BARBIE

Part of Midnight Movies

“Life in plastic, it’s fantastic” — Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

BARBIE’s inherent humanism and campy goodness surprised some viewers, but as longtime Gerwiggians, arthouse audiences knew Greta had the directorial chops to reimagine the problematic toy for a whole new generation with this pop culture smash hit.

“A blockbuster (or a doll) need not be brainless to be fun. Gerwig’s solo directing career thus far (which includes LADY BIRD and LITTLE WOMEN) is a triumph of reimagination, an exploration of what it means to find out who you are and not allow yourself to be shaped by nostalgia and sentimentality while also living with deep, real love. That she managed to infuse the same sensibilities into BARBIE is something near a miracle.” —Alissa Wilkinson, Vox

“BARBIE Is a magic trick, a stellar example of a filmmaker taking a well-established bit of corporate IP and using it to deliver a message loudly and clearly. That Greta Gerwig’s third solo film as director also manages to be a giddy, silly, and hilarious time is essential to its power.” —Liz Shannon Miller, Consequence