What you may need to know:
1. A father (Michael Shannon) tries to protect his uniquely gifted son (Jaeden Lieberher) from government forces and an extreme religious sect.
2. We are very excited about this.
3. Midnight Special is the first big studio movie from director Jeff Nichols.
4. Nichols has cited John Carpenter’s Starman (1984) as an influence, but the fingerprints of old school Spielberg are all over this.
5. Broadsheet prognosis: One to watch.
Release Date: April 8
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