Barbie

close read Dec. 15, 2023

What Is Greta Gerwig Trying to Tell Us?From Barnard to Barbie, the director has always been interested in female ambition, including her own.

By Allison P. Davis

endings Dec. 15, 2023

Barbie’s Ending Is When It Finally Transcends Corporate IPMothers, daughters, and spiritual connections — Barbie’s final moments are when it truly becomes a Greta Gerwig film.

By Katie Rife

movie review Dec. 15, 2023

We Shouldn’t Have to Grade Barbie on a CurveGreta Gerwig made a weird movie based on a famous toy line. Should that be enough?

By Alison Willmore

awards szn Dec. 10, 2023

Sandra Hüller Wins Twice at L.A. Film Critics AwardsMore like Anatomy of a Rise.

By Bethy Squires

best of 2023 Dec. 4, 2023

A Year of Movie EndingsIn 2023, there were plenty of onscreen climaxes, but some of the industry’s most interesting denouements happened offscreen.

By Bilge Ebiri and Alison Willmore

best of 2023 Dec. 4, 2023

The Best Movies of 2023This year seemed to mark the end of a film era. Has another exploded out of the box already?

By Bilge Ebiri and Alison Willmore

duh Dec. 3, 2023

Billie Eilish Thought It Was Obvious That She’s for the Girls“I just didn’t realize people didn’t know,” Eilish said about unintentionally coming out last month.

By Tom Smyth

oscar futures Dec. 1, 2023

As Awards Season Picks Up, Critics Are Giving Martin Scorsese His FlowersThe New York Film Critics Circle sprang for Killers of the Flower Moon, which won both Best Picture and Best Actress.

By Nate Jones

presents! Nov. 28, 2023

The Best Vinyl to Gift in 2023Anniversary box sets, limited-edition printings, and movie soundtracks galore.

By Vulture Staff

oscar futures Nov. 10, 2023

Which Oscar Contenders Got the Biggest Boost From the End of the Strike?With the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, Oscar campaigning can finally start in earnest. Which actors will do well on the trail?

By Nate Jones

grammys 2024 Nov. 10, 2023

This Barbie Is a Grammy NomineeBarbie’s music earned a whopping 11 nods.

By Justin Curto

grammys 2024 Nov. 7, 2023

Who Will Be Nominated at the 2024 Grammys?Besides Taylor Swift, of course.

By Justin Curto

capitalism Nov. 5, 2023

Yes, Someone Is Actually Making a Movie Called BarbenheimerIt’s about a doll who builds an atomic bomb to destroy humanity.

By Jennifer Zhan

oscar futures Nov. 3, 2023

Oscar Futures: Is Colman Domingo a Shoo-In for Rustin?The Netflix biopic is being celebrated for Colman Domingo’s performance as the openly gay gadfly who organized the March on Washington.

By Nate Jones

oscar futures Oct. 27, 2023

Can Paul Giamatti Finally Get Nominated for Best Actor?The actor’s reunion with director Alexander Payne on The Holdovers offers the Academy the chance to make up for his Sideways snub.

By Nate Jones

oscars 2024 Oct. 19, 2023

The Actors Are on Strike, But the Awards Shows Go OnHere is our (extremely early) forecast for the biggest Oscar races this (very uncertain) year.

By Nate Jones

he’s just pete Oct. 15, 2023

Pete Davidson Is Dating Barbie NowThe SNL host’s “I’m Just Ken” parody laments that his dating life makes more headlines than his comedy.

By Tom Smyth

at the box office Sept. 6, 2023

4 Lessons From a Box-Office Summer of Hopeful Highs and Panic-Inducing LowsThis summer taught us a lot about the new normal in audience behavior, even beyond the Barbenheimer of it all.

By Chris Lee

sublime! Aug. 24, 2023

A Barbie Post-Credits Scene Is Coming to PartyFor a limited, one-week Imax engagement across the (Barbie) world.

By Zoe Guy

buzz buzz Aug. 21, 2023

The Scarab Chose Blue Beetle at the Box OfficeAnd Barbie loses the top spot for the first time.

By Alejandra Gularte

vulture lists Aug. 18, 2023

Every Will Ferrell Movie, RankedWhich film best captures the Will Ferrell Experience? We’ve ranked ’em all, including his most recent appearances in Barbie and Strays.

By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson

we live in a society (it’s pink) Aug. 16, 2023

Barbie Wins Box-Office Beach-Off Against The Dark KnightSublime! Barbie is now the biggest domestic Warner Bros. release.

By Bella Arnold

easter eggs Aug. 10, 2023

A Short History of Barbie’s Earring Magic Ken and His Not-A-Cock-Ring NecklaceMattel’s most rave-ready Ken doll of the ‘90s makes a cameo in Barbie, though his most famous accessory is nowhere to be found.

By Alejandra Gularte

one billion dollars Aug. 6, 2023

This Barbie is a BillionaireIt’s Margot and Greta’s Billion Dollar Movie!

By Bethy Squires

hi barbie Aug. 3, 2023

Is No. 87 Kenough?Ryan Gosling’s ode to existential himbos made the Billboard “Hot 100.”

By Devon Ivie

who’s on top Aug. 2, 2023

Billboard Album Charts: NewJeans Beats the Barbie Soundtrack by 500 UnitsThe k-pop group beat the Barbie soundtrack by 500 units.

By Bethy Squires

plastic Aug. 2, 2023

Meet EcoWarrior BarbieShe’s made out of mushrooms, named after Greta Thunberg, and is definitely not a real Mattel product.

By Paula Aceves

apologies Aug. 1, 2023

Warner Bros US Apologizes for Barbenheimer MemesAfter their Japan division released a statement calling it “extremely regrettable.”

By Alejandra Gularte

k: death! July 30, 2023

‘Pink (Bad Day)’ Is the Barbie Song for the PeopleIt’s finally on Spotify!

By Justin Curto

this barbie is emotional July 28, 2023

Get in, Losers, We’re Making TikToks About GirlhoodThe saddest part of Barbie, now in 15 seconds or less.

By Bella Arnold

barbenheimer July 28, 2023

Which Barbie Is Oppenheimer?Barbie can be anything, including a scientist who stole the world’s innocence by developing a harbinger of the apocalypse.

By Jason P. Frank and Rebecca Alter

this barbie can’t stop crying July 27, 2023

Release the Barbie Fart-Opera CutRemember what they took from us …

By Bella Arnold

coming soon July 26, 2023

Emily in Paris to Become Polly in PocketLily Collins and Lena Dunham’s Polly Pocket movie is a go.

By Bethy Squires

vulture lists July 26, 2023

Greta Gerwig’s 10 Favorite BooksGeorge Eliot, Virginia Woolf, Joan Didion, and more.

By Greta Gerwig

he’s kenough July 25, 2023

Rob Thomas Accepts His KenergyHe correctly assumed Matchbox Twenty would be “the butt of the joke” in Barbie.

By Devon Ivie

barbie movie July 25, 2023

Suddenly Everyone Wants AllanResale prices for Ken’s discontinued bestie have reportedly skyrocketed since Barbie’s release.

By Tariro Mzezewa

moment of (t)ruth July 25, 2023

Who Was the Real Ruth Handler From Barbie?Here’s the (t)ruth about the Mattel co-founder who created the iconic doll.

By Jennifer Zhan

let’s go party July 24, 2023

How Did Ken Get So Buff?And every other thought we had while watching Barbie.

By the Cut

women! July 24, 2023

Greta Gerwig Explains the Final Line in Barbie“I knew I wanted to end on a mic-drop kind of joke, but I also find it very emotional.”

By Zoe Guy

at the box office July 24, 2023

I Am Become Barbenheimer, Destroyer of Box Office RecordsBarbie and Oppenheimer’s staggering returns seem to signal franchise fatigue — or at least that audiences want alternatives to the same old, same old.

By Chris Lee

let’s go party July 23, 2023

Who’s Winning the Barbenheimer Box Office?Barbie had the largest domestic opening of any female director, ever.

By Alejandra Gularte

da movies July 23, 2023