10 Years Later, One Underrated Sci-Fi Movie Shines A Light on The Genre’s Corny Flaw

10 Years Later, One Underrated Sci-Fi Movie Shines A Light on The Genre’s Corny Flaw

When Jeff Nichols set out to make 2016’s Midnight Special, his intention was to create a film about parenthood, the feelings of powerlessness that come with it, and the faith required to let your child be their own person in the world. When his son had a seizure at 8 months old, Nichols realized that he “had no real control over the health and well-being of [his] child.” Nichols took this emotional truth as the core of what he called a “weird, h…