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A Bechdel Test Missed Opportunity in THE PRINCESS BRIDE
Among the many, many worthwhile films that do not pass the BECHDEL TEST lies the much beloved THE PRINCESS BRIDE. Adapted from the fabulous novel by William Goldman who likewise penned the screenplay, this is another film that does not, to me, feel like it lacks from an absence of women engaging in non-male-related subject […]
A Feminist-Friendly Film That DOESN’T Pass the Bechdel Test
A number of critics have denigrated the BECHDEL TEST and not without good reason. As previously addressed, it’s a funny punchline from a 1980s comic strip that serves as an absurdly ineffective litmus test. In most cases this is due to the pathetically low bar it sets. Yet, in others cases, passing the test would […]
In Defense of a Complicated Woman – Maria by Callas: In Her Own Words
One of the greatest and celebrated female artists of the twentieth century, the incomparable opera singer Maria Callas, is the subject of a recently released documentary now playing in limited release. Largely told from her perspective and in her own words, the film MARIA BY CALLAS traces her life beginning with her modest background in […]