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 ...

Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025) Film Review, a movie directed by Bill Condon, written by Terrence McNally, Manuel Puig and Bill Condon and starring Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, Jennifer Lopez, Bruno Bichir, ...

These words are spoken by the main characters of the latest rendition of “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” in which two men in a brutal Argentine prison distract themselves from horrors by bonding over ...