Adaptations are a funny thing. In 1976, author Manuel Puig published the novel Kiss of the Spider Woman, which he then adapted into a stage play in 1983. 1985 saw the release of the film adaptation, ...

Tonatiuh and Diego Luna as Molina and Valentín, respectively, in Kiss of the Spider Woman. The new film is based on the Broadway musical of the same name, itself based on the 1976 book by Manuel Puig.

Jennifer Lopez comes up just a little short in a movie about the escapist power of musicals. By Elisabeth Vincentelli When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we ...

Does a piece of art ever burrow into you and swallow you up from the inside out? Bill Condon’s Kiss of the Spider Woman is the latest iteration of the story’s history of adaptations, from the original ...