If you haven't seen the Barbie movie yet then, well, you absolutely should – it's the highest-grossing domestic Warner Bros. movie in the company's 100-year history, so a fitting (pink-coloured) centenary celebration. But it's made so much money for a reason: it's brilliantly funny, relatable to all ages, all while acting as a critical lens on the societies in which we live.
It's directed by Greta Gerwig – whose indie-to-Hollywood-blockbuster career has spanned voice actress, screen actress, screenwriter, director – and is the mainstream picture to establish her as an A-lister who, I'm sure, will continue to make movies that aren't just commercial successes, but ones with important subtexts that can be both entertaining yet poignantly thought-provoking.
