We knew
from the outset that Netflix’s supernatural thriller Stranger Things was going to pay a healthy debt to the 80’s. Throw a few sci-fi and body horror greats into a blender, add a dose of sobbing Winona Ryder and a dash of kale to make it taste like 2016, and you’ve arrived. It’s a smoothie, but holy hell is it a delicious, artfully created, thoughtful, and addictive smoothie.
Source: io9 – Stranger Things, Side-By-Side With Every Excellent Film It Borrows From