About this episode

The hosts discuss the 1980s with a review of the movie Michael and the series Stranger Things: Tales From '85.

We are back in the 1980s for this week's Screen Watching as Simon checks out new movie Michael as it whitewashes the, uh, "allegations.' Meanwhile Dan checks out 80s throwback Stranger Things: Tales From '85. It's no Saturday morning cartoon, he says.

People in this episode

Hosts: Simon, Dan

Topics covered

• 1980s cinema
• movie reviews
• Stranger Things
• nostalgia
• film analysis

Keywords

• Michael
• Stranger Things
• 1980s
• film review
• nostalgia

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Michael, Stranger Things: Tales From '85

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