I will not be participating in the last Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner of 2021 – for one thing, it will past my bedtime – but if you don’t mind risking your mogwai getting fed after midnight, consider joining Roy and his son Ryan for a discussion of “Gremlins” (1984).

The Steven Spielberg-produced, Joe Dante-directed black comedy is technically a Christmas movie. Whether or not it gives you the warm fuzzies depends on how much you cotton to cuddly Gizmo and the softer edges of Jerry Goldsmith’s score (his biggest bait-and-switch since Carol Anne’s theme from “Poltergeist”).

Otherwise, it’s pretty nasty business. Sharpen your teeth in the comments section, as Roy and Ry talk about “Gremlins.” The cross-generational mayhem will be livestreamed on Facebook, at a special day and time, this Thursday night at 10:00 EST. (UPDATE, 12/20/21! Just received word that the show will now air at 8 PM!)

https://www.facebook.com/roystiedyescificorner

PLEASE NOTE: I haven’t thrown in the towel altogether. Roy and I will reteam to kick off 2022 with a “Twilight Zone” doubleheader – a conversation about classic TZ episodes “Walking Distance” (1959) and “Nick of Time” (1960) – on New Year’s Day, this Saturday evening at 7:00 EST.

Stay healthy, and have a Happy New Year!