Stranger Things, Season 2 (2017)

 

It's 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the demagorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab. Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down but a bigger, sinister entity still threatens those who survived.

This season holds our interest mainly with its strong cast of characters with the addition of new ones, especially Max and Kali, but the plot and "New" mystery is mainly a rehash from season 1.

 

Stranger Things, Season 1 (2016)

 

In 1983 Indiana, a young boy vanishes into thin air, as friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl.

Lovingly recreated homage to 80s Spielberg productions convinces with excellent period details, a great cast of characters and introducing a very unique and mesmerizing persona with the girl Eleven; the mystery itself, however, is not really that exciting. 

 

Stranger Things, Season 2 (2017)

It's 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the demagorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab. Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down but a bigger, sinister entity still threatens those who survived.

This season holds our interest mainly with its strong cast of characters with the addition of new ones, especially Max and Kali, but the plot and "New" mystery is mainly a rehash from season 1.

Stranger Things, Season 1 (2016)

In 1983 Indiana, a young boy vanishes into thin air, as friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl.

Lovingly recreated homage to 80s Spielberg productions convinces with excellent period details, a great cast of characters and introducing a very unique and mesmerizing persona with the girl Eleven; the mystery itself, however, is not really that exciting.

Birdy (1984)

After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.

At heart a moving drama about a close friendship, this movie scores with two excellent lead performances and some memorable visual moments thanks to Alan Parker's imaginative direction.

Halliwell (no star): "A case history that somewhat lacks plot advancement. Too self-indulgent even to earn marks for trying."

Maltin***1/2: ""...a surprisingly workable movie despite a weak "gag" ending. Terrific performances, with Modine a standout in a tricky, physically demanding role."