‘Supergirl’ Stinks. Why Does Hollywood Keep Failing Female Superheroes?

‘Supergirl’ Stinks. Why Does Hollywood Keep Failing Female Superheroes?

“Supergirl,” starring Milly Alcock, is only the latest dud of a superhero movie with a woman in the lead. They deserve better.

Milly Alcock's Supergirl is flawed, funny, and extremely cool – and she's the superhero I wish I'd had as a teenager

As a superhero movie-loving teenager, I had to be content with the fact that not many of my favorite films featured women in top billing. The closest I got during the early 2010s was Black Widow in Iron Man 2, who was a great hero, but felt very catered to the male gaze in that black catsuit…Don't get me wrong, I still loved watching Iron Man, Captain America, and the Avengers movies. But something always felt missing: where was my version of a …