Tonally perfect, I haven't seen a film that so aptly captures the absurdity, sorrow, and tension that can all exist in equal balance in real-life at any time. I loved these stupid kids, I was transported and wanted to buy into their fantasy even knowing it was doomed. The performances are fantastic; Vanya switches from truly adorable doofus to That Fucking Guy instantly and both are equally believable, Igor is an often heartbreaking audience surrogate, and Anora obviously sparkles and…

The Barbie Movie is confused -- and it is confused on purpose, because it can't actually acknowledge the role that capitalism and white supremacy play in the patriarchal system that it wants to give itself credit for acknowledging. And so the film introduces patriarchy as a force with no agent or system behind it. It's so powerful it takes over women's minds simply by them hearing about it, but it's so vague and inhuman in its operations that no man…