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Serpentorslair Staff · July 12, 2026

Just Because We Can, Should We Be Remaking Pop Culture and Pulp Classic Movies?

July 12, 2026July 12, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s movies, 80s movies, 80s nostalgia, 90s nostalgia, BeetleJuice, Big Trouble In Little China, classic films, cult classic movies, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, fantasy movies, Firefly, G.I. Joe movie, Ghostbusters, Gremlins, he-man, Hollywood reboots, Jem and The Holograms, Jurassic World, Labyrinth, Mortal Kombat movie, movie remakes, nostalgia in Hollywood, nostalgic movies, retro pop culture, science fiction, sequel fatigue, Spaceballs, Star Wars, Street Fighter movie, The Breakfast Club, The NeverEnding Story, Top Gun Maverick1 Comment

By: R.A. Rayne In a summer of reboots, remakes, and sequels, nostalgia is a trend for the first time, not just a midlife crisis. While we haven’t quite yet reached the levels of embracing the 1980s like Ernest Cline portrayed in his Ready Player One and Two books, we are tiptoeing into his world. (In more ways than one.) While every generation seems to have a nostalgic callback to their parents’ youth, this time things are different. We now live in an age when, in a digital minute, parachute pants,…

A love letter to The NeverEnding Story — the movie that still feels like a secret door

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s family films, 80s fantasy movies, Atreyu, Bastian Balthazar Bux, best fantasy movies of all time, childhood movie memories, classic 80s movies, comfort movie nostalgia, coming of age fantasy film, cult classic fantasy movie, dark fantasy for kids, Falkor, family friendly fantasy adventure, Fantasia, fantasy adventure classics, iconic fantasy creatures in movies, imagination and childhood movies, meaning of the Nothing, movies about grief and healing, neverending story blog post, neverending story movie, neverending story nostalgia, neverending story review, neverending story themes, practical effects fantasy film, The Childlike Empress, The NeverEnding Story, the Nothing symbolism0 comment

Some movies entertain you, some impress you, and then there are the rare ones that move in—quietly taking up residence in the part of your mind where childhood wonder lives, where hope still feels like a real force, and where imagination isn’t a hobby so much as it is survival. The NeverEnding Story is that kind of movie for me. I can’t think about it without feeling the same mix of warmth and ache, like the memory of a sunset you swear was brighter back then. It’s not just a…