Galaxy 360: A Woman's Playground (2023)

-Written by Kyle Bain.

What in the world did I just watch?

That’s my initial reaction to Galaxy 360: A Woman’s Playground, a satirical approach toward dismantling the patriarchy and achieving balance in the world. Heavily influenced by the feminist agenda, Galaxy 360: A Woman’s Playground looks to tackle the gender disparities through comedy and whimsy–which is potentially the best approach I’ve seen in film to date. 

Galaxy 360: A Woman’s Playground is presented as a reality show, set in the distant future–one in which women rule the world and men are pressured into being their most attractive, most useful selves. This isn’t a thinly-veiled approach, with the purpose of the film right out in the open, ripe for the picking. What Galaxy 360: A Woman’s Playground does is create something both brilliant, but incredibly divisive. How does a film achieve balance when it’s primary purpose is to point out the wrongs of one gender, when throughout the entirety of the film men are made to look like blithering idiots? Writer-Director Anna Fishbeyn makes it a point to call out the flaws of women as well, balancing the scale of insults repeatedly hurled at the various characters on screen. 

Apart from the social commentary of Galaxy 360: A Woman’s Playground, the film is little more than a low-budget science-fiction film. While the set designs are elaborate and welcoming, the actual development of those sets leaves a lot to be desired. Again, certainly operating on a tight budget, Galaxy 360: A Woman’s Playground had to cut some corners in terms of its development–and if you’re unable to look past this, it will certainly hinder your experience. 

Galaxy 360: A Woman’s Playground is sexually suggestive, using sex as the primary vehicle for this narrative. Likely offputting to some, the hypersexual approach toward this film is an often entrancing way to engulf viewers in this film. Fishbeyn pulls no punches in this regard, unwilling to waver in her approach to change the world, one fractured man at a time. 

Suddenly the tone of the film shifts from satirically sardonic to direct and off putting. The shift is unwarranted, and a massive hiccup in the grand scheme of Galaxy 360: A Woman’s Playground. 

I absolutely hate the ending of Galaxy 360: A Woman’s Playground–as it puts an abrupt end to the satire, and transitions to a far more bold and direct approach toward attacking the gender disparities in the real world. The final few minutes of the film hinder the rest of the film’s ability to be successful, undermining its potential brilliance. Furthermore, the final moments of Galaxy 360: A Woman’s Playground approach the topic of sexuality, sexual assault, gender inequality, etc. in a way that makes it feel as if Fishbeyn thinks her audience is dumb, as if they were previously unable to comprehend the messages present throughout the rest of the film. I found the end of this film a bit insulting, but, worse–objectively speaking, it ruins the effectiveness of the rest of the film. 

Galaxy 360: A Woman’s Playground is far too long, and discusses the same subject for nearly an hour and a half. Though, the comedic tone strewn throughout the film, the overly-simplistic set designs, and other meticulously constructed aspects of this satire allowed it to remain welcoming. The film’s conclusion ruins that, shifting dramatically–changing the tone of the film. By its conclusion, Galaxy 360: A Woman’s Playground loses its luster, overstays its welcome, and ultimately flattens its narrative. What had the potential to work as a result of its slightly indirect approach, falters in the closing moments. 

Written & Directed by Anna Fishbeyn. 

Starring Anna Fishbeyn, 

5.5/10 = WORTH WATCHING, BUT YOU’VE BEEN WARNED