As of this writing, Greta Gerwig’s new satire “Barbie” is poised to rake in close to $100 million in its opening weekend, making it a bone fide hit.
Because it is opening alongside the equally hyped Christopher Nolan biopic “Oppenheimer” and the less-ballyhooed but well-reviewed horror film “Cobweb,” the summer of 2023 is beginning to resemble the diversity of the 1990s.
One might recall the weeks in 1995 when “The Brady Bunch Movie” was playing in theaters at the same time as “Outbreak,” “Muriel’s Wedding,” and John Carpenter’s “In the Mouth of Madness.” Aesthetic diversity is back, baby.Prior to “Barbie,” Gerwig directed the semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama “Lady Bird” and the awards darling “Little Women.” With “Barbie,” Gerwig has moved solidly into the realm of “commercially proven,” leading to a well-moneyed Netflix offer for the director to make two new “Chronicles of Narnia” movies.
Despite how 1995 everything feels, no one seems…
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