MV5BMjExMDM0OTItY2E1YS00N2Y4LWFlNGMtOTgyNmFlMjIyOTgxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTA0MjU0Ng@@._V1_.jpg — Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)

**Directed by: Pedro Almodovar**
**Starring: Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Loles Leon**
**Rated: NC-17 for a Scene of Strong Adult Sensuality and Nudity**
**Running Time: 1 h 41 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Characters, Humor, Mis-En-Scene**
**WEAKNESSES: Almodovar-lite**

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)

February 10, 2020

A former mental patient takes a former porn star prisoner in an attempt to convince her to marry him.

pain and glory.jpg — Pain & Glory (2019)

**Directed By: Pedro Almodovar**
**Starring: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Penelope Cruz**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 53m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Performances, Color, Subtlety**
**Weakness: Perhaps Length, perhaps...**

Pain & Glory (2019)

November 21, 2019

An aging filmmaker, who has taken a years long hiatus from directing, re-examines his life as he reconnects with the people and memories that are dredged up from his past when his old breakout film is given a 30 year remastering and special screening.

v+1.jpg — Volver (2006)

**Directed By: Pedro Almodóvar**
**Starring: Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 1m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Story, Setting, Directing**
**Weakness: None**

Volver (2006)

December 12, 2018

When two sisters visit their dying half-witted aunt, one of them realizes that their aunt isn’t crazy. Their mother really has returned from the dead to settle her emotional affairs.

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