On July 15, a new Netflix show was released called Stranger Things. I immediately honed in on it and demanded that me and my significant other watch it together ASAP because it looked exactly like the kind of television show I love: the Stephen King vibe (hello, Needful Things!), the ’80s throwback setting, the premise that blends The X-Files-style conspiracies with all the atmosphere of a Steven Spielberg film. And you know what? Stranger Things did not disappoint. I loved this 8-hour, 8-episode series so very much. (As much as E.T. loves Reese’s Pieces, you might say.) To express my love for this show, instead of a traditional review, I’m going the list route–here are eleven reasons (ELEVEN, get it?!) to get Stranger Things in your digital binge-watching rotation, stat. 11. The ’80s (and ’90s) kickbacks to great horror and SFF films of old. References to 70-80's movies in Stranger Things from Ulysse Thevenon on Vimeo. This should come as no surprise for anyone–Stranger Things riffs heavily on ’80s (and some ’70s and ’90s) films, paying homage to some truly great SFF movies. The video above captures a ton of them–most heavily focusing on The Goonies, Alien, E.T., Close Encounters […]