The Fantastic World of ‘Barbie’
‘Barbie’ is an entertaining, meaningful piece of filmmaking with a heartfelt message.

In a world built entirely out of paper, Adam and Eve live amid advertising, propaganda and carefully crafted ideals. When Eve comes into contact with a forbidden fruit, her sense of reality slowly starts to shift. What follows is a surreal search for the line between illusion and truth, poetically questioning media, consumption and beauty standards.
‘Barbie’ is an entertaining, meaningful piece of filmmaking with a heartfelt message.
The film follows the biblical story of Moses, from his time as a prince of Egypt, to a leader for the people of Israel. It’s a film that works brilliantly in animation, and is one that both children and adults can; enjoy despite its religious contexts, it is friendly to general audiences.
Adapted from a 2014 novel by Atticus Lish, Preparation for the Next Life is the feature film debut of documentary filmmaker Bing Liu. With the help of screenwriter Martyna Majok, he paints a realistic and somber portrayal of Aishe, a Uyghur immigrant, as she struggles to make a living while undocumented in the United States.
Zombie apocalypses have been metaphors for late-stage predatory capitalism, but never a system disrupter that brings about freedom.
What happens to an inseparable bond when love for competing morphs into competing for love?
Adam McKay might have been more concerned with cramming cameos than he was in this story which is a bloated criticism of the rich and famous… delivered unto us by the rich and famous.