Tag: Stranger Things
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Tragic Stranger Things Deaths We Still Haven’t Recovered From
“Stranger Things” is a popular culture hit and streaming giant for countless reasons. Everything from the perfectly-crafted ’80s aesthetic to the soundtrack fires on all cylinders to transport viewers back 30-plus years to a time when shopping malls were still a thing and the worst trouble you could get into was video games. Naturally, the…
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“They Referred to a Letter They’d Gotten from Spielberg”: Dp Caleb Heymann on Stranger Things‘s Season 4
In the penultimate season of Stranger Things, the characters find themselves scattered beyond the small town confines of Hawkins, Indiana for the first time, spread out to different, countries and cliques. Winds of change swept into the camera department as well. After three seasons of Red cameras and Leica lenses, the latest batch of episodes…
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‘George Lucas is Making This Space Movie’: Robert Englund on Helping Mark Hamill Land ‘Star Wars’ Audition
With “Obi-Wan Kenobi” revisiting some of the “Star Wars” franchise’s most iconic characters on Disney+, nostalgia for the series is a hot topic right now. The fan reaction to seeing actors like James Earl Jones reprise their roles from the films serves as a reminder of how inseparable the characters can be from the actors…
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Kate Bush Praises ‘Stranger Things’ For Giving Her Music ‘A Whole New Lease on Life’
One of the most popular shows of the streaming era, “Stranger Things” has cultivated a massive audience by threading the needle between 1980s nostalgia and contemporary storytelling. Since its debut in 2016, the series has stoked fond memories of everything from classic Amblin science fiction movies to products like Eggo waffles.The new season, which dropped…
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The Final Episodes Of Stranger Things Season 4 Promise A ‘Mad Symphony Of Chaos’
“Stranger Things” season 4, episodes 1 to 7 are out on Netflix, leaving us with just two episodes left. It seemed like a strange choice to split the season, but according to an EW interview with series creators and showrunners the Duffer Brothers, we’re in for a treat!The reason for the delay, by the way?…
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Here’s How Robert Englund Landed His Stranger Things Role
Spoilers for “Stranger Things” 4 follow.Horror fans were thrilled to hear that Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund, would appear in “Stranger Things” season 4. Be warned that there are spoilers ahead for the first seven episodes of the current season. Englund is royalty in the horror world, and with the nods to classic films of…
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A Real Psychologist Profiles Vecna From Stranger Things Season 4
(Welcome to Pop Culture Psych Profile, where we speak with experts about what drives the greatest heroes and villains in our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition: Vecna from “Stranger Things” season 4. This article contains major spoilers for episodes 1-7.)The creature Vecna is murdering people in the town of Hawkins, and terrifying…
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Sadie Sink Reveals The Song That Could Get Her Out Of The Upside Down
Hello. This is a spoiler warning for “Stranger Things” season 4, specifically episode 4, “Dear Billy.” You have been warned.Music has always been important in the world of “Stranger Things,” but the soundtrack to season 4 wouldn’t be the same without Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God).” Max (Said Sink) has…
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Vecna On Stranger Things Took Inspiration From Another Prestige TV Villain
There are spoilers ahead for “Stranger Things” season 4. That should be a given, but just in case, we’re talking about something that happens at the end of the available episodes. You’ve been warned. This has got to be the scariest season of the Netflix series, and a big part of that is Vecna. This super…
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‘Stranger Things’ Cast on Possible Queer Arc for Will: ‘It’s Up to the Audience’s Interpretation’
Is “Stranger Things” veering into a possible coming-out story?The hit Netflix tween sci-fi series returned for Season 4 last week, and viewers are speculating that fan-favorite Will (Noah Schnapp) may be queer. From Will’s science project on gay mathematician Alan Turing to rebuffing a female classmate’s footsie advances, the character has been at the center…