After further deliberation, I finally landed on Batman Returns. As a comic fan and a blogger—weird, right?), Batman Returns is infuriating: CATWOMAN IS NOT A SUPERNATURAL ENTITY! But as a movie lover, I admit it—I just can’t get enough.  Here’s why.

First off, it’s a great Christmas movie that simply does not get enough credit for making the season bright (see also: Hard, Die and Weapon, Lethal). Secondly and for obvious reasons, Michelle Pfeiffer’s performance as Catwoman is a seminal cornerstone for all men who were 11 – 16 in 1992. Lastly, it’s a throwback to a forgotten, simpler time, when Batman spoke in a normal voice and wasn’t so mad all the time.

Now, let’s be clear: this is probably not the movie that Tim Burton is going to want to be remembered for 50 years from now when the world finally realizes he’s really a vampire. But how could you not rank this movie among the guiltiest of pleasures? It’s got Christopher Walken at his absolute Walken-est,  (in fact, I think this is the movie that turned Christopher Walken from a person into an adverb), Danny DeVito absolutely devouring scenery, a Pee-Wee Herman cameo, and cat puns galore.

So, despite the fact that this exchange is absolutely baffling:

“Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it.”

“But a kiss can be even deadlier if you mean it.”

You’ll hear me say it, minimally, 10 times every holiday season.