Iron Man fails

I guess if an author at Bitch Ph.D. hadn't heard of The Bechdel Rule till this week, I shouldn't be ashamed that it was new to me, too: "The rule is that movies should have 1) at least two women, 2) who talk to each other, 3) about something other than a man."

The guideline's name is disputed: See some background here. (It's also been referred to as the Mo Movie Measure, which also doesn't accurately reflect its origins.) Anyway, it may help pin down why, if you have feminist inclinations, you most likely left the theater last time feeling vaguely dissatisfied.