05/11/2023
Wait, am I a Barbie fan now? Funny and damned clever, this toy-turned-movie had every right to be an utterly bad cash grab but instead is one of the smartest takedowns of sexism and consumerism you’ll see in some time. It’s also fascinating in that the movie is distributed by Warner Bros., whose CEO recently made headlines for getting a negative article about him snuffed from the web, but a product of toy company Mattel, which apparently gave carte blanche to filmmaker Greta Gerwig to say and do absolutely anything she wanted, including stomping on Mattel and twisting her heels into its bloody co**se....
Wait, am I a Barbie fan now? Funny and damned clever, this toy-turned-movie had every right to be an utterly bad cash grab but instead is one of the smartest takedowns of sexism and consumerism you…