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

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

Los Angeles Times · Jul 20, 2023

Hyper-femininity can be subversive and empowering – just ask Barbie

I found Barbie again during 2020’s COVID lockdown. Indoors, confined to Juicy Couture tracksuits, I was missing excuses to express my hyper-femininity through clothing, as I had done pre-pandemic. Collecting Barbie dolls became a way to display my love of femininity in all it’s fun, ridiculous and pink-saturated possibilities.

The Conversation · Jul 20, 2023

It looks like Mattel’s new adventure park is set for a 2024 opening

The toy company hopes to recreate Barbie’s projected success using its many famous IPs

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2023

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 · Jul 20, 2023

Of course Ken hijacks "Barbie"

Greta Gerwig's eye-popping film is a good time, except for how much Ryan Gosling steals Margot Robbie's thunder

Salon · Jul 19, 2023

1st Barbie dolls to fly into space make their debut at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

The National Air and Space Museum debuted the first Barbie dolls to fly in space. They appear to be like all of the other Barbie "Space Discovery" dolls found in stores, and that may be the point.

Space · Jul 19, 2023

Barbie scores impressive Rotten Tomatoes rating as critics hail much-awaited blockbuster

Barbie has scored an impressive 89% on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of its release this Friday.

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023

Toying with itself: the Barbie movie hits the limit of self-awareness

Greta Gerwig’s Mattel extravaganza is canny, often funny, pleasurably gonzo, well-acted yet stuck in a familiar loop of intense self-awareness

The Guardian - US · Jul 19, 2023

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.

Cinemablend · Jul 19, 2023

‘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.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 19, 2023