# 'Bitter Christmas' shows Pedro Almodóvar in a self-reflexive mood — twice over > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3527584 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 3 outlets covering · First listed: Los Angeles Times, Nov 13, 2026, 12:35 PM · Read it: The Spanish master confronts aging and artistry with his signature style, if not quite the revelatory results he's capable of reaching. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 4:17 PM: [“Bitter Christmas” Is Pedro Almodóvar’s Gift to Us]() — The New Yorker (Magazine, United States, rated Left) In the dazzling meta-drama, two filmmakers—one the brainchild of the other—ponder what friends owe one another and what artists owe themselves. - Nov 13, 2026, 4:00 AM: [Bitter Christmas review: Pedro Almodóvar returns with a cerebral, semi-autobiographical drama]() — Mashable (Digital news, United States) Who has the right to tell your story? Celebrated Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar explores this and more in "Bitter Christmas." Review. - Nov 13, 2026, 12:35 PM: ['Bitter Christmas' shows Pedro Almodóvar in a self-reflexive mood — twice over]() — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) The Spanish master confronts aging and artistry with his signature style, if not quite the revelatory results he's capable of reaching.