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VoK 876: The Movie Passport #23 – Cuban Cinema

Posted on May 5, 2026 by | Leave a comment

¿Qué bolá?! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Zach (Alias) and Alex (LuckyCharms) travel to the country of Cuba to discuss the following films:

12:42 – Strawberry and Chocolate / Fresa y chocolate (Tomás Gutiérrez and Alea Juan Carlos Tabío, 1993)
29:16 – Buena Vista Social Club (Wim Wenders, 1999)
38:00 – Una noche (Lucy Mulloy, 2012)

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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VoK 874: The Movie Passport #22 – South Korean Cinema

Posted on March 1, 2026 by | 1 comment

Annyeong-haseyo! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Sarah (Lady Weaver), Bina (Bina007), Matt (Blu3arm0r), and Zach (Alias) travel to the country of South Korea to discuss the following films:

13:00 – The Handmaiden / 아가씨 (Park Chan-wook, 2016)
35:15 – Oldboy / 올드보이 (Park Chan-wook, 2003)
54:07 – Past Lives (Celine Song, 2023)
1:22:27 – Extreme Job / 극한직업 (Lee Byeong-heon, 2019)

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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VoK 861: Heartstopper Series 2 and Series 3 Discussion

Posted on November 23, 2025 by | Leave a comment

Recorded in October 2024 directly after the release of Series 3 on Netflix, The vassals provided their thoughts briefly on Series 2 before a more in depth discussion of Series 3.

We are delighted to know Heartstopper will return for a final movie which we are looking forward to watch. Listen here for a Series 2 and Series 3 discussion by Glen (Dagos_Rivers), David (DavidHHH), Marie (Nymeria) and Bina (Bina007). Please see VoK 720 for a discussion on series 1.

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Edited by Glen

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VoK 860: The Movie Passport #21 – Irish Cinema

Posted on November 6, 2025 by | Leave a comment

|| CONTENT WARNING || This podcast contains references to child abuse. Listener discretion is advised.

Dia duit! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Glen (Dagos_Rivers), and Neil (Valyrian Neil) travel to the country of Ireland to discuss the following films:

11:30 – The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022)
24:48 – The Magdalene Sisters (Peter Mullan, 2002)
47:29 – The Butcher Boy (Neil Jordan, 1997)
1:07:25 – The Crying Game (Neil Jordan, 1992)

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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VoK 793: All of Us Strangers (2023)

Posted on March 29, 2024 by | Leave a comment

Join Glen/Dagos_Rivers (Discord/Podcast of Ice and Fire Forums) and David (Davidhhh) as they discuss the 2023 gay-themed movie ‘All of Us Strangers’ starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell and Claire Foy.

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Edited by Glen

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VoK 774: The Movie Passport #14 – Canadian Cinema

Posted on November 10, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Hello and bonjour! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Scott (skywaltzer), Abby (Daceymormont), and Steven (SJLee) travel to the country of Canada to discuss the following films:

34:06 – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Edgar Wright, 2010)
53:42 – Goon (Michael Dowse, 2011)
1:27:42 – I Killed My Mother / J’ai tué ma mère (Xavier Dolan, 2009)
1:42:33 – The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan, 1997)

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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VoK 772: The Movie Passport #13 – Mexican Cinema

Posted on October 23, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Hola! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Matt (Varley), Matt (Blu3arm0r), and Zander (The Lord Baron) travel to the country of Mexico to discuss the following films:

15:10 – María Candelaria (Emilio Fernández, 1943)
29:54 – Rudo y Cursi (Carlos Cuarón, 2008)
39:54 – Roma (Alfonso Cuarón, 2018)
57:40 – Y tu mamá también (Alfonso Cuarón, 2001)

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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VoK 720: Review of ‘Love, Victor’ (Hulu) and ‘Heartstopper’ (Netflix)

Posted on October 2, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Glen (Dagos_Rivers), Marie (Nymeria) and David (DavidHHH) discuss and review both ‘Love Victor’ (and briefly the movie ‘Love, Simon’) and ‘Heartstopper’…and fall into the trap several times of comparing the two shows.

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Edited by Glen

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VoK 689: A History of LGBT+ Movies (public lecture)

Posted on June 3, 2022 by | Leave a comment

To celebrate LGBT+ Pride Month, Valkyrist explores the depiction of queer characters and issues throughout cinema history.

The presentation includes video clips from the following movies:
Morocco (Josef von Sternberg, 1930)
Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
The Boys in the Band (William Friedkin, 1970)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Stephan Elliott, 1994)
Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)
Tangerine (Sean Baker, 2015)

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Edited by Valkyrist
Music from Focus Features

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VoK 685: The Movie Passport #5 – Nepali Cinema

Posted on February 2, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Namaste! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Pukar (raptureatlas) and Tanja (scilens) travel to the country of Nepal to discuss the following films:

9:01 – White Sun / Seto Surya (Deepak Rauniyar, 2016)
40:53 – Soongava: Dance of the Orchids (Subarna Thapa, 2012)
1:20:43 – Sherpa (Jennifer Peedom, 2015)

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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VOK 684: Song of Achilles

Posted on January 29, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Sing, Vassals, of Achilles’ rage! Kat/kitkathistory24601, Sara/DrBlood, Katie/deadleavesinmyhand, and Jock/munrojock2 gather to talk about Madeline Miller’s novel, The Song of Achilles.

(Note: We lost the first 25 minutes of the podcast and had to rerecord them. Apologies for any editorial inconsistencies.)

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Edited by Peter/Shellfish
Image by artswade

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VoK 643: It’s A Sin (Russell T. Davies)

Posted on March 13, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Glen (Dagos_Rivers), Marie (Nymeria), David (davidhhh) and Jock (MunroJock2) discuss the hit show ‘It’s A Sin’ which spans a 10 year period between 1981 and 1991 about a group of five friends as they live through the AIDS crisis. #ItsASin

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Edited by Glen

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VoK 557: RainbowCast – Pride Month

Posted on June 30, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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Join QueenJames, Lady Griffin, and Davidhhh for a RainbowCast discussion on pride month. Lady Griffin brought us the story of the Upstairs Lounge Fire of 1973, QueenJames discusses the Stonewall Riots and Marth P. Johnson, and David shares some exciting stories from his activist days in ActUp.

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VoK 490: Sense8 (Netflix series) – Series Finale

Posted on September 23, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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The Vassals bid a fond farewell to the Netflix series Sense8 as we review the series finale. Join David (davidhhh), Marie (Nymeria), Hannah (Shadowbaby), Matt (blu3arm0r), Jock (munrojock2), James (QueenJames) as we discuss our love for this show and how much we’ll miss it… and orgies, polyamory, and rainbow sex toys too. After all, this IS VoK!
The aftershow hilarity starts at 1:58:36.

Music credits: Depeche Mode – I Feel You; Magnetic Fields feat Xoe Wise – Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing (Sense8 Remix)
Edited by davidhhh

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VoK 478: Queer Eye (Netflix series) – Seasons 1 & 2

Posted on July 12, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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Join QueenJames Varley and Bina as they discuss the GORGE Netflix reboot of Queer Eye. We begin by discussing the Fab 5 and who’s the MVP and LVP.  At 21m in we discuss the heroes of season 1.  At 1hr2m we move to season 2.

Music credit – “All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)” by Betty Who.

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VoK 475: 13 Reasons Why (Netflix series) – Season 2

Posted on June 27, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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Join Adam, Bina, Casey and James as they discuss the controversial second season of Netflix’ teen drama about high school sexual violence and suicide. This is a spoiler-filled discussion and covers highly sensitive topics so please exercise self-care before listening.  You can also check out VOK 371 for our season 1 discussion.

Music credit – the Netflix theme tune for the show by Brendan “Eskmo” Angelides.

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VoK 453: Movie Roundtable (Vol.4) – Australian Edition

Posted on March 13, 2018 by | Leave a comment


The Vassals venture from the Outback to the dancefloor to the suburban sprawl in search of the cinematic heart of Australia. Join Duncan (Valkyrist), Sarah (Lady Weaver), Dana (Taindana), and David (davidhhh) as they discuss some of their favourite Australian films and mull over the state of the industry.

01:24 – Australian Cinema
22:19 – Wake in Fright (Ted Kotcheff, 1971)
55:20 – The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (Stephan Elliott, 1994)
1:25:26 – Strictly Ballroom (Baz Luhrmann, 1992)
1:44:17 – The Babadook (Jennifer Kent, 2014)

Warning: Contains #SPOILERS# for all four films

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
Audio clips owned by NLT Productions, PolyGram, M&A Productions and Causeway Films

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VoK 375: Harlots (ITV series) – Season 1

Posted on May 23, 2017 by | Leave a comment

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Glen (Dagos_Rivers) is joined by Bina (Bina007) and new host Katie (Taindana) to discuss the highly rated, but little watched, drama ‘Harlots’ (ITV Encore).

Also discussed:
-Eurovision.
-Future podcasts.
-‘Keepers’ and their advantages.

Duration: 00:56:18

Edited by Dagos_Rivers

References (Courtesy of Katie):

A Study of Criminal Subcultures in Eighteenth-Century England by Rictor Norton

Some Thoughts on . . . The History of the Word “Prostitute”

    http://rictornorton.co.uk

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VoK 313: Vassals Night Out – Gay Special

Posted on July 14, 2016 by | Leave a comment

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The Vassals of Kingsgrave present: Gays’ Night Out.

Join Wargasm (Drew), Khal Wadege (Michael), Lady Griffin (Katie), Shadow_ Baby (Hannah), Amberrocks (Amber) and Varley (Matt) as we take a gay roadtrip through Westeros. We explore all things LGBT in ASOIAF. Would Cersei go gay for Jaime? Who is the hedonism-bot in this world? Is there a glory hole at the wall? What exactly happens on Grindr? Find out all this and more in this very special VoK.

2.19.30 Aftershow
2.42.10 Season 6 Spoilers

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VoK 191: Looking (HBO series) – Season 2

Posted on April 11, 2015 by | Leave a comment

“Who’s the weird guy crying?” Us, Aunt Sarah. Turns out it’s us. The Vassals gather ’round this week to pay their respects to HBO’s dearly departed Looking. Greg (claudiusthefool), Amanda (middlecyclone), Michael (Khal Wadege), and Katie (Lady Griffin) bid farewell to the boys who made all the mistakes and throw major shade at Slate.com, because, you know, aren’t we all Patrick at the end of the day?

Here is the Slate article we discuss.

Edited by Katie

Intro Music: “Simple Man” by Graham Nash

Outro Music:  “Soul on Fire” by Spiritualized

All audio clips belong to HBO.

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