Movie Review: A MONSTER CALLS (Review #3)

A Monster Calls is the third film by Spanish director J.A. Bayona. The film follows the story of a young boy dealing with his mother being very ill and being bullied at school as he is visited in his dreams by a monster set on teaching him some kind of life lesson. The film stars Lewis MacDougall, Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Toby Kebbell, and Liam Neeson as the Monster. I was floored by this movie as it was a wonderful combination of stunningly beautiful and emotionally resonant. One of the best films of the year.

Movie Review: NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (Review #2)

Nocturnal Animals is the second, and latest, feature by acclaimed couturier turned director Tom Ford. The film tells the story of a woman named Susan Morrow (Amy Adams) as she gets a mysterious manuscript of a novel written by her ex-husband. The narrative of the story switches between Susan reading the novel and the events of the novel which intertwine in interesting ways to create a fulfilling narrative overall. The film stars Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Isla Fisher, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Karl Glusman, and Armie Hammer.