If you’ve been following along with my contributions to The Daily Stream, you’ll probably have noticed I have a type when it comes to the movies I tend to recommend. There’s a whole lot of “Steve” movies that tend to show up when it’s my turn at bat. That’s Stephen King and Steven Spielberg, the two Steves who helped raise me in the ’80s and ’90s.

I think if you’re going to recommend an older title to folks, it’s gotta be something you’re passionate about, which is why you see me returning to the works of King and Spielberg a lot. Today’s title is something a little odd because while this film is celebrating a significant anniversary this year, I’m finding it hard to wrap my head around it not being brand new.

Granted, in the five years since Andy Muschietti’s 2017 adaptation of “It” came out, we got a quick sequel, and then the COVID-19 pandemic began, which permanently screwed with time for everybody on the planet, pausing life for long enough to make it feel like both many years were lost and also pre-pandemic life was just, like, a few months ago, right? Still, it’s bonkers to me “It” is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year.

Stephen King is my favorite author, and “It” is my favorite of his books, so I was side-eyeing this adaptation all throughout its development and was just as elated as everyone else was when it turned out to be good. And not just good, but like, really damn good.