“Fire Island” ignited a viral Twitter debate on June 7 over gender representation, but now the Bechdel Test creator herself, Alison Bechdel, has issued the last word. The conversation began after New ...

On Monday, in a now-deleted Tweet, writer Hanna Rosin criticized Hulu’s popular new film “Fire Island” for its so-called failure of the Bechdel test. Rosin wrote that the movie “gets an F- on the ...

You know what passes the Bechdel Test? A group conversation with various actresses about the Bechdel Test. Jennifer Lawrence ...

Steven Spielberg is the most famous filmmaker in the world, so it was only a matter of time before his lengthy filmography was scrutinized by 21st century standards. The Bechdel test was going to find ...

Vermont’s cartoonist laureate has earned a new honor: her very own entry in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. “Bechdel Test,” named for Bolton cartoonist and graphic novelist Alison Bechdel, is one of ...

It seems just about everyone tuned into the lives of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman this August for the season premiere of "Breaking Bad." When it comes to White and Pinkman, viewers are captivated — ...

The stars of “Fire Island” appear to be taking pride in the “F-” that the new film scored on the Bechdel test. And they now have the approval of Alison Bechdel herself. The Hulu rom-com, which ...

You can never tell what's going to hit — or when. Back in 1985, when Alison Bechdel first proposed a formula that women could use to pick movies, she couldn't have imagined she'd be known for the ...

Described as one of the most important graphic novelists working today, she is known for "Dykes to Watch Out For" and a famous test of gender representation in movies Alison Bechdel, an American ...

Alison Bechdel has requested that you stop calling it the Bechdel Test. The Fun Home cartoonist has asked that the famous, bare-minimum standard of representation in film be referred to as the ...

Twitter erupted after a NYMag podcaster condemned the queer summer hit for lacking female representation. Now, the cartoonist behind the Bechdel Test has given the last word. “Fire Island” ignited a ...