Films that are straightforwardly about death are rare, but movies that are about both death and sex are rarer, still. In Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door,” the Spanish director’s first ...

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Twenty years ago, audiences heard Tommy Wiseau say those fateful words to Greg Sestero for the first time: “Oh hi, Mark.” The Room and Big Shark will screen Sept. 27-28 at the Belcourt Where are you ...

Who could blame Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door for being more interested in its leading ladies than in contemplating death? Photo: Sony Classics This article originally ran on September 7, 2024 ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...