In the 1980s, the movie business was still lurching around as it tried to figure out how to make coherent superhero movies. In retrospect, this struggle is fascinating for two reasons. First, the ...

Jeannot Szwarc's "Supergirl" (1984), Kenneth Johnson's "Steel" (1997), and Pitof's "Catwoman" (2004) are often cited as being among the worst superhero movies ever made, and are certainly the most ...