Part of being in an alternative environment in college as a woman is all of the interaction with film guys. The “film bro” is an exciting trope of a man who enjoys movies a little too much. Please ...

For years the Bechdel Test has been the standard for pop culture fans looking for a simple way to gauge a movie's gender diversity. But pop culture fans and critics are creating new ways to expand on ...

‘I only go to a movie if it satisfies three basic requirements,’ one woman tells another in Alison Bechdel’s 1985 comic strip. In the wake of ‘Barbie,’ the Bechdel Test has hit the mainstream. WATCH: ...

Sometimes movies that pass the Bechdel Test aren't necessarily feminist movies. And movies that may be arguably pro-women or pro-girl power, don't pass the Bechdel Test at all. Many women are well ...

Erivo does care about the Bechdel Test. Photo: The Hollywood Reporter/Youtube “I’m always like, ‘How much is she speaking?” Erivo continued. “And what is she saying when she does speak? Because, I don ...

Oppenheimer is once again trending on social media, but this time it’s because it fails the Bechdel Test. Here’s how the record-breaking movie fails the Bechdel Test. Also known as the ...

In film and other media, three things are required to pass the Bechdel Test: two of the characters must be women, these women must converse with each other, and the topic of conversation must be ...

Ryan Heffernan is a Senior Writer at Collider. Storytelling has been one of his interests since an early age, with his appreciation for film and television becoming a particular interest of his during ...

Angela has been a rabid anime fan since she first experienced the dark fantasy, Vampire Hunter D. From there, she went on to watch such acclaimed titles as Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball, and Pokemon. Since ...

Since 1985, the Bechdel Test, named for the cartoonist whose characters’ posited it, has been a useful illustration of the stories the entertainment industry chooses not to tell. The test, generally ...

In 2013, audiences were more than happy to pay to see women play more than token characters on the big screen. Last week, entertainment site Vocativ crunched the numbers and found that of the 50 ...