‘Monster’ Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Time-Hopping Melodrama Movingly Shows The Power Of Perspective [Cannes]
Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest gem, “Monster,” begins on an enormous inferno. The facade of a hostess club is engulfed in flames of mysterious origin, attracting everyone from curious neighbors to squealing children chasing down roaring fire engines to witness the chaos.