Am I Crying in the Barbie Movie?

Alexis and Kim talk about the Barbie movie, men throwing tantrums online, self-aware casting, movie marketing, and more in this episode of the Whatcha Watchin podcast.

This review contains spoilers for Barbie.

0:00 Intro
2:54 Ryan Gosling stealing scenes
9:19 Online “backlash” to feminist messaging
18:20 Self-aware filmmaking
23:47 Barbenheimer success
26:35 Wrap-up

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:54 Ryan Gosling stealing scenes
• 9:19 The "backlash" over Barbie's feminist message
• 18:20 Self-aware filmmaking
• 23:47 Barbenheimer success
• 26:35 Wrap-up