Join me as I discuss assassins, symmetry, and real (CGI) dragons on this edition of Quickies!

BALLERINA (2025, dir. Len Wiseman)

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (2025, dir. Wes Anderson)

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2025, dir. Dean DeBlois)

Join me as I duck for cover from, take flight with, and form lifelong bonds with the dragons and Berkians of How to Train Your Dragon, as I recount the plot points, my favorite moments, and heavy doses of scoring from the great John Powell.

Timestamps indicate when each discussion starts:

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010) - 1:30

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2014) - 25:18

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (2019) - 42:10

and go see...

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2025)

Join me for a spoiler-free look into three new releases, two playing in theaters and one on Netflix, as I take a look at the sixth movie in a 40-year-old franchise, a new horror classic, and some Italian comfort food.

KARATE KID: LEGENDS (dir. Jonathan Entwistle), starring Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, Ralph Macchio, Ming-Na Wen, Wyatt Oleff, Joshua Jackson

BRING HER BACK (dir. Danny & Michael Phillippou), starring Sally Hawkins

NONNAS (dir. Stephen Chbosky), starring Vince Vaughn, Susan Sarandon, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro, Lorraine Bracco, Linda Cardellini