The Bechdel Test: or Why Old Actors Get the Girl and Old Actresses Get the Facelift

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The Bechdel Test is one of those jokes that keeps on coming true.

 Fewer than two women in this movie

 There are two or more women in this movie, but they don't talk to each other

 There are two or more women in this movie, but they only talk to each other about a man

 There are two or more women in this movie and they talk to each other about something other than a man^*

* Please keep in mind that a movie scoring a  does not mean it is at all "good" or feminist friendly, just that it passes all tests.

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