Ep. 610 - Raya and the Last Dragon
The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast. The Oscar nominations are fresh out of the oven. David, Devindra, Jeff are joined by Hoai-Tran Bui, writer at slashfilm.com, to talk about representation in this Academy Award season and Disney’s new animated film, Raya and the Last Dragon. Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend a title for us to watch. Thanks to Mike C for building the Hashtag Slashtag website: https://hashtagslashtag.com/ Thanks to our sponsors this week: PrettyLitter, Babbel, Manscaped, and Harry’s. PrettyLitter - Visit PrettyLitter.com and use promo code FILMCAST for 20% off your first order. Babbel - when you purchase of a 3-month Babbel subscription, you’ll get an additional 3 months for free. Just go to babbel.com and use promo code FILMCAST. Manscaped - Visit manscaped.com and use the promo code FILMCAST for 20% off. Harry’s - Go to harrys.com/FILMCAST and get your starter kid today. Weekly Plugs David - David’s Patreon: Conversations about race, vaccination, losing weight, and other topics Devindra - Engadget Podcast: WTF are NFTs? Jeff - cameo.com/jeffcannata Hoai-Tran Bui - Trekking Through Time and Space and NPR: 'Raya And The Last Dragon' Criticized For Lack Of Southeast Asian Actors Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~29:18) David - Search Party, Cherry (attempted viewing), Chungking Express. Devindra - Search Party, Expanse Hoai-Tran Bui - ON-GAKU: Our Sound Jeff - Assembled, When We Stayed Home Feature (~1:17:30) Raya and the Last Dragon Spoilers (~1:46:15) Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon. Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run and listen to We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook. Credits: Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi A. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993 You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!