On this INAUGURAL episode of CINEMA SMORGASBORD SELLS OUT we’re getting mainstream as HELL as we dig into the most zeitgeisty film of 2023, Greta Gerwig’s colorful box office smash BARBIE! No more obscure Filipino exploitation movies or Jodorowsky rarities, we’re talking about something everyone has seen for once and – damn it – we’re gonna enjoy it. We touch on our personal history with Barbie dolls (and Barbie media), whether Barbie works as a children’s film, how we get enjoyment out of films that anger the “right” people and SO MUCH MORE. Listen, friends!
On today’s episode, Michael and podcaster Mark Krawczyk discuss the film that put Nicolas Winding Refn on the map — DRIVE. While DRIVE is far from Refn’s first film or his first success, it is the film that made him known on a whole larger level and is probably his biggest mainstream success to date.
WARNING: This article contains spoilers, including discussion of the final scenes of the film. If you…