Leah Cornish

If you have any experience being entrenched deep within a fandom, you’ll know that waiting for something is excruciating. Maybe you're shipping a will-they-won't-they relationship. Maybe you're hoping the villain will confess to that awful thing they did last season. Or maybe you're waiting for your favorite side characters to finally get their moment in the spotlight. Well, that last one looks to be coming true for fans of CW's Supernatural.

When the end credits began to roll on Wonder Woman I leaned back in my seat, looked up at the ceiling of the theater, and let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. It was as if I had spent the two hours of the film waiting for some other shoe to drop. I'm not here to review the movie—you've probably read them all by now—but know that it's a good film. One with action, heart, humor, and sadness. It's shot beautifully and has a tight script, though the third act is admittedly a little crowded.

Long before I understood what feminism was, I saw a superhero princess in cartoons on TV. She could best anyone in a feat of strength, quell bad guys with a look…she could fly. Wonder Woman (a.k.a. Diana Prince) lit my young nerd brain on fire. So when the chance arose to talk to Patty Jenkins, director of Wonder Woman, out June 2, I tripped over two chairs and a coffee table yelling, “Hi. Yes.