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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!

TOP Movies of 2026 (first up – IRON LUNG)

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2026 has been a pretty good year for movies so far, if I do say so myself.

We started out the year SUPER strong with Markiplier’s self-produced/written/directed/acted/distributed/marketed box office hit Iron Lung and what a way to start the year!

Atmospheric, scary, spooky, immersive, thought-provoking, adrenaline-pumping, horror – I could not be more impressed with Mr. Markiplier. Not only did he have to do everything himself, he out-earned his budget by a mile and became the number one movie in America opening weekend. With a budget of under 5 million, the whopping 51 million worldwide meant that the film was definitely a success.

And, for those of you that don’t know – let me just break it down for you a little bit.

Markiplier is a YouTuber, most famous for his scary games let’s plays. Iron Lung is an indie game developed by David Szymanzki, that Markiplier played, loved, and acquired movie adaption rights for via DM (initially.) Mark then proceeded to write, film, fund, and edit the entire project, even going so far as to convert his own home bathroom into a render farm to get the job done, over the next couple of years.

Once filming and a majority of the editing had been completed, he began the official process of shopping the finished product around to companies for an official theatrical release – a process that fell on deaf ears. After nearly a year (could’ve been slightly more or less) of no success, he decided to just go directly to the movie theaters himself for the release.

Initially it was only supposed to release in a handful of theaters for one weekend. But Markiplier urged his fanbase that if they wanted the movie to come to a theater near them, to then reach out to their local movie theaters and request the film.

The response was massive and immediate.

By the time release day rolled around the film had gone from a handful theaters to over 4,161. And not just in local indie theaters , but in the massive chains ones such as AMC, Regal, and Cinemark. And not just for one weekend but for almost 4 weeks.

Markiplier proved something huge. Fans want to go to the movies. And they want to see real art by real artists. The movie theaters aren’t dying out – the fans just aren’t interested in boring budget bloated remakes. Give them something new, something interesting, something with heart and soul, something made by humans who actually care about what they’re doing – and fans will be there.

Overall, I give Iron Lung a 10 out of 10! I genuinely can’t think of what he could’ve done better that he didn’t do. All I can say is that I hope that he continues to make movies and I am so excited and can’t wait for them when he does. He’s working on the DVD’s for Iron Lung right now, and I can’t wait!

And, Iron Lung wasn’t the only good movie this year!

Stick around and I’ll share my other 2026 favorites so far in more posts.

Ciao!

Movie Review: Rebecca (1940s)

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“…that’s for the 2nd Mrs. De Winter!”

I just watched the 1940s Alfred Hitchcock version of Rebecca (after being amused by Michell and Webb’s, a British comedy duo, parody skit of the film – which can be found on YouTube) starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine and let me just say I LOVED IT!!!

I want to make this a proper review, but I don’t really know how to do that just yet. So, I think, if it’s alright with all of you, that I’m just going to rave and ramble a bit about what I liked most and my thoughts and such.

Firstly, I loved the romance between Mr. Olivier and Ms. Fontaine! Ms. Fontaine’s character, the 2nd Mrs. De Winter, made me IMMEDIATELY think of Bella Swan from Twilight. She was clumsy and simple and plain and totally did not believe that anyone could actually like her, especially not an amazing man like Mr. De Winter. Just like Bella.

In fact, there were more than a couple of scenes of the 2nd Mrs. De Winter knocking things over or clumsily bumping into doors or breaking things. It was actually one of the things that lead to their first luncheon date (she spilled a vase of flowers on her table at the hotel which made him notice her and go over to invite her to his table) that cascaded into their whirlwind week of romance! ❤

I am very convinced that Bella Swan was hugely inspired by the 2nd Mrs. De Winters. We know that Jane Eyre, which Joan Fontaine also starred in, was a point of inspiration to Stephanie Meyer and honestly the three characters, at least in they way they view themselves, are very similar. They’re just your average plain, simple, normal, clumsy (except Jane wasn’t very clumsy) girl that falls in love with the moody and broody older man.

But all of this only takes us through the first 30 or so minutes of the film. Once we get to the house, Manderely, much like Thornfield Hall, the place is full of restricted sections, questionable staff, and secrets. Most of the staff are happy to welcome their new mistress, even though she herself feels awkward about all of it, except for the housekeeper Mrs. Danvers. I feel like housekeepers, in theory, should be great! But unfortunately, more often then not in these old tales, they are far from it. Oh sure, they act like they’re helping, giving you invaluable information, etc, etc, but in actuality they’re hoping that you choke on a lemon and die.

Mrs. Danvers reminded me of old Miss Holloway from the 1944 version of The Uninvited. If you know, you know. And if you don’t know, then you really should go and watch The Uninvited, it’s a really scary ghost movie starring Ray Milland that kept me awake for ages as a little kid. Now, it still gives me the spooks but I love it!

Mrs. Danvers does not do much to help her new mistress at all – in fact she does her very best to get rid of the 2nd Mrs. De Winters and let’s just say that her and Bertha Mason had similar ideas and leave it at that.

I really don’t want to give away too much of the film anymore (even though it came out 81 years ago {that’s right 81 years ago!!}) so I’ll just wrap it up by saying…

I loved the lighting, the framing, the acting, the writing, the setting and the ending.

And I want to compliment Twilight for using classics such as Rebecca and Jane Eyre for its model. I now know that the major thing missing from the first Twilight book (and indeed the whole series) was an old, grand, spooky mansion. Because sure, the Cullen house was nice, but Manderely and Thornfield Hall it was not.

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