cup.

The Superman co-stars’ unfiltered reactions to the viral Supergirl cup captured exactly why the internet couldn’t look away.

With the next DC Universe film just weeks away, marketing is in full swing, and these days, that means more than press tours and trailers. Collectible popcorn buckets and themed drink cups from theater chains have become a staple of big releases, and Supergirl is no exception.

The upcoming release has had its fair share of promo cups and buckets, but one AMC design stole the spotlight for the wrong reason. The chain released a cup meant to look like Kara Zor-El in her blue suit and her tan coat.

Instead, the flesh-colored jacket took over social media, with viewers pointing out its unfortunate resemblance to foreskin. The cup’s viral moment even prompted a response from David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult, picked up by Entertainment Tonight.

“I don’t like that one bit,” Corenswet started before Hoult joked, “I need a lot of those.” The Superman portrayer further added, “I don’t understand, and I don’t think I want it explained.” Hoult then slyly said, “It reminds me of…” before Corenswet stopped him, saying, “No, no no no no.” Thus, it’s safe to say that they see the cup’s unusual and mildly suggestive aspect too.

Paging Dr. Freud, paging Dr. Freud:

Posted at 12:30 pm by Ed Driscoll