In Pedro Almodovar’s 'Bitter Christmas,' the Ideas Feel Familiar But the Packaging Is as Pleasing as Ever

‘Bitter Christmas’ Review: Pedro Almodóvar’s Elegant Rumination on Art and Ethics Is Intensely Personal but Emotionally Unyielding

Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Bárbara Lennie star in this semi-autobiographical meta-fiction about a film director whose screenplay violates a close friend’s…

‘Bitter Christmas’ Review: Pedro Almodóvar’s Playful New Film Nests Stories Within Stories, and Alter Egos Within Alter Egos