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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World movie review: dragon its feet to a blah finale

Fri, Feb 15, 2019
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The gorgeous and once glorious fantasy series comes to a flat conclusion, one in which the stakes feel way lower than they should and the spark that once animated and elevated the story is missing.

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curated: long-lost Kit Harington/Toothless audition tapes surface

Fri, Dec 14, 2018
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Advice for actors: Never work with children or dragons.

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87th Academy Awards: the Oscar nominees (and winners) for 2015

Mon, Feb 23, 2015
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Now with winners indicated.

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Where Are the Women? How to Train Your Dragon 2

Tue, Feb 10, 2015
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This is how you portray women in a film with a male protagonist: as existing as people in their own right not defined solely by their relationship to him. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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How to Train Your Dragon 2 movie review: flying higher

Thu, Jun 26, 2014
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An absolute delight, even better than the first film; a gorgeously animated ode to sticking to your principles in the face of ultimate adversity.

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what movies are you most looking forward to in 2014?

Mon, Jan 06, 2014
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The calendar has turned, a new year is here, and it’s a good time to look ahead.

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How to Train Your Dragon 2 trailer: not the spoilery one

Fri, Dec 20, 2013
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I want a dragon for Christmas.

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