“Barbie” comes roaring out of the gate with an inventiveness and energy the movie perhaps inevitably can’t sustain. Amid all the hype that has made its release an increasingly rare movie ...

That doesn't make the movie's existence as a corporate propaganda piece any less fraught – Mattel Films is a producer – but to its credit, Barbie is eager to at least try confronting its own ...

Barbie doesn't have sex. And, more importantly, she's not driven to seeking it. As the movie follows its titular figure from Barbieland into the real world, and thus her eventual transition from ...

The highly anticipated "Barbie" movie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is in theaters now, but there have been multiple controversies leading up to the film’s release. After years in ...

The things that make Barbie Barbie. Credit...Photo illustration by Elizabeth Renstrom for The New York Times Supported by Compiled by Louis Lucero II Maybe you’ve heard there’s a Barbie movie ...

The inclusive world of Barbie is expanding yet again — this time, with the first-ever blind Barbie doll and a Black Barbie with Down syndrome. Toy manufacturer Mattel announced the two new ...

In Greta Gerwig’s much-anticipated “Barbie” movie, which opens in theaters Friday, “Insecure” actress Issa Rae brings some black power to the iconic doll’s pink world as President Barbie.

“Barbie” is ready to visit your Dreamhouse. Director Greta Gerwig's sweetly subversive comedy starring Margot Robbie as the iconic Mattel doll will be available Tuesday, Sept. 12, to rent or ...

While the IP-to-movie playbook is by now well established, Barbie still comes with plenty of risks. It could be popular with nostalgic adults but fail to register with toy-hungry 5-year-olds.

The house was modest: a yellow-walled ranch home made of cardboard. For Ms. Roberts — better known as Barbie — it was a dream, and it soon became a national craze. Today according to Mattel ...