Can a new Bechdel test for climate change shift Hollywood’s focus to the environment?

The Climate Reality Check tracks how climate change shows up in films. The films that pass tend to be more profitable, says a new study.

Any modern movie would seem unrealistic if it didn’t depict people looking at their phones all the time. One of the few storytelling strategies for getting around the fact that 90% of Americans now own smartphones is to set one’s film in the past. The ubiquity of these devices is simply too enmeshed in the fabric of our reality now to avoid addressing in some way.