AltWeeklies Wire
Women's Worknew
The opening shots of Almodovar's lyrical, emotionally lush Volver feature a band of women, young and old, vigorously scrubbing down the tombs of their provincial town's menfolk.
Style Weekly |
Thomas Peyser |
02-08-2007 |
Reviews
Female Troublenew
Penelope Cruz's magnificent, Oscar-nominated performance also marks a welcome return to Spain from the wife-and-girlfriend ghetto of her disappointing Hollywood sojourn.
Coming Homenew
Almodovar plumbs the feminine mystique — again.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
01-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Pedro Almodóvar, Volver
A Celebration of Womennew
No working male director loves the community of women more than Almodovar, and Volver is his ode of love to women's congress and fortitude.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
01-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Pedro Almodóvar, Volver
Care Bearers
Pedro Almodovar celebrates communities of female mutual support in Volver.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
01-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Pedro Almodóvar, Volver
Mommie Deadestnew
Volver achieves a hollow perfection.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
12-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Pedro Almodóvar, Volver
Mother's Daynew
Volver revisits Almodovar's feminine mystique.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
12-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Volver, Pedro Almodóvar
Back to La Manchanew
By anyone else's standards, Almodovar's latest would be great instead of just really good.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
11-03-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Pedro Almodóvar, Volver
