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SpiderMan vs. SuperGirl vs. He-Man – who WINS?

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Now, I know what you’re thinking – “this is a power match-up post where we’re going to figure out who the strongest is out of these three.” And – that’s a great idea! We’ll get into that towards the end, but for now let me tell you which of their MOVIES ranks 1, 2, and 3.

I just FINALLY got to see SpiderMan: Brand New Day a few days ago and I absolutely LOVED IT! The vibes, the coloring, the editing, the soundtrack, Mr. Milchick, Tom Holland’s thicker accent, and SADIE SINK! I had read all of the theories as to who Sadie Sink could possibly be playing and I was hoping that she was playing who she ended up playing! I have several music video ideas already.

The highlight to me for the movie was the theme – the theme of accepting your growing up as not something bad but something necessary and just a part of life – I loved that. And also, the importance of not doing it alone even if you’re capable of doing it alone.

Not to mention the performances from literally every member of the cast. The subtle maturity of Zendaya’s MJ, the quiet strength of Tom’s Peter Parker, the fragility of the Punisher’s own healing journey, the tense pain just barely under control within Sadie Sink’s character – and all of the side actors who performed so brilliantly. Literally 10/10!!!

Sounds like Spiderman ranks in at number 1 then, yeah? Not necessarily.

Let’s talk now about He-Man himself from Master’s of the Universe!

I’d never seen anything of He-Man before – I only knew a bit of the old art and a few of the memes. But, even I could tell that this movie was a huge love letter to the original fans of the original He-Man. I felt that Nicholas Galitzine did an amazing job of bringing Adam to life on the big screen. And Jared Leto too – hands down the best role he’s ever played!

I absolutely LOVED it! The action, the colors, the real-ness, the un-realness, the story progression, the acting, the soundtrack, the character arcs, and of course the humor. I laughed at this movie so hard – and then I cried! That is phenomenal! And then – I wanted to go workout and get super super strong! As a writer you couldn’t ask for a better reaction from a fan.

If I had to distill the theme/message of this movie it would be that – niceness/kindness does not equal weakness, and true strength comes from true compassion – and also, be yourself, you’re stronger than you know!

Again, a great movie, a great theme, super fun and really just a 10 outta 10 experience!

“So, that must be number 1 then?” you say, but let’s not be too hasty. I haven’t gotten to talk about Supergirl yet!

As a Marvel girl, Supergirl (being part of the DC world) was never really in my sphere. I didn’t know much about her, other than her name, and I wasn’t sure if I would gel with her personality, backstory, or anything really. But, my goodness she was the best! Milly Alcock did just the best job with Supergirl (I think!), absolutely the best!

Genuinely, the movie was funny, heavy, and healing. The soundtrack was outstanding and well utilized. The costuming and coloring made sense and all of the action felt real, not over-the-top superhero ridiculous, but just real. It was funny, it was sad, it was relatable, it was tragic, it was hopeful. At the end of the day it was about a girl protecting her dog and younger “sister” from bad men.

And, I’m gonna get into a little bit of spoilers here for this one because I just can’t help myself! So, skip over this part if you don’t want any SPOILERS. Scroll past the Superman gif, and you’ll be safe!

I really loved that panning shot from the final fight where the camera is focused on Ruthye, the younger “sister” character, as Supergirl is flying around and protecting her. There’s explosions and shrapnel and everything’s moving so fast, but the camera is slow. The music is slow. The moment is slow. Ruthye is slow – and Supergirl is fast. And the sooooong!! This was the moment in the movie that made me breakdown. They played a cover of The Middle by Jimmy Eat World during this moment and it was so fitting, so perfect, so poignant that I just sobbed. Even now, just thinking about it makes me want to cry.

I also loved how they dealt with the killing the bad guy, revenge dilemma. Because there are these bad men, and one in particular, who are just committing crime after crime and leaving dead and wounded bodies in their wake wherever they go. The younger sister character, Ruthye, wants to kill the villain for murdering her family. Supergirl convinces her not too, not because he doesn’t deserve it, but because it would be bad for her to do it. Supergirl convinces Ruthye to walk away, not promising her that she would kill him, just getting Ruthye to walk away for the sake of her own soul – and then Supergirl kills him herself. She saves the little girl from having to do something that would’ve haunted her for the rest of her life but still delivers a just sentence to the villain. It made her much more Punisher-esque and Iron-Man-esque than Batman-esque and I liked that.

Alright, spoilers over. Here’s your SuperMan gif. (btw – I can never remember should the -girl and -man be capitalized in superhero names? idk…)

I could go on and on about this movie and the other two above it – but I’ll wrap it up for you here. Suffice it to say this one was another 10 out of 10 movie!

So – that’s a brief snapshot of the three movies. And now for my ranking! Starting at the bottom, coming in at number three, we have…

SpiderMan: Brand New Day!

In second, snapping up the spectacular silver medal for Superhero movies of 2026 we have…

Masters of the Universe!

Which means that SUPERGIRL is our reigning champion winning the coveted GOLD MEDAL ranking at NUMBER 1 in my very official, never to be challenged, iron-clad, Hollywood approved ranking system.

Now – who would win in a fight – honestly, I think the two boys would agree that there’s no need to fight each other when they could just talk things out, and Supergirl would be too bored to even engage. So, it would be a draw.

Let me know in the comments below what you’re ranking of these three movies would be and who you think would win in a fight between Supergirl, Spiderman and He-Man.

Ciao!

Ranking ALL the Spiderman Films (that I’ve seen!🤣)

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SPIDERMAN IS COMING OUT!!!!!

I can’t tell you how excited I am for this movie!! I mean, I could, and I guess I should try, seeing as this is a blog and the whole point of it is for me to tell you things…

I AM SO EXCITED!!

Seeing as this movie promises (and I really, really, really hope it delivers!) to give us all 3 Spidermans’ (Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, AND Tom Holland!!) I thought it would be a fun idea to rank all of their Spiderman films from least favorite to favorite of mine.

Now, fair warning, I’ve never seen any of the Andrew Garfield movies.😳 I know, I know, treason!! But, it’s because I loved Tobey Maguire’s Spiderman so much, that I couldn’t watch them! So, that means then that, I’m sorry but Andrew Garfield’s movies are going to be ranked last.

Also, I’m not going to include any of the Marvel movies that are not titled Spiderman… So, Civil War, Infinity War, and Endgame are right out!

Ranking out of 7 movies (because No Way Home doesn’t count yet!!), we have in 7th place

#7: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

It’s last because I haven’t seen it😆, and it’s a sequel and sequels are historically bad🤐, and I heard that Gwen Stacy dies – so that’s sad! 😦

#6: The Amazing Spider-Man

Again, because I haven’t seen it, but it’s higher for me than the 2nd one because I love origin stories and pilots. I love em!!

#5: Spider-Man: Far From Home

This one is last in the realm of Spidey films I’ve seen because it was a bit too chaotic. Normally, I love all of that Inception-style craziness, but this one just didn’t quite do it for me, especially after all of the drama of Endgame. Plus, I hated the way that Mysterio, Jake Gyllenhaal, tried to replace Tony Stark in Peter’s life by manipulating him!!😡 But, I still really, really liked it!😁

#4: Spider-Man 3

A much as the Bully Maguire memes have revived this film – it is truly awful! 🤣 It ranks lower than the other 2 for me too because of the fact that Peter Parker never said the words “I’m sorry.” in this film. He’d actually made a lot of mistakes, and he never apologized! Not to MJ, not to Harry, not to anybody – I think he says something at some point to the effect of “I shouldn’t have…” or “I made a mistake…” but that’s not an apology! Those simple words “I’m sorry.” are so powerful, and they got that in Black Widow, when they had Natasha at the end apologizing to Antonia (aka the Taskmaster), just repeating “I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” to her. I won’t explain the scene more, in case anyone here hasn’t seen it yet.

#3: Spider-Man

The original Tobey Maguire origin story Spiderman. Coming in at 3rd, because we can’t have a tie for first place, ok, c’mon!

#2: Spider-Man: Homecoming

I loooooved this movie! This was the film that really cemented Tom Holland as Peter Parker for me. I’ve said it before, but Tobey Maguire was my favorite Spiderman, so I was very reluctant to accept any newcomer to the role, and indeed if he hadn’t had his debut in Civil War (I’m Team Thor btw!), then I probably would’ve skipped his origin film. But, he knocked it out the park in Civil War and ran all the way home with Homecoming! 👏👏

So, that means that, coming in first place it’s, that’s right, you guessed it…

#1: Spider-Man 2

This one was the first superhero movie that I ever saw! That’s why it gets first place, because it was this movie that got me into superhero films in the first place. This one, then Batman Begins, then Iron Man sealed the deal. It defied sequel expectations by being better than it’s predecessor. Doc Oc, that stopping the train scene, Willem Dafoe driving James Franco to madness, *chef’s kiss*!

And, that’s it!

I CANNOT WAIT to see No Way Home (I’ve already got tickets!) and I hope that it is good enough to de-throne the king of this list. If Tobey & Andrew (and Charlie Cox!) are truly in it, then I think it just might! 😀

Dora: Crazy Good Explorer? Or Just Crazy?

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After watching the 2019 live action production of Dora the Explorer, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, I’ve come to the conclusion that Dora, is in fact, crazy!

The movie showcases many alarming symptoms, both in Dora and in her surroundings, that lead to that very diagnosis.

#1: Dora’s parents being worried about her strange habit of “talking to herself”.

#2: Diego’s distance.

#3: The prescription looking “iodine” pills.

#4: Talking animal friends and enemies.

#5: Manic attitude and seeming lack of empathy.

Let’s start with #1: Dora’s parents being worried about her strange habit.

At the start of the film, Dora is going around exploring, doing the classic annoying talking to the camera thing, that viewers of the cartoon kid shows (and many memes since) will most certainly remember. She looks right at the camera several times and says, “Can you say ___?”

When she does this in front of her parents, they look around, all scared, in fact pretty freaked out, looking for the person or animal or thing that their daughter could be talking to, but there’s nothing and no one. Creepy!! To add to it, Dora’s father attempts to copy Dora at one point, to which Dora’s mother chides him saying, “don’t encourage her.”

Moving on to #2: Diego’s distance.

Again, at the start of the film, Diego is living in the jungle, with his family, as Dora’s cousin, neighbor, and only friend, but one day his parents decide to uproot their lives and move to the city. Could it be that Dora’s insanity has frightened Diego’s family, and in an effort to protect their son, they did the only thing that they could and left? That’s where my money would go!

#3 now: The prescription looking “iodine” pills.

On Dora’s first day of public school in the city she is stopped by the security guard, who empties out her backpack revealing everything from an emergency tent kit to a flare to a personal generator. Amongst her belongings we see a little orange pill bottle, much like the ones that all prescription meds come in, that Dora quickly explains contains “iodine pills, for sanitizing water.”

Well… were those really iodine pills? Is it possible that her parents had her on anti-psychotic meds and that they simply just changed the label on the bottle? I think so.

And then, we get to #4: Talking animal friends and enemies.

Now, fans of the original cartoon will remember that Dora had a pet monkey named Boots, and a dastardly thieving fox enemy named Swiper. Of course, in the cartoon the animals could talk, because it was a children’s cartoon. But, this is a live action movie that is trying to make Dora seem more like a real person.

Yet, Swiper exists – and can talk. And later, towards the end of the film, when Dora is feeling down in the dumps and starting to doubt herself, her monkey friend Boots also talks to her. In a very deep and unsettling voice I might add. The rest of the movie involves hallucinogenic plants, magical Incan guards and nobody being phased by any of these things!

What’s more realistic – that all of these things exist and this story is just taking place in an alternate reality from ours where talking foxes and monkey’s are common and strange Incan demons are a dime a dozen? Or, that Dora is delusional and hallucinating during a large portion of the movie? I vote for the delusional storyline. 🙋‍♀️

Finally, we arrive at #5: Dora’s manic attitude and seeming lack of empathy.

Dora is cheerful – but alarmingly so. I never saw a single scene where she was tired, and the one scene where she was a bit upset with Diego felt unrealistic because it was so out of character. The entire film she is just a wound up ball of energy that doesn’t stop.

Then, there were a couple of moments where other characters were struggling and Dora’s response to them felt a little – off. Her female classmate is uncomfortable about having to go potty break in the jungle, to which Dora responds by singing a song. At another point, there is another man trapped in a swamp and he is being swarmed by two deadly scorpions. Dora watches and narrates the whole thing, sounding pretty happy, fascinated and unattached. The concerns and fears of her companions don’t seem to faze her at all.

Just to be clear, the movie is not saying that Dora is crazy, but at the same time – they totally are!

It would’ve made for an incredibly fascinating dark movie if they had decided to lean into the bread crumbs of insanity that they had already dropped, but understandably they wanted to make it a movie that children could watch. I still wouldn’t let my children watch it though, not because of the unbelievable nature of it, but because of all of the weird pagan stuff that they threw in at the end (Boots was totally a demon btw!).

For the first time I have to say that, while I had fun, this a movie that I would not recommend and I myself will not be watching it again. 😝

But, I did have a fun time – and if they decided to do a dark Dora one day, then I would totally watch that!

Thor 2 is the Time War from the Dalek POV

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You heard me right!

I recently re-watched Thor: The Dark World (because, who wasn’t re-watching those recently?) and I couldn’t help but notice certain similarities between it’s storyline and that from the Doctor in Doctor Who and his accounts of the Time War.

First things first I need you to know – The Dark Elves are the Timelords and The Asgardians are the Daleks. You with me so far? Alright, let’s go.

We hear the tale of how The Dark Elves attacked and how their leader, who was cruel and terrible, killed his own people to end the war (and disappear, saving himself).

Just like how the Timelords were at war with the Daleks (who started what is irrelevant here) and the Doctor “killed” the Timelords, his own people, to end the Time War against the Daleks. And then, he disappeared in his Tardis, saving himself.

So, the Daleks then were the Asgardians trying to save the world from the Timelords, excuse me Dark Elves, and their dark matter world transporty machines. Sounds like tardis’s to me.

All I’m saying is that, in the Dalek’s eyes, they’re the good guys, the benevolent rulers, the beautiful gods that are keeping the peace in the realms. And the Timelords are the evil dark elves that are trying to destroy everything.

The End!

How Timelords see Daleks:

How Daleks see Daleks:

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Loki Finale – We’ve Seen You Somewhere Before!

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Yes, we have seen Loki somewhere before, but no I’m not talking about the Multi-Verse or any of the Marvel movies or indeed any of Mr. Hiddleston’s movies. I’m talking about the content similarities in the finale of the first season of Loki. Don’t get mad Sylvie & Loki, it only makes sense that the show would copy classics just as you two did.

Similiarity # 1: Nevermore aka Shadar’s Castle from Ni No Kuni, and the concept of fighting/killing alternate versions of oneself.

Similarity # 2: Castle Fairfax aka Lucien’s Castle from the beginning of Fable 2 and the awful choice that has to be made by our Hero(s) at the end.

Similarity # 3: The Dark Tower written in the 1940s by Mr. CS Lewis and the monster sitting alone in their tower watching other timelines as well as the history of the discovery of time travel that included a mad scientist experimenting on children.

First, Nevermore…

If you’ve played (or would now like to play) Ni No Kuni, the Miyazaki PlayStation adventure game, then you know exactly what I’m talking about. Near the end of the game our hero, Oliver, finally makes it to the evil villain Shadar’s castle, the castle Nevermore. The mission is all very topsy turvy, with the camera angles constantly shifting and turning till it feels for some of the time like you are playing upside down. And Loki gave us that with the twisting turny camera angles as Loki and Sylvie entered the Citadel at the End of Time.

Then, Oliver gets to talking to Shadar and Shadar tells him about how the two of them are Soulmates and that Oliver shouldn’t have even been born because he, Shadar, had been going about and killing all of his Soulmates to prevent any of them from mending his Broken Heart. Much like how our Kang, or He Who Remains, in Loki talked about how he met himself many times over and that some of him were much, much worse.

Second, we have Fable 2 and Castle Fairfax…

The room that Loki, Sylvie and Kang are sitting in looks EXACTLY (ok, almost exactly) the same as the room that the main character and the main character’s sister, Rose, enter into in the very beginning of the game. The room where Lucien, the master of the castle, kills Rose and then attempts to kill the main character thus propelling the plot of the game.

Then, at the end of Fable 2 the hero is given 3 choices – 1 good, 1 evil and 1 neutral and the player of the game is free to choose whatever choice they’d like. Much the same as Loki and Sylvie are given the choice of Rule the TVA or Unleash the Multiverse and let chaos rein! More or less.

Third, we have The Dark Tower by CS Lewis.

Not to be confused with The Dark Tower by Stephen King, ok, CS Lewis wrote his unfinished tale years before King was even born.

But anyways, in The Dark Tower this group of scientists have created this Chronoscope that allows them to look through a scope into another time, a timeline that is projected onto a fabric screen. Much like the projection screen in the first episode of Loki when Mobius is showing Loki his timeline. Through the Chronoscope they are able to view this valley that has a singular Dark Tower in it’s center. In the tower sits a still dark figure that I don’t want to go into here, but suffice it to say if you’d like a good little scare then please, go and read Mr. Lewis’s unfinished story, it is quite hair raising.

Jumping over a lot of major details there is then a sequence in the story where one of our characters finds himself in that other timeline reading up on their history of time travel discovery. Just like Kang a scientist created a device, discovered that there were other timelines, discovered that there were other versions of ourselves on those timelines and decided to experiment, using the young of course, on crossing over into those other timelines. Unfortunately for us, this is where Mr. Lewis stopped writing so we don’t get much more, but the similarities between Kang and the scientist in this other timeline were so striking that I found myself shouting at my laptop “they’re just doing The Dark Tower!”

I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that there are more time travel classics buried in this final episode of Loki alone, not to mention the entire show, but these were just the major comparisons that I couldn’t get out of my head.

Finally, I would just like to finish by saying I LOVED this show and I CANNOT WAIT for season 2.

Bring on the Multi-Verse!!! Tobey Maguire is back everybody!!

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