Strange Things on Netflix

Summertime should be a time of high impact thrillers and exciting films, yet the line up of films this summer has been disappointing so far. So where do we go for our next big film? How about Netflix and its new 8-part series Stranger Things? It premieres tonight, so you will not need to worry about weekend theater tickets to a nothing movie. 

It brings back the vibe of the Goonies and ET rolled into one. Okay, it also deals with a missing child like so many new shows, but stick with it.  And the mom is played by Winowa Ryder, who has been absent from the screen for far too long.  Take a look at this trailer and then think about it. 

In terms of nostalgia, The Hollywood Reporter notes:

Geeking out over shared pop culture experiences is part of why Stranger Things works, but it also weaves a good yarn that keeps you guessing on the nature of the unfolding phenomena, gives answers efficiently and if the answers don't always make sense or if they push the show off into a genre that you maybe didn't expect, it avoids becoming trapped or bogged down in mythology. 

I am ready for a summer blockbuster in any form, so I will be tuning in.