# Review: Pedro Almodóvar's new film Bitter Christmas

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Podcast: [Front Row](https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-row-944015)
Published: 2026-08-27T20:03:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0030nbb
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Mark Ravenhill and Leila Latif join Tom Sutcliffe to review: Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's new film Bitter Christmas, a tragi comedy told across different time frames, and questioning the relationship between reality and fiction in the film industry. Author of best selling The Immortalists, Chloe Benjamin's new speculative fiction novel is Under Story, which asks if you could turn back the clock, would you live your life a second time? And Ridley Scott's film The Dog Stars, starring Jacob Elordi, set in a post-apocalyptic world. Also, art critic Louisa Buck joins Tom to discuss the life and work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama who has died at the age of 97. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Andrea Kidd

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