Theaters around the world felt the Kenergy this weekend as the Barbenheimer phenomenon swept multiplexes. Barbie made us laugh, it made us sob, it made us rage against the patriarchy… and it also made us cry out in unison: 'Justice for Ken!' Ryan Gosling's sublime performance as the bleach-blond-beach expert deserves every accolade going – and I'm throwing my support behind a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.
To be clear, Barbie is chock-full of stunning performances from its starry cast: don't mistake my Kenthusiasm for overlooking Margot Robbie's breathtaking turn as the main doll herself, which was hilarious and heartbreaking (that single tear at the bus stop? I fear I will never recover) – or America Ferrera's gut-punch delivery of that monologue about the paradoxical demands placed on women under patriarchy.
