- Barbie -dir. By John Buchanan- - Je--e

Have you seen Jeune / Barbie ? Did you walk out during the "Molded Men" ballet sequence? Let me know in the comments below.

Note: Since "Je--e" appears to be a redacted or stylized word, this post assumes the missing letters spell "Jeune" (French for "young") or "Jesse," focusing on a surreal, arthouse interpretation of the Barbie mythos. Beyond the Dreamhouse: Deconstructing Pink in John Buchanan’s ‘Jeune / Barbie’

April 17, 2026

It’s brutal. It is also brilliant. Jeune / Barbie is not a movie for children. It is not a movie for people who want to feel good about their nostalgia. It is a movie for those of us who grew up brushing synthetic hair and wondered, Who is brushing ours?

The crack is the film’s central metaphor. Through it, we see the pink foam interior of her construction. We see the wires. We see the suffocation.

John Buchanan has done the impossible: he has made the plastic cry. And you will feel guilty for watching.