
What the Success of the Barbenheimer Weekend Tells Us About the Movie Industry. Plus, ‘Special Ops: Lioness.’
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The Importance of Independence Day
We grew up in a time when summer blockbusters were meaningful and significant. It was fun to ride the roller coaster even if movies weren't as big as July 4th. I deeply apologize to Greta Gerwig whose career is so much more than my dismissive comment ever should have suggested because Jesus Christ has anyone ever written their own ticket like this before? But I'm sort of in awe of how she walked into every meeting, I think maybe she saw this as an opportunity, not a challenge, is a meaningless construct. They're a toy company. They make toys. What is the story? That she found a reason to make this movie and that she made it so profoundly feminist
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