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Barbie gets animated for new theatrical feature film from Illumination

July 23, 2025 by EJ Moreno

It’s been just about two years since Barbie dominated pop culture with her cinematic romp from Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie. Now, she’s back with a new film, but this latest adventure is going the animated route. In a new report from Deadline, Barbie is set to receive a new adaptation from Illumination. Per the […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: Barbie, Illumination Entertainment, Mattel

Mattel celebrates 40 years of She-Ra with Barbie Masters of the Universe doll

June 14, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of She-Ra, Mattel has unveiled for the first ever Barbie Doll inspired by the classic appearance of the Princess of Power from the Masters of the Universe franchise. It is available to purchase from June 18th, priced at $55/£65; check it out here… The Barbie universe just got a lot more […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Toys Tagged With: Barbie, Masters of the Universe, Mattel, She-Ra: Princess of Power

Mattel unveils Doctor Who Barbie dolls for The Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday

May 25, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Mattel Creations is bringing Doctor Who to its iconic Barbie line, with the toy giant officially unveiling its Fifthteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday dolls, inspired by the appearances of Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson in the long-running BBC sci-fi adventure series; check them out here… Barbie doll celebrates Doctor Who, joining the Fifteenth Doctor and […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Toys Tagged With: Barbie, Doctor Who, Mattel, millie gibson, Ncuti Gatwa

Mattel brands assemble for Mattel Match: Toybox Unlocked

May 21, 2025 by Andrew Newton

This year marks Mattel’s 80th anniversary and to celebrate their eight decades of entertaining and inspiring Mattel is working with developer Uken Games to bring Mattel Match: Toybox Unlocked to mobile gamers.  This new free-to-play match game will bring together all of Mattel’s iconic brands in a neat digital package. With Mattel Match: Toybox Unlocked […]

Filed Under: Andrew Newton, News, Video Games Tagged With: Barbie, Fisher-Price, Hot Wheels, Masters of the Universe, Mattel, Mattel Match: Toybox Unlocked, Thomas & Friends, UNO

Studios defiantly stick to reboots and sequels but are we bored yet?

March 28, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

It seems every day a new reboot or sequel is given the green light or drops on the big screen and the streamers. How badly do audiences really want them? In the space of a few weeks, we’ve had Dune 2, a new Ghostbusters film, a Road House reboot, a Beetlejuice sequel teaser, a Happy […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Barbie, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Civil War, Dune: Part Two, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Happy Gilmore 2, Oppenheimer, Road House, Skinamarink, TERRIFIER, Terrifier 3, The Crow, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

Is Cinema On Its Last Legs?

June 2, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

After some notable big-budget bombs, is the big screen experience on its last legs? Remember Barbenheimer? It felt like a shot of adrenaline that could reinvigorate a struggling big screen industry with audiences preferring to catch films on streaming. Had you been asked about your expectations for the success of a three-hour biopic of Oppenheimer […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Aftersun, Avatar: The Way of Water, Barbie, Civil War, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Godzilla Minus One, Mandy, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Oppenheimer, Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom, saltburn, The Fall Guy, Top Gun: Maverick

Barbie Project Friendship trailer released by Outright Games

September 13, 2024 by Andrew Newton

Outright Games has released a trailer for Barbie Project Friendship, a new video game made in partnership with Mattel and coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC this October. In Barbie Project Friendship, follow a heartwarming adventure with Barbie “Malibu” Roberts and Barbie “Brooklyn” Roberts as they work […]

Filed Under: Andrew Newton, News, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: Barbie, Barbie Project Friendship, Mattel, Outright Games

4K Ultra HD Review – Barbie (2023)

October 23, 2023 by Brad Cook

Barbie, 2023. Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Hari Nef, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, Connor Swindells, Michael Cera, Helen Mirren, Simu Liu, Sharon Rooney, Dua Lipa, John Cena, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Scott Evans, Jamie Demetriou, Ncuti Gatwa, Nicola Coughlan, Emerald Fennell, […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, News, Physical Media, Reviews, Top Stories Tagged With: Alexandra Shipp, America Ferrera, Ana Kayne, Annie Mumolo, Ariana Greenblatt, Barbie, Connor Swindells, Dua Lipa, emerald fennell, Emma Mackey, greta gerwig, Hari Nef, Helen Mirren, Issa Rae, Jamie Demetriou, John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Margot Robbie, Michael Cera, Ncuti Gatwa, Nicola Coughlan, Noah Baumbach, Rhea Perlman, Ritu Arya, Ryan Gosling, Scott Evans, Sharon Rooney, Simu Liu, Will Ferrell

Ranking the Major Best Picture Contenders for the 2024 Oscars

January 6, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno looks at films heading for the 2024 Oscars… As we enter the New Year and the 2024 award season begins, the contenders for Best Picture are starting to take shape.  While anything can happen from now to the Oscars in March, we have over ten films that most likely play a part in […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Awards Season, EJ Moreno, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Academy Awards, American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Oscars, Past Lives, Poor Things, saltburn, spider-man: across the spider-verse, The Color Purple, The Holdovers, The Zone of Interest

Has the Oscars Finally Embraced “The Weird”?

November 12, 2023 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno looks at the Academy Awards and the new era of films vying for recognition… As we enter a new awards season, it’s refreshing to look at the landscape of potential contenders. Loving the race to the Academy Awards for decades and later entering my own awards season as a Critics Choice Association voter, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Awards Season, EJ Moreno, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Academy Awards, Barbie, Black Swan, Christopher Nolan, Everything Everywhere All at Once, greta gerwig, Guillermo del Toro, Poor Things, The Dark Knight, The Shape of Water, yorgos lanthimos

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