Midnight Special
A man (Michael Shannon) and his eight-year-old son (Jaeden Lieberher), a young boy who possesses special powers, must run away from the government and a cult.
23 September 1952, Pinckneyville, Illinois, USA
21 June 1978, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
16 September 1962, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
5 November 1943, Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA
3 June 1980, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
January 02, 2017
Whenever Alton interacts with anyone besides his parents, Lieberher's attempt to appear as if from another, more developed plane is more often flat and borderline silly than foreboding.
January 01, 2017
The southern landscapes give Midnight Special a down-home realness that compensates for the hot air of its high-concept plot.
December 28, 2016
The heavens keep splitting to deliver forked tinsel masquerading as sci-fi lightning.
February 22, 2017
Part sci-fi, part chase film, yet mostly a story about an unusual father-son relationship, Midnight Special is a one-of-a-kind experience.
April 01, 2016
It all sounds terribly murky, but few filmmakers are as gifted at making you want to peer through the murk.
April 18, 2017
About a month after seeing James Mangold's wonderful and moving "Logan" I was scrolling through the Netflix queue and stumbled upon a film that shares the same ethos; to project fantastical superhuman abilities through a very human lens.
April 01, 2016
What started with a gripping premise slackens and goes limp.
April 08, 2016
Nichols has earned the right to take big leaps. Even if he doesn't stick the landing, it's a thrill watching him try. He, too, is something special.
January 03, 2017
While this film isn't great in and of itself, it does still manage to impress, and more importantly, it works as a sign of Nichols' potential.
April 07, 2016
You watch helplessly as the movie goes off the rails, the suspense and excitement leaking out of the enormous tension the early scenes had generated.
March 31, 2016
The movie has its flaws, but it is nonetheless an intriguing sci-fi entry and an engaging story about family.
April 26, 2016
Riffing on John Carpenter's Starman, writer-director Jeff Nichols has crafted a sci-fi chase film whose gravely naturalistic style adds to its sense of portent.
