A review of Bitter Christmas, which finds Pedro Almodóvar digs into his own profession again in a movie that explores creative crisis and renewal.
Bitter Christmas' is mid-tier Pedro Almodóvar: immaculately art-directed and color-blocked, as per, and plenty enjoyable.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pedro Almodóvar has never shied away from making movies close to himself and the act of making movies themselves. With his latest, ...
Part of a string of late-career Pedro Almodóvar films that aren't as dazzling as his early work but feel deep and profound, "Bitter Christmas" is a Russian nesting doll of a movie. It's a layered ...
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Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’ is a witty, self-reflective tragicomedy that struggles to find its emotional center.