Based on the award-winning children’s fantasy novel. Twelve-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss, and faith. Vitals: Director: Juan Antonio Bayona. Stars: Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell. 2016, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 108 min., Fantasy Drama, Box office gross: $3.740 million, Universal. Extras: “The Making of A Monster Calls,” “Making of the Tales,” English feature commentary with writer Patrick Ness, Spanish feature commentary with director J.A. Bayona.