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A view of an Oscar statue on stage at the 96th Oscars nominations announcement at Samuel Goldwyn Theater on January 23, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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‘Oppenheimer’ receives 13 Oscar nominations

The portrait of the father of the atomic bomb was followed by Poor Thing and Killers of the Flower Moon, in terms of nominations

  • Paul Ramon
  • Andrew Marszal
3 min read
In a Barbie world: Barbie has allowed young girls the freedom to dream, hope and believe. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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An ode to Barbie

She might be a doll but what she represents is anything but plastic

  • Ipeleng Derby-Molefe
3 min read
Barbieland: Margot Robbie plays the perfect Barbie with Ken (Ryan Gosling) as one of her accessories . Photo: Supplied
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Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ movie is worth the hype

It is a brilliant existential comedy that confronts patriarchy in the real world

  • Kimberley Schoeman
4 min read