October update

Films I’ve seen in October but haven’t blogged (Bechdel test/protagonist/Lacey test) The Manchurian Candidate (2004) F,M,P The Long Good Friday F,M,P Rabbit Proof Fence P,F,P Fish Tank P,F,F Adventureland F,M,P Lemon Tree F,F,P Extraordinary Rendition F,M,P Bechdel test passes 15/38 Protagonist: female 12/32 Lacey test: 19/20 The first film to fail the Lacey test (where [...]

Up (US, 2009)

Pixar is an extraordinary production company: how many mainstream films, aimed at a family audience, feature a cantankerous old man (well Secondhand Lions immediately springs to mind but you get my point)? And, brilliantly, pull off the pathos of age whilst celebrating the joi de vivre of youth? Add the homages to Looney Tunes, brilliant [...]

September Update

Films I’ve seen in September but haven’t blogged: Toy Story 3 Bechdel: F Protagonist: M Lacey: P Yella Bechdel: F Protagonist: F Lacey: P Michael Collins Bechdel: F Protagonist: M Lacey: P The Girl Who Played With Fire Bechdel: P Protagonist: F Lacey: P The Edukators Bechdel: F Protagonist: M Lacey: P Vicky Cristina Barcelona [...]

August additions

Films I’ve seen in August but haven’t blogged: Looking for Eric: Bechdel: 0 Protagonist: M Let the Right One In: Bechdel : 0 Protagonist: M From Here to Eternity Bechdel: 0 Protagonist: M Bechdel test: Fail (11/4) Protagonist: Male (2/10)

Bechdel test

From the start of July I’ve been applying the Bechdel test (see above and below) to the films I’ve been watching. It would be good if readers could share films that actually pass this test as it seems, shockingly, that not many do. The test is: are there at least two named women who talk [...]