In “Volver,” Pedro Almodóvar creates an impossibly beautiful film. He fuses themes of child abuse, deep superstition and female resilience, depicting something simultaneously powerful and surprisingly ...

Men are literally disposable in Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver. But the film, particularly for fans of the gynophilic, flamboyantly color-coordinating maker of loco melodramas, is essential. The title ...

Completists, take note: Between this weekend and next, the Normal Theater and Beyond Normal Films will be rounding up of two of those key Oscar-nominated performances we've yet to see on a big screen ...

Fathers, it's your call. The star presence -- indeed, the very sight -- of Penelope Cruz might help you make up your minds. Another in a growing list of triumphs from Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, ...