The Film Board Gathers! The gang of thugs is here to take on a movie currently in theaters and this month… let’s call it counter programming. The crew is going to try and prove that we, too, are Kenough as we talk about Greta Gerwig’s MUCH pinker sequel to Little Women: It’s Barbie. It’s a film dense with jokes and ideology, and of course the baggage of opening Oppenheimer-adjacent. It’s certainly the biggest thing on big screens right now and we take it as our solemn duty to determine if it plays for the middle-aged guy crowd. If those guys are like Steve Sarmento, Justin Jaeger, Tommy Metz and Pete Wright, they’re in pretty good hands. Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel’s Discord channel! Film Sundries Learn more about supporting The Film Board and Next Reel's other film podcasts through your own membership. Watch the Film Theatrical Trailer Poster Artwork Letterboxd Flickchart (00:00) - The Film Board Gathers • Barbie (02:42) - Initial Thoughts (05:56) - Ideology (11:51) - Architecture (14:34) - The Barbies (18:33) - *Politics (23:40) - Lizzo, music, comedy (25:20) - Voice Over (31:56) - Ken (39:16) - "Allen" (42:13) - Big Weekend (44:42) - Visuals (48:54) - Housekeeping! (49:24) - Letterboxd (55:55) - Coming Attractions Learn more about the WGA strike here.Learn more about the SAG-AFTRA strike here.