J.A. Bayona’s wistful fantasy “A Monster Calls,” adapted by Patrick Ness from his award-winning children’s novel, centers on 12-year-old Conor O’Malley, “a boy too old to be a kid, too ...

“A Monster Calls” is a kids’ movie on the surface with very adult concerns not far below — one part “The BFG,” two parts “Pan’s ... “There were beautiful drawings from Jim Kay ...

Adapted by Patrick Ness from his award-winning book, “A Monster Calls” gorgeously realizes its fantasy sequences through stylized animation, bringing childlike paintings and drawings to vivid ...

Felicity Jones and Lewis MacDougall in "A Monster Calls." (Quim Vives, Focus Features) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Just in case you have the problem of being way too happy, I have something for that. It's ...

Wondrous but grounded, “A Monster Calls” shifts back and forth between Conor’s real world and his dream world and, because he doesn’t get enough sleep most of the time, they sometimes blur.

“A Monster Calls” goes well beyond your average children’s fantasy. Opening in limited release today, the movie version of Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd and Jim Kay’s multi-award winning book ...

As coming of age movies go, "A Monster Calls" is a uniquely gloomy experience. Young Conor O'Malley has a dad who moved 5,000 miles away, a mother who is dying of cancer and a giant tree creature ...

“A Monster Calls” joins a rich trove of movies in which children process real-life ordeals by escaping into elaborate fantasies, which doesn’t make director J.A. Bayona’s film any less ...