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Greta Gerwig

A collection of 5 posts

Barbie, Pt. 3: My full review!

Barbie, Pt. 3: My full review!

My three-part series on Greta Gerwig's Barbie culminates with my full review.

Barbie, Pt. 2: Action figures, their accessories, and me

Barbie, Pt. 2: Action figures, their accessories, and me

In Part Two of my Barbie coverage, I establish some necessary context for my upcoming film review. My history with toy trends is a story of formative influences: Barbies for girls, armed men for boys.

Barbie, Pt. 1: While frightened men burn dolls, Christian women rave about Barbie's wisdom

Barbie, Pt. 1: While frightened men burn dolls, Christian women rave about Barbie's wisdom

Greta Gerwig's brilliant blockbuster gets us laughing at the absurdity of real-world hierarchies (including injustices often reinforced in Christian circles to the harm of everyone involved).

Lady Bird (2017)

On Movies & Media

Lady Bird (2017)

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! Here is my Thanksgiving post for this year: a recording of my own gratitude for many blessings, and a recording of my reflections on Greta Gerwig's directorial debut: Lady Bird. Does that sound like a strange combination? It isn't really. Lady Bird is,

Mistress America (2015)

Mistress America (2015)

This review is currently for Looking Closer Specialists only. Learn about how to become a Specialist here [https://lookingcloser.org/about/credits/].