Reviews

“This delicate debut feature amasses a wealth of quiet images that speak volumes.”

“New York Times Critics’ Pick”

Jeannette Catsoulis, NEW YORK TIMES

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“In delicate, dignified, soulful “Stranger Things,” writers-directors Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal show a genuine gift for visual storytelling and emotion.”

“Its theme — the capacity of the heart to make connections, under odd and unlikely circumstances — harbors something titanic.”

John Anderson, VARIETY

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“Utterly Transcendent”

Ann Hornaday, THE WASHINGTON POST

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“Gorgeously photographed … this subtly powerful piece of minimalist cinema exerts a haunting spell.”

Frank Scheck, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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“Vital and true”

Heather Baysa, VILLAGE VOICE

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“Utterly fulfilling … an absolute must-see feature.”

Joshua Brunsting, GORDON AND THE WHALE

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“It’s the way this British indie lets its kindness-of-strangers narrative develop slowly through long silences, small glances and the gentlest of exchanges that sets it apart .”

David Fear, TIME OUT NEW YORK

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“’Only connect’—E.M. Forster’s recognition, expressed through Margaret Schlegel in Howards End, of the need for people to transcend class barriers—is the unspoken watchword of Stranger Things.”

“Burke (who photographed the film) and Eyal directed Stranger Things in a crisp realist style, favoring extremely tight close-ups that get under the skin … The nuanced performances by Collins (a major talent) and Akhtar (hilarious as the inept jihadist in Four Lions) fully bear out the directors’ belief in an actor-driven cinema.”