trying to explain taylor swift to my grandmother and she said, "all of the girls used to be falling all over themselves for Elvis or Frank Sinatra. i'm so glad they're doing it for a girl now."
The reason "Barbie" doesn't get nearly enough love from certain parts of the Academy is because it centers narrative tension + themes that aren't understood or appreciated by straight men. What Greta Gerwig accomplished is deeply undervalued, yet nothing less than extraordinary.
I sent an email saying “I see you all in prison tomorrow” instead of “in person tomorrow” and I’m pretty sure that’s the worst typo a judge can send to counsel.