Review: ‘A Monster Calls’ spins a dramatic, heartwarming tale
Trailers for “A Monster Calls” led me to believe that I was about to watch a standard kids’ movie with a nice visual flair. The ingredients were all there for…
Ryan Bordow is a lifelong art enthusiast whose biggest passions include writing movies and writing about movies. He studied both film production and media analysis at Arizona State University. Visit his personal website sittinginthecinema.com for more of his thoughts on film. When he’s not writing, he enjoys the study of theology and philosophy, and traveling the world whenever he can afford it.
Trailers for “A Monster Calls” led me to believe that I was about to watch a standard kids’ movie with a nice visual flair. The ingredients were all there for…
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