STRANGER THINGS - SEASON 1 (NETFLIX)
CREATORS: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer STARRING: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, Matthew Modine, Joe Keery, Rob Morgan USA 2016
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here’s always something more in Stranger Things, perhaps is another nostalgia affair that goes deep into your heart. At a certain point we’re flirting with the past, with some of our favourite movies, characters or even unforgettable 80’s movie scenes. We could be so damn cliché and say
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that Stranger Things is a thrilling homage of 80’s sci-fi meets horror meets thriller movies, but The Duffer Brothers created something quite beautiful, rich and memorable.Stranger Things’ plot is quite simplistic and compelling, but pure entertainment. In fact, twin creators Matt and Ross Duffer pictured the 80’s so well, making it clear the type of coming-ofage nostalgia adventure films they’re honouring. Set in 80’s Indiana, where Will (Noah Schnapp), a young boy vanishes into thin air and the search for him includes friends, family and local police. Their search for answers, draws them into
an extraordinary darker and sometimes frightening mystery involving top-secret government experiments, supernatural forces and one very strange little girl with powerful abilities. The heart of the show are Will’s friends. Mike - or Frogface to his bullies - (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), and Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), they are leading the quest to rescue Will, but everything gets more strange and interesting when they cross paths with the amazing Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), a strange and innocent mysterious girl. From Will’s out of control mom (the amazing Wynona Ryder), who never backs