Hello, natural light! Excess doors, openings, and windows in a small living room aren’t inherently bad, but they can pose a dilemma when it’s time to decorate. A lack of wall space makes it difficult ...

But in Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut “The Room Next Door,” the answer of how far you would go for a friend is put to the test. At a book signing, author Ingrid (Julianne Moore) learns that ...