J.A. Bayona’s wistful fantasy “A Monster Calls,” adapted by Patrick Ness from his award-winning children’s novel, centers on 12-year-old Conor O’Malley, “a boy too old to be a kid, too young to be a ...

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Move over Pokemon and Hello Kitty, in coronavirus-hit Japan, a new character has captured hearts and hopes: Amabie, a beak-nosed, long-locked mythical mermaid monster said to repel plagues. In recent ...