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Cut to the Chase: Midnight Special (2016)
While watching Midnight Special, I suspected that Jeff Nichols wrote an action-packed sci-fi/road movie then decided to completely jettison the first two acts and expand the last third to feature length. He deliberately eschews character set-up and plot context in favour … Continue reading
"This Film Should Be Played Loud" 