Matinee Heroes

THE NEVERENDING STORY On his way to school, Bastian ducks into a bookstore to avoid bullies. Sneaking away with a book called "The Neverending Story," Bastian begins reading the novel about Fantasia, a fantasy land threatened by "The Nothing," a darkness that destroys everything it touches. The kingdom needs the help of a human child to survive. When Bastian reads a description of himself in the book, he begins to wonder if Fantasia is real and needs him to survive. Craig and guest co-host Brendan Agnew talk about kid movie influences, nihilism in children’s tales, horse trauma and the movie “The Neverending Story” on this week's Matinee Heroes! Show Notes 1:24 Craig and guest co-host Brendan Agnew talk about movies they grew up with. 10:29 Craig and Brendan discuss "The Neverending Story" 31:39  Double Feature 36:06 Final Thoughts 39:45 A preview of next week's episode "The Secret of NIHM" The 80's kids movies continue with a special FanX panel with Craig and Don Bluth, creator of  "Se