'Supergirl' (2026) Review: Milly Alcock Shines in a Darker, Standalone DC Entry
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Kate Erbland
Summary
A review of Craig Gillespie's 2026 'Supergirl' film starring Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin. The review highlights how the film breaks from the traditional Superman mold by offering a darker, grittier, and more sardonic tone. It praises Alcock's performance and notes that while Superman (David Corenswet) appears, this is truly Kara's standalone story that blazes its own trail within the DC Studios canon.
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IndieWire'Supergirl' (2026) Review: Milly Alcock Shines in a Darker, Standalone DC Entryindiewire.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledDark and gritty? It's been done. Dour and grimy? That's new-ish.
an entry into the growing — and reworked — DC Studios canon that feels refreshingly not beholden to the adventures (and movies) that chronicle her goody-two-shoes cousin Superman
Milly Alcock is a delight in 'Supergirl,' a film that's not at all beholden to fitting the Superman mold (or tone)
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