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Don’t Blame the Patriarchy for ‘Barbie’ Snub January 30, 2024
When Greta Gerwig’s film, Barbie, debuted last summer, it was a source of endless commentary, both positive and negative. Right-wing critics attached to it with that dreadfully boring cliché, “woke,” and left-wing boosters of the film saw it as a fem...
Does 'Barbie' Need All the Oscars for Feminism? January 30, 2024
Like the Barbies in the movie Barbie, the film Barbie seemed capable of anything. From critical praise, to pop culture reverence, to box office domination, to culture war lightning rod, to doll sales, Barbie has checked every box.But it’s the few thi...
Can You Feel the Kenergy? January 29, 2024
I am neither a Barbie truther nor a Barbie hater. Back when the movie came out, I saw it neither as a sinister woke manifesto nor as a masterwork of crypto-conservative subversion, for the simple reason that I just thought it was kind of a mess.I enj...
The Oscars Are Confused About “Barbie” January 25, 2024
It was the biggest hit of the summer. Then it was the biggest hit of the year. It was a blockbuster so gigantic—crowd-pleasing, artful, a triumph for its young director—that it changed what the movie business thought it knew about making money. But i...
Everyone Has Lost Their Minds Over Barbie’s “Snubs” January 25, 2024
The Oscar nominations are out. Barbie scored eight. America Ferrera is up for Best Supporting Actress, Ryan Gosling for Best Supporting Actor, Greta Gerwig for Best Adapted Screenplay, and Margot Robbie for Best Picture for her work as a producer. Go...
The Haunting Presence of Stanley Kubrick January 18, 2024
The most commercially successful film of last year, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, may have attracted attention for its inimitable mixture of pop feminism and outrageously catchy songs, but there is another factor, hidden in plain sight from the very first t...
