From 'Barbie' to 'Past Lives' to 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani', here are some of the favourite movies of the Forbes India team in 2023
Clockwise: Barbie, Kaathal: The Core, Past Lives, Tetris, Flora and Son, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, A Man Called Otto
Before the Barbie movie was released, The New York Times ran a long, interactive piece on the evolution of the Barbie Dreamhouse, a wonderful proclamation of women and house ownership (the earliest ones were without a kitchen; Barbie was educated and sporty, and Ken was nowhere on the house deed). But nothing quite prepares you for the sets, the scale, the feminism and the subversion that the movie delivers. Barbie's perfect world, her sojourn into the real world, doll outfits, song and dance, and patriarchy, the film covers it all. It is clever and funny, and Ryan Gosling is an absolute hoot. If it were still running in theatres, I would go watch it a fourth time.
Where to watch - Jio Cinema