Greta Gerwig dismantles the patriarchy and more in the biggest, boldest, and most stupid-fun smash of the summer! Tackling a complex array of themes, Gerwig finds a way to have her cake and it too, simultaneously criticizing and celebrating Barbie to create an ode to artifice that joyously peels back the plastic surface to find the humanity and spirituality deep within. Don’t be fooled, this Barbie is for everyone.
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Writer/director Noah Baumbach tackles Don DeLillo’s mid-80s postmodern masterwork, White Noise, in his most ambitious film to date. Although he struggles under the weight of this purportedly “unfilmable” novel’s heady themes and concepts, Baumbach faithfully captures the book’s essence and commendably brings it to life with a great deal of inspiration and enthusiasm.
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A24 continue to astonish with Lady Bird, the directorial debut of actress Greta Gerwig. It's an honest and poignant depiction of late adolescence whose universality is sure to land with most, if not all, moviegoers. Gerwig, who has also co-wrote several scripts with Noam Baumbach prior to Lady Bird, has taken a few pages from Baumbach's book, but in such a way as to not become derivative; her film emanates indisputable freshness, finding roots in Gerwig's crisp script and taken to new heights by the mesmerizing performance of Saoirse Ronan.
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