Ultimately, “Midnight Special” degenerates into a situation in which three people (Shannon, along with Kirsten Dunst as the mother, and Joel Edgerton as the best friend) are driving around ...

If Midnight Special was your typical popcorn sci-fi, it would do far more explaining. Who Alton is, which characters have his best interests in mind, who the bad guys are and what their evil plan ...

“Midnight Special” is an old-school, sci-fi thriller, its special effects doled out sparingly in the story of a young boy with inexplicable powers and the adults who are, variously, trying to ...

“Midnight Special”C-Rated PG-13. At AMC Loews Boston Common, Kendall Square Cinema and Coolidge Corner Theatre. Writer-director Jeff Nichols’ “Midnight Special” … ...

Midnight Special may have had you spellbound when it hit cinemas earlier this year, but here's something you won't know about the movie - it also makes for a stunning comic.

Midnight Special 4 out of 5 Stars Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Lieberher, Adam Driver Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama Rated: PG-13 for ...

The latest trailer for Jeff Nichols’ science fiction mystery movie, ’Midnight Special’ reveals very little. And that’s a good thing.

More than that, Nichols’ faith in his script and understanding of the mechanics of story allow us to enjoy “Midnight Special’s” intentional mysteries, to take pleasure in being pulled ...

Watch a film clip from "Midnight Special," starring Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton and Jaeden Lieberher. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures “Midnight Special,” a beautifully strange and stirring sci ...