A Monster Calls, 2016.Directed by J.A. Bayona. Starring Lewis MacDougall, Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Toby Kebbell and Liam Neeson.SYNOPSIS:A young boy struggling to come to terms with his mother’s terminal illness is visited by a talking yew tree that tells him stories.With his first two films (The Orphanage and The Impossible) director J.A. Bayona proved […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – A Monster Calls (2016)
A Monster Calls, 2016.Directed by J.A. Bayona. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Lewis MacDougall, Toby Kebbell, Geraldine Chaplin and the voice talents of Liam Neeson.SYNOPSIS:Life is miserable for young Conor (Lewis MacDougall). At school, he’s bullied and at home he’s trying to cope with his mother’s treatment for cancer – and the overwhelming fear she might […]
Second Opinion – A Monster Calls (2016)
A Monster Calls, 2016.Directed by J.A Bayona. Starring Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Liam Neeson, and Geraldine Chaplin.SYNOPSIS:A boy seeks the help of a Tree monster to help his mother with her terminal illness.Here is a swift foolproof process on how to determine whether or not someone has a soul: Show them […]
Movie Review – A Monster Calls (2016)
A Monster Calls, 2016.Directed by J.A Bayona. Starring Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell and Liam Neeson.SYNOPSIS:A boy seeks the help of a Tree monster to help his mother with her terminal illness.A Monster Calls is a truly tragic coming of age story, a 12-year-old boy Conor (Lewis MacDougall) dealing with the slow death […]
Exclusive Interview: Director J.A. Bayona on A Monster Calls
Ahead of the UK home entertainment release of A Monster Calls this coming Monday, we’ve got an exclusive video interview with director J.A. Bayona, as he discusses his adaptation of Patrick Ness’ novel; check it out here or over on our YouTube channel…SEE ALSO: Read our review of A Monster Calls herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEg8t_t3zYgA visually spectacular drama […]
