Directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) — Screenplay by Ana Nogueira.

Timing is of paramount importance when you want to release a highly-budgeted film in theaters around the world. You have to make sure that you’re not putting something out at a time when people are really laser-focused on other activities. One film that I think may’ve been really hurt by the timing of the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer is Craig Gillespie’s Supergirl. At least, I never got around to watching it in theaters, because I prioritized other films and shows when I wasn’t watching football. It looks like I wasn’t the only one who skipped it, because it really struggled during its theatrical release, to say the least. But I was, and still am, quite interested in the title character and the film as a whole, so when this film had its streaming premiere recently, I felt compelled to give it a real chance and a full standalone review. Supergirl isn’t great, but I also don’t think it’s a disaster. It exists somewhere in the territory between unremarkable and okay, and in the process of writing this review, I tried to figure out exactly at which end I found myself.