Instead, he takes refuge in drawing, and in the monster — a creature ... offering stories. You watch “A Monster Calls” wondering a bit about who its audience might be; though its tone ...

“A Monster Calls,” based on a story that was originated ... “There were beautiful drawings from Jim Kay [the book’s illustrator] depicting the monster,” Bayona tells TheWrap’s Steve ...

From its elegant title to its unexpectedly edgy tone, “A Monster Calls” makes its own way ... Referencing the fact that Conor likes to draw, the monster’s three tales are presented in ...

J.A. Bayona’s A Monster Calls premiered last year as part of the ... Conor grows frustrated, finding solace in drawing and painting, and then one night, the line between fantasy and reality ...

In A Monster Calls, a preteen boy in a rambling English ... But screenwriter Patrick Ness, adapting his own book, and director J.A. Bayona, drawing on some of the Gothic visual demons he first ...

Wondrous but grounded, “A Monster Calls” shifts back and forth between ... That last theme drives the film to its finale, in which drawings, sculptures and even family photos all come together ...

As coming-of-age movies go, “A Monster Calls” is a uniquely gloomy experience ... dream sequences and watercolor drawings where the ink bleeds into the page until it looks alive.

A Monster Calls explores a common but devastating emotion ... Conor likes to paint and draw, things his mother also liked to do before she had him. His parents split up when he was small, and ...

Review "A Monster Calls" Rated: PG-13 Running time ... dream sequences and watercolor drawings where the ink bleeds into the page until it looks alive. Bayona showed assured pacing with his ...

From its elegant title to its unexpectedly edgy tone, “A Monster Calls” makes its own way ... Referencing that Conor likes to draw, the monster’s three tales are presented in vivid animation ...