‘The only real Catwoman’—that time Sean Young really, really wanted to play Catwoman in Batman Returns
In 1991, dressed in a slinky vinyl outfit and Catwoman mask, Sean Young went on The Joan Rivers Show. The…
TCM unearths the 1970 movie version of John Updike’s Rabbit, Run
Did a '70s pornographer save the only known copy? Continue readingTCM unearths the 1970 movie version of John Updike’s Rabbit,…
Batman ’89, the original trailer
In 1989, fans were up in arms about the casting of Michael Keaton as Batman. So producer Jon Peters cut…
Making the world safe for musical comedy (and Canadian comic books)
The Collected Neil the Horse revisits one of the craziest comics published during the eighties black-and-white boom Continue readingMaking the…
Legendary in its awfulness, Superman IV does have an aerobics scene though
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace may have a higher Rotten Tomatoes score than Supergirl, but this final entry in the…
Nope, nothing existential here, folks: Howard the Duck in Marvel’s first movie
An existential, cigar-smoking anti-hero was the first Marvel comics character to make it to the big screen. Take that, Spider-Man!…
The 1984 Supergirl movie is bonkers. Seriously.
Nine things I loved about the 1984 Supergirl movie How do you like your bad superhero movies? Competently made but…
Sad Superman—day-drinking with the world’s most powerful man
Superman III—an even-handed, totally non-biased review Continue readingSad Superman—day-drinking with the world’s most powerful man
Chip Zdarsky on Howard the Duck, Lea Thompson and the Marvel Universe
Interview—Chip Zdarsky Chip Zdarsky is the nom de comics of Toronto-based writer/artist Steve Murray. Under the Zdarsky name, Murray's work…
Bellingham Beer Week 2017 – 24 hours of American craft beer
We had less than 24 hours to take in Bellingham Beer Week 2017. Here are some highlights. Continue readingBellingham Beer…