A MONSTER CALLS
A Monster Calls is a visually stunning and complicated tale of monster, but not the type of monster you are thinking. In this fantastical, emotional drama by J.A. Bayonne monsters are representative of illness, nightmares, pain and bullying. 12-year old Conor (Lewis MacDougal) is barely dealing with more than most boys his age. His Mom is ill and with his father thousand of miles away, Conor finds comfort when a monster (voiced by Liam Neeson) appears at his bedroom one night. In fact, Conor, unconsciously summons the beast (made up from the tree that sits in a nearby graveyard) at 12:07 am every morning. Based on the novel (from a…
Audrie & Daisy
Internet shaming is real. Social Media Bullying is real. Unconscious Rape is REAL. The Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy pulls the curtain back on the ripple affect these types of incidents can ultimately effect family, friends, schools and communities when these two underage women find that their sexual assault crimes have been caught on camera and blasted out via the Internet for all to witness, judge and mock.
