Ep. 506 - How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (GUEST: Tasha Robinson from The Verge)

David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Tasha Robinson, film and
TV editor for the Verge and co-host of The Next Picture Show
podcast, to dish on the good, the bad, and the green at the 2019
Oscars. The cast discuss the Netflix film High Flying Bird and
then move on to an in-depth review of the third installment in
the How to Train Your Dragon franchise.





Read LA Times film critic Justin Chang's take on how Green Book
is one of the worst Oscar wins and the Shadow and Act's article
on why Dr. Shirley's family opposed the release of the film. Also
read Mark Harris's illustration of the core audience of Green
Book and Sean Fennessy's analysis on what this means for an
Academy that's desperate to reinvent itself.





To understand how films like How to Train Your Dragon dismiss
strong female characters, read Tasha Robinson's theory on
"Trinity Syndrome."





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Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)





What We've Been Watching (~07:50)


Tasha: Isn’t It Romantic


Devindra - High Flying Bird


David - Train to Busan


Jeff - Finished Escape at Dannemora





Oscars Discussion (~29:00)





Feature (~1:17:00)


How to Train Your Dragon 3





Spoiler (~1:43:45)








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