The Room Next Door (12A): Clunky Dialogue In The First Half Of This Almodóvar Left Me Cold .

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Room Next Door”. It’s well shot but I’m afraid I found this Almodóvar clunky and contrived. 2.5/5.

Parallel Mothers (15): Why this Almodóvar is a like ‘Bilk’.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Parallel Mothers” (Madres Paralelas) (2022). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Penélope Cruz has appeared in 7 of Pedro Almodovar’s last 11 films. So the term “muse” most definitely applies. Given her performance in “Parallel Mothers”, it won’t be her last either. The movie is in Spanish with English subtitles… … Read more

Dolor y gloria (Pain and Glory) (15): “Hobbs and Shaw” fans need not apply. 

One Mann’s Movies review of Almodovar’s “Pain and Glory”. A little slice of movie-heaven. 4.5/5.