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Why I won't let my daughter watch Barbie

I was super excited about "Barbie" until I realized I would have to explain their ideas of beauty to my child

Salon

Barbie movie: Former employee describes what it was like to work for Mattel

‘That was just like the opposite of what it was like working there,’ woman says of Barbie movie

The Independent UK

Former Mattel employee describes what it’s actually like to work for Barbie creators

‘That was just like the opposite of what it was like working there,’ woman says of Barbie movie

The Independent UK

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The transcript of America Ferrera's Barbie speech is going viral for giving women everywhere confidence

Here is the full transcript...

Marie Claire

Women can’t get enough of America Ferrera’s powerful Barbie monologue: ‘Made me cry’

‘Will go down as one of the best scenes of the year,’ says one fan

The Independent UK

America Ferrera reveals key Barbie scene took up to 50 takes to film

‘Ugly Betty’ star plays a human woman in the hit doll adaptation

The Independent UK

Women can’t get enough of America Ferrera’s powerful Barbie monologue: ‘Made me cry’

‘Will go down as one of the best scenes of the year,’ says one fan

The Independent UK

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We're sobbing over these Barbie reactions—what viewers are saying about the critique on the female experience, Ken's evolution and THAT ending

These 'Barbie' reactions are *Kenough* to tell you if this movie is everything we all hoped it would be...

My Imperfect Life

America Ferrera’s inspiring Barbie monologue about women is absolute perfection

Ferrera's impassioned speech was one of the best moments of Greta Gerwig's huge hit.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Barbie: the patriarchy, the existentialism, the capitalism – discuss with spoilers

Greta Gerwig’s smash hit ode to women delves deeper than many would have expected from a film based on a problematic doll

The Guardian - US

America Ferrera didn't want to 'eff up' her epic Barbie monologue

Barbie star America Ferrera has revealed the pressure she felt to deliver her epic speech at the heart of the movie and how she prepared for her big moment.

WhatToWatch

How feminists are catching up to Barbie

Beauty standards aside, the doll has been a wildly progressive lifestyle mentor ever since she won us over in 1959

Salon

Barbie review: A near-miraculous achievement from Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie

While it’s impossible for any studio film to be truly subversive, this Mattel-approved comedy gets away with far more than you’d think was possible

The Independent UK

America Ferrera reveals her guilty pleasure is ‘not showering for a few days’

‘I’m going to regret saying this,’ Ferrera said

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The Independent UK

America Ferrera points out glaring and ‘revolutionary’ detail in original Barbie Dreamhouse

The ‘Ugly Betty’ actor plays Gloria, an assistant to the chief executive of Mattel in the new ‘Barbie’ film

The Independent UK

Barbie review: A near-miraculous achievement from Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie

While it’s impossible for any studio film to be truly subversive, this Mattel-approved comedy gets away with far more than you’d think was possible

The Independent UK

America Ferrera reveals her guilty pleasure is ‘not showering for a few days’

‘I’m going to regret saying this,’ Ferrera said

The Independent UK

America Ferrera points out glaring and ‘revolutionary’ detail in original Barbie Dreamhouse

The ‘Ugly Betty’ actor plays Gloria, an assistant to the chief executive of Mattel in the new ‘Barbie’ film

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The Independent UK

Barbie review: A near-miraculous achievement from Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie

While it’s impossible for any studio film to be truly subversive, this Mattel-approved comedy gets away with far more than you’d think was possible

Los Angeles Times

America Ferrera emerges as 'Barbie's' secret weapon, a mighty mom

[Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for Greta Gerwig's "Barbie."]

The Independent UK

Barbie review: A near-miraculous achievement from Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie

While it’s impossible for any studio film to be truly subversive, this Mattel-approved comedy gets away with far more than you’d think was possible

Tribune News Service

Review: Toys and humans collide in funny, inspiring 'Barbie'

Ads for "Barbie" claimed it was for people who hate her and love her, which left me wondering: What about people who don't care about her at all? Turns out the comedy/drama has us covered, too.

Cinemablend

Barbie Review: Margot Robbie Digs Her Heels Into This Generation-Defining Comedy (And Ryan Gosling Is, Like, Pretty Good, Too)

As colorful as it is nuanced and hilarious, Greta Gerwig's Barbie vaults Margot Robbie up to icon status with a sharp and poignant story...and Ken.

Chicago Tribune

‘Barbie’ review: A doll’s life is richly, unexpectedly imagined by Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie

“Barbie” is a lovely, eccentrically imaginative example of brand extension and raw, untrammeled commercialism. Well, maybe a little trammeled. Any $145 million studio movie based on a doll, accessories sold separately, no doubt comes with a few restrictions. And yet this one actually feels spontaneous, and fun.

Cinemablend

Critics Have Seen Barbie, And It Seems Margot Robbie’s Life In Plastic Is, Indeed, Fantastic

Critics have seen Barbie, so what are they saying about Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling's take on the classic doll?

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