Claws & Saucers

  • Friday the 13th 80s sequels

    (The first three films are reviewed in the Claws & Saucers guidebook, but here is my combo-review of the remaining Friday the 13th films of the 1980s.) FRIDAY THE 13th: THE FINAL CHAPTER (Joseph Zito, 91 min, color, 1984) What’s Happening: Jason returns to Crystal Lake Famous For: Not really the final chapter Producer Frank…

  • “Dune” (1984) review

    NEW ENTRY: DUNE (David Lynch, c.137 min, color, 1984) What’s Happening: On desert planet, psychic youth leads rebellion against evil dynasty Famous For: Ambitious attempt to film Frank Herbert’s science fiction epic Dune is the only Frank Herbert book that I’ve read, but I’ve read it twice, closely.  It is the most popular science fiction…

  • “Dreamchild” (1985) review

    NEW ENTRY: DREAMCHILD (Gavin Millar, 94 min, color, 1985) What’s Happening: Elderly Alice reexperiences her childhood memories and dreams Famous For: Puppets by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop If Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are as dear to you as they are to me, then please watch the contemplative Dreamchild. The dream sequences…

  • Twilight Zones for Kids

    TWILIGHT ZONES FOR KIDS With Disneyland’s “Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror” reskinned as “Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout,” I fear that today’s kids will have less exposure than ever to the classic 1959-1964 Twilight Zone TV series.  We parents, we adults, must step in! My parents introduced me to the classic TZ episodes…

  • Top 25 Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation

    TOP 25 EPISODES OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION While I’ll always be partial to the original 1960s Star Trek series, I also love Star Trek: The Next Generation.  From 2019-2022 I watched Next Generation regularly on Netflix, completing the series just before it left Netflix in April 2022. Here are my picks for the…