Bechdel Test News Today

Inclusion of diverse characters in media is increasing, but the accurate and meaningful portrayal of minorities is not.

Only 9.6 percent of 250 films analyzed passed a non-profit organization's Bechdel Test for climate change.

With this comes the question of the role that art and media play in depicting the climate crisis. Do artists and filmmakers have a responsibility to include a message of

Since Brooke Hauser mentioned Hayao Miyazaki’s “My Neighbor Totoro,” I’d like to suggest another couple of Miyazaki films that have fantastic and significant women characters.

“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.

Office Space absolutely nails the alienation and random, petty grievances of any corporate office environment.

Vincent Cassel, Eva Green, and more star in a legitimately thrilling new take on an old classic.

A hell of a lot of people worked hella hard to put it on, and I respect that effort and commitment.

There's a movie podcast out there for everyone, from awards-obsessed Oscar fanatics to folks just interested in hearing from more diverse voices. These are 15 of the best movie podcasts you can listen to now.

Whether the criticism is justified or not, I’m looking forward to it and here are a few reasons why.