I begin this installment with the most hushed and most reverential tones, for today is a sacred day at the ol’ Fempop: Today, is Rex Manning Day we discuss 1992′s Batman Returns. This sequel-in-name-only saw the return of both Burton and Keaton, the masterful makeup work of Stan Winston, the revelation of Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman, [...]

Instead of a review of Brave I’m going to just get right into analysis of the film and the public’s response to it. So be wary of spoilers because they’re there. If you haven’t seen the film then STOP READING and GO SEE IT. Kelly MacDonald, Billy Connelly and Emma Thompson fashion an instantly believable [...]

I will understand if you haven’t watched Legend of Korra yet. It’s on during sleeping off that bottle of Prosecco time on Nickelodeon and to remind you it’s a children’s show the commercials are incredibly obnoxious (there’s one for Madagascar 3 involving a circus afro that will make you question your will to live). It’s [...]

It is a fascinating thing to watch Tim Burton’s foray into the Bat-Franchise – a two-part adventure beginning with 1989′s Batman. The film is part homage to the those  films  that came before it, and part complete series reboot. The project that would eventually become ’89 Batman, began as a kind of nuts script by [...]

I have to admit that after the grey-toned, slowly-paced, half-hearted, lackluster stabs at Batman made by the Batman serials of the 1940s, 1966′s Batman, based on the popular (and now camp classic) Batman TV series which ran from 1966-1968, was a nicely placed jolt to my slowly dying critical faculties. In fact, I was so [...]

We’re in the second leg of The Batman Project – as far as you’re concerned. As far as I’m concerned, I’ve watched three more films, and am nearly caught up in addition to deciding that watching two Batman serials in rapid succession is maybe the best bad decision a person can ever make. I’m also [...]

A parody on Cracked opens up with Black Widow saying “Then I’ll get right on it. Just as soon as I change into a slightly tighter leather outfit, this one doesn’t quite show the outline of my sphincter.”George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones, complains that “Scarlett Johanssen looked great in that outfit, but [...]

Let us take a journey back in time to the end of January, 2012. I was pow-wowing with my boss – as I am wont to do – talking about projects we wanted to undertake here on the site. Then, this happened: Me: I think I should watch every possible iteration of Batman. Alex:…. Me: [...]

My Grandmother smoked until her second quadruple bypass was followed in rapid succession by a series of small strokes. To be fair, I don’t know if she so much as choose to give up smoking as she forgot that she ever had been a smoker. (Stroke jokes by Stokes!) The woman had smoked most of [...]

My allergies are profound and irritating (just like me). I am fiercely allergic to cats and dust, so it is great that I live with three felines and am a slob. Furthermore, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve found my allergic sensitivities have increased. As a kid, I was allergic solely to mangoes, bees, and geese [...]