Remaining optimistic as they contend with the challenges that stand in the way of their dream is its own struggle that not everyone can achieve. But the
"The Djinn" (R, 1 hour, 22 minutes, Blu-ray, DVD) None too original, but plenty suspenseful, this horror thriller concerns mute Dylan (Ezra Dewey), who finds a book of spells in the closet when he is left home in their new apartment by his father (Rob Brownstein) while he's away working a night shift. Blaming himself for the recent death of his mother, Dylan summons a djinn (a spirit of lower rank than angels that is able to appear in human and animal forms and to possess humans to grant one wish) which comes at a hefty cost. With Tevy Poe, Donald Pitts, John Erickson; co-written and co-directed by David Charbonier and Justin Powell.