Fight for the right to love in the trailer for Jeff Nichols’ Loving

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LOVING tells the story of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving (portrayed by Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga), who married and then spent the next nine years fighting for the right to live as a family in their hometown....

Top 10 Filmmakers You Should Know

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Every year, a new crop of young directing talent breaks out from the independent scene and hits it big. We are all familiar with names like Ava Duvernay, Rian Johnson, Colin Trevorrow, Josh Trank, Ryan Coogler, and J.C. Chandor, but...

Review: Midnight Special

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A man and his young son – who possesses special powers – are on the run from those who may seek to take advantage of the boy and his gifts. REVIEW: There is a quiet intensity in the new...

Interview: Midnight Special’s Michael Shannon, Kirsten Dunst & Joel Edgerton

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Not unlike last week’s 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE, Jeff Nichols‘ MIDNIGHT SPECIAL is a sci-fi movie sure to divide many genre fans. Some will see it as lacking in big, splashy action sequences and/or scares, while others will dig its methodical...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Michael Shannon

Posted 10 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career legendary character actor George Kennedy. This week's subject is more contemporary character actor and one of the brightest talents of his generation… Michael Shannon I've been covering films on JoBlo.com...

You have no idea what you’re dealing with in new Midnight Special trailer

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When Jeff Nichols makes a movie, it immediately has my attention. Following in the strong footsteps of both TAKE SHELTER and MUD, Nichols' latest – MIDNIGHT SPECIAL – tells the story of a young boy with unique powers that could...

Scope out this trippy new Midnight Special trailer

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So far, for me the biggest draw of Jeff Nichols' John Carpenter tribute MIDNIGHT SPECIAL is by far its music. The pounding driving score is a perfect evocation of the electric anthems provided for Carpenter's early work in the 70's and...

First strange clip from Jeff Nichols’ Midnight Special lands on Earth

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Easily one of my most anticipated movies of the year is MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, the latest film from MUD and TAKE SHELTER director Jeff Nichols. Described as an homage to the John Carpenter films of the 80s, the film boasts an...

Midnight Special trailer: Jeff Nichols’ ode to John Carpenter looks cool!

Posted 10 years ago

  Warner Bros. has just issued the trailer for Jeff Nichols’ MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, which stars Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver and Sam Shephard. This is the flick Nichols (MUD, TAKE SHELTER) said was inspired by the John...

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