A Monster Calls is a film that asks the question: how do we deal with the conflicting emotions that we experience when we're grieving? This inspiring and heartbreaking tale comes across as dark, and in some ways it is. However, it is ultimately very cathartic and teaches a refreshing lesson in self-honesty. Here's the synopsis: 12-year-old Conor, [...]
A MONSTER CALLS releases nationwide from Focus Features on October 21, 2016 Story: A visually spectacular drama from director J.A. Bayona (“The Impossible”). 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall), dealing with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother (Sigourney Weaver), and bullying classmates, finds a most unlikely ally when a Monster appears at his bedroom window. [...]
“A Monster Calls” was originally the brainchild of Siobhan Dowd, but after her untimely death, Patrick Ness was approached with the thought of turning her idea into a novel. And what a novel he wrote from her idea. "A Monster Calls" centers around Conor O'Malley, a young child of indeterminate age, but the reader is [...]
