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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

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

“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.

She's been Astronaut Barbie, Teacher Barbie, Doctor Barbie, President Barbie

From blush palaces to pastel poolsides, channel the Barbie aesthetic at these Dreamhouse-style stays

One-time indie cinema darling Greta Gerwig is now making money for a megabucks toy company that sells vacuous, hypersexualised dolls – and no one bats an eyelid

We've reached peak Barbiecore.

He-Man is looking for a new home

It's my full-time job but wallowing in our broken politics can sometimes make for a dark world. Why wouldn't I look forward to going to Barbie Land and immersing myself in a fantasia of pink?