This week we’re looking at superhero movies that were spun off from major franchises. We start with Jeannot Szwarc’s Supergirl (1984), where Helen Slater plays a very well-informed cousin to Superman. Next up is Tim Miller’s Deadpool (2016), with Ryan Reynolds breaking fourth walls like a meta wrecking ball. Last up is Cathy Yan’s Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey (2020), which got a raw deal on release because of COVID lockdown and deserves to be seen.

Also: Our hottest episode ever. The Bottle City of Kandor. Fly by wire. Die Hard Himbo! 80’s swamps. Kevin Conroy. Tom Petty reference. Green Lantern (2011). Deathstroke. Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) title sequence. Leaked test footage. Haywire (2011). Exoskeleton by Shane Stadler. Suicide Squad (2016)’s trailer. Entitled douchebro. Rosie Perez. X-Men sucks. Tim Booth from James. We play a game of “You Spin Me Right Off”