Barbie
SimilarBridget Jones's Diary (2001), Catwoman (2004), Election (1999), Enchanted (2007), Ghost (1990), Ghostbusters (1984), I ♥ Huckabees (2004), Look Who's Talking (1989), Michael (1996), Pocketful of Miracles (1961), Stick It (2006), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), The Holiday (2006), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), Volver (2006), You've Got Mail (1998),
Watch afterBlue Beetle (2023), Elemental (2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), Meg 2: The Trench (2023),
Oppenheimer (2023) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), The Flash (2023),
The news that director Greta Gerwig’s follow-up project to her celebrated adaptation of Little Women would be a movie about Barbie dolls was met with skepticism and even disappointment when first announced in mid-2019. What did it mean for the future of one of Hollywood’s few high-profile female directors? Would she abandon her apparent passion for telling intimate stories about coming of age? Continue Reading →
You People
SimilarBarton Fink (1991), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Night on Earth (1991), Pretty Woman (1990), The Big Lebowski (1998), The Holiday (2006), True Romance (1993),
A household name (and one of the most in-demand creators of color) in network TV and Hollywood over the last decade, Kenya Barris has shepherded tv sitcom universes like Black-ish/Grown-ish/Mixed-ish, collaborated on box office smashes like Girls Trip, and developed franchise revival attempts like Shaft and Coming 2 America. Within these projects, his central preoccupation has been negotiating authenticity in relation to race, class, family, and the self. Continue Reading →