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

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Valkyrist | 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 444: Best Media of 2017 Awards

Posted on January 29, 2018 by bina007 | Leave a comment

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In this episode, various Vassals describe the music, books, TV shows and movies that they enjoyed last year. Listen in for recommendations of things to try that may be outside of your usual comfort zone!

Music (45s): Alix/Aiwendil opens up the show with her recommendation, “In the Passing Light of Day,” by Pain of Salvation.

TV shows (5m): Glen/Dagos_Rivers and Hannah/Shadowbaby recommend dystopian TV show Black Mirror; Adam/DrownedSnow recommends the Netflix Western Godless; Glen also recommends the British gameshow Armchair Detectives. Marie/Nymeria is joined by Alix and Glen to discuss the star-studded thriller Big Little Lies; Natalie/BranTheBeastling and Sarah/Lady Weaver recommend sci-fi drama Black; DavidHHH reviews the Syfy dystopian drama 12 Monkeys; Natalie and Sarah return to review the Korean drama Stranger; and DavidHHH returns to share his love for the DC Arroverse crossover.

Film (36m): Bina007 discusses the the AI documentary Alphago.

Books (40m): Paul/SerDinnerRoll reviews Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve; Bina007 returns to review Blitzed by Norman Ohler and Alix takes us home with a discussion of SPQR by Mary Beard.

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Tagged Aiwendil, Bina007, BranTheBeastling, Dagos_Rivers, davidhhh, drownedsnow, Lady Weaver, Nymeria, SerDinnerRoll, Shadowbaby

VoK 439: Star Wars – The Last Jedi [2017] (Review)

Posted on December 21, 2017 by drownedsnow | Leave a comment

Join VoK for a spoiler-filed discussion of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Did you love this movie? Hate it? Can’t decide? Tell us what you think. It’s certainly been a hot topic this past week.

Hosts: Adam (drownedsnow), Paul (SerDinnerRoll), Michal (inkasrain), Katie (Lady Griffin), Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall), Duncan (Valkyrist), Amber (Amberrocks), Bina (Bina007), and Hannah (Shadowbaby).

Edited by Adam

Bina aftershow at 2:20:00

Actual aftershow 2:51:00

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VoK 434: Justice League [2017] (Review)

Posted on November 28, 2017 by drownedsnow | 1 comment

Please join the Vassals as they decide if the latest DCEU movie is Rotten or Fresh and ponder the future if any of DC cinematic universe.

Thomas (FTWard), Adam (drownedsnow), David (davidhhh), Sarah (Lady Weaver), Kevin (Gaiden), and Shane (easttexasdirewolf) Unite the Vassals to discuss who has the best knitted jumper, why Daredevil shaves his chest and where the hell was Gleek?

After Show : 2:27

Intro Music: “Everybody Knows” Written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson Performed by Leonard Cohen
Outro Music: “Heroes” Written by David Bowie and Brian Eno Performed by David Bowie

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VoK 433: Thor – Ragnarok [2017] (Review)

Posted on November 16, 2017 by drownedsnow | Leave a comment

Join Dana (taindana), Sarah (Lady Weaver), Paul (SerDinnerRoll), Nadia, and Adam (drownedsnow) as they drive their ships to new lands exploring Thor: Ragnarok and the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Edited by Adam

Music credits: Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin

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VoK 427: Halloween Spooktacular

Posted on October 30, 2017 by dagosrivers | Leave a comment

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*Some temporary sound issues at the start of the podcast*
Halloween, 3-hour, edition of VoK, crammed pack of many hosts, discussions and stories.

Part 1:

Hannah (Shadow_ baby) is joined by Glen (Dagos_Rivers), Paul (SerDinnerRoll), Adam (DrownedSnow) and Jock (MunroJock2) to discuss Halloween memories, favourite movies, and favourite costumes. Also included is a Scottish poem, read by Jock.

Part 2:
Krakencast contribute with their memories and opinions of the Halloween cultutre. Duncan (Valkyrist) , Sarah (Lady Weaver), Dana (taindana) and David (davidhhh)

Part 3:

Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall), Matt (Varley) and Brett (White Raven) join in for the roundtable of scary stories.

Credits:
Edited by Shadow_ baby

Duration:
03:20:57

References:
Theme from Psycho (1960)
Theme from Halloween (1978)
Theme from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Thriller – Michael Jackson
The Monster Mash – Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett
Grim Grinning Ghosts – Disneyland Park Soundtrack
A Nightmare on my Street – The Fresh Prince & DJ Jazzy Jeff

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VoK 424: Blade Runner 2049 [2017] (Review)

Posted on October 15, 2017 by drownedsnow | Leave a comment

We gather to discuss the new movie ‘Blade Runner 2049’, share our thoughts on the film, and talk about Ryan Gosling’s coat.

Hosts: Adam (drownedsnow), Katie (Lady Griffin), and Matt (Blu3arm0r).

Aftershow at 1:13:00

Spoilers: This episode includes spoilers for Blade Runner 2049 and Blade Runner (1982).

Editor: Adam

Music Credit: It Never Rains In Southern California by Albert Hammond

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VoK 414: The Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring [2001] (DVD Commentary)

Posted on September 9, 2017 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

It’s the podcast everyone’s been waiting for…

Join Casey (blue-eyed-queen) as she watches Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring for the first time, along with Lord of the Rings experts: Zach (Alias), Paul (Serdinnerroll), and Alex (LuckyCharms)! They discuss first impressions, music, New Zealand, Grime Con 2016, and maybe a little bit of LOTR.

Warning: contains spoilers for the Fellowship of the Ring and maybe the other LOTR movies/books I’m not really sure…

Credits:
Edited by Casey (blue-eyed-queen)
Music credit: Kevin MacLeod ~ Achaidh Cheide

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VoK 382: Wonder Woman [2017] (Review)

Posted on June 11, 2017 by vokalias | Leave a comment

The S3cr3t Book Club calls a sp3cial m33ting to r3vi3w Wond3r Woman f3aturing our v3ry own Howling Commandos rip offs – Michal (inkasrain), Shan3 (3astt3xasdir3wolf),
Kati3 (taindana), Scott (Skywaltz3r) and Thomas (FTWard).

FTWard mispronounc3s 3v3ryon3’s nam3- r3al and imagin3d, inkasrain tri3s to g3t to the bottom of wh3r3 th3 short n3rdy Amazons ar3, taindana giv3s a l3sson in Hyp3ractiv3 History,
Skywaltz3r onc3 again att3mpts to 3xplain the m3tric “syst3m” and 3astt3xasdir3wolf provid3s som3 much n33d3d p3rsp3ctiv3.

Credits:
Edited by Thomas (FTWard)
Music: Wonder Woman TV Series Intro written by Charles Fox
The Rake’s Progress featuring Dean and the Weenies and Mephiskapheles
Wonder Woman Theme written by Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL, Performed by Tina Guo

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VoK 359: Logan [2017] (Review)

Posted on March 9, 2017 by bina007 | Leave a comment

Join the Vassals for a spoiler-filled discussed of the final Hugh Jackman Wolverine movie.

Hosts: Adam/DrownedSnow; Bina/Bina007; Greg/ClaudiusTheFool; Jock/MunroJock2; Matt/Varley; Sarah/LadyWeaver; and a special guest appearance from our resident lurker Amber/Amberrocks.

The aftershow begins at 58 minutes.

Music credit: Johnny Cash, The Man Comes Around and Hurt.

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VoK 357: Rogue One – A Star Wars Story [2016] (Review)

Posted on February 12, 2017 by vokalias | 5 comments

The Vassals come together in Darth Vader’s pun palace to discuss the highs and lows of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. In addition to Michal (inkasrain), Alexi (Czar Alexi), Paul (SerDinnerRoll), and Zach (Alias), Adam (drownedsnow), Zander (The Lord Baron), and Matt (Varley) all eventually show up to join the epic, nitpicky, and unrelievedly nerdy Star Wars fun.

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. Shine bright, you stars.

Credits:
Edited by inkasrain

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Tagged Alias, Czar Alexi, drownedsnow, inkasrain, SerDinnerRoll, The Lord Baron, Varley

VoK 339: Tales from the Darkling Plain (aka The Lost VOKs)

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Valkyrist | Leave a comment

In this Halloween spooktacular, Valkyrist ventures into the Darkling Plain in search of lost podcast recordings, and summons the ghosts of Kingsgrave’s past.

Clips have been selected from the following unpublished VOK podcasts:

02:10 – DragonCast S04E09 Review
24:20 – SoccerCast (Vol.2)
47:49 – CockneyMoot 2014 FCR Outtakes
50:41 – ASOIAF Future Predictions
1:13:44 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens Preview
1:38:23 – Mockingjay: Part 1 Review
1:44:50 – WolfCast S05E10 Review
2:02:09 – SeattleMoot 2015
2:22:32 – APOIAF April Fools’ Aftershow
2:39:49 – Kingsgrave Jukebox

Disclaimer: This podcast contains spoilers for A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, and The Hunger Games. Please consult the timestamps above to avoid being spoiled for any of these titles.

Credits:
Curated by Valkyrist
Songs by jed o’white hart, Aiwendil, Bina007, and Amberrocks

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Tagged Aiwendil, Alias, amberrocks, Asha Greatjoy, BarrelRoll42, Big Ged, Bina007, blue-eyed-queen, Brum Riverlander, claudiusthefool, Dagos_Rivers, drownedsnow, easttexasdirewolf, FTWard, Imogen.OB, inkasrain, jed o'white hart, linecom1, Mactire, Mockingbird, Nadia, Pod's Plight, Samos, Scilens, Ser Patrick the Tall, Shellfish, Shoeshiner, Teddard, Valkyrist, Varley, vkalra13, White Raven, witless chum

VoK 331: Mad Max [1979] (DVD Commentary)

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Valkyrist | 2 comments

Do you remember the Nightrider? The vassals set their tires to the blood-scorched roads of dystopian Australia. Join Duncan (Valkyrist), Greg (claudiusthefool), and Matt (Varley) as they discuss George Miller’s 1979 cult action film Mad Max.

Warning: Contains spoilers for the Mad Max film series

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
Audio Clips owned by Roadshow Entertainment

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VoK 327: Movie Roundtable (Vol.3) – War Edition

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Valkyrist | Leave a comment

War… what is it good for? The Vassals take up arms in defense of their favorite war movies. Join Duncan (Valkyrist), Bina (Bina007), Zach (Alias), Thomas (FTWard), and Matt (Varley) as they grapple with the slippery definitions, prevailing themes, provocative images, and moral ambiguities of the war genre.

10:10 – Waterloo (Sergei Bondarchuk, 1970)
34:08 – The Bridge on the River Kwai (David Lean, 1957)
57:45 – Letters from Iwo Jima (Clint Eastwood, 2007)
1:19:23 – First Blood (Ted Kotcheff, 1982)

Warning: Contains #SPOILERS# for all four films

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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VoK 319: Labyrinth [1986] (DVD Commentary)

Posted on July 26, 2016 by bina007 | Leave a comment

Labyrinth.0 –

Jump Magic! The vassals rewatch the 1986 iconic fantasy movie Labyrinth and share their love for codpieces, helmets and big furry love-able monsters called Ludo.

Hosts: Bina007, Drew (Wargasm), Patrick (Ser Patrick The Tall) and Zander (The Lord Baron).

Aftershow at 1hr 47m: Pops88 apologises to FTward for #mootcrashing the BSGcast.

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This podcast was instigated after the sad death of David Bowie earlier this year.

Everybody wants to be the Stones. Everyone wants to be cool like Keith Richards. But Bowie spoke for the misfits, outcasts, underdogs, nerds and bored-as-fuck suburban kids. He spoke for the sexually confused, the hopeless dreamers, the beautifully unique. Bowie told us it was ok to be different and no you weren’t alone and no you didn’t have to conform and that you too could be a hero.

Beautiful soul, rest in peace.

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VoK 308: The Godfather [1972] (DVD Commentary)

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Valkyrist | 1 comment

The Vassals make you an offer you can’t refuse. Join Duncan (Valkyrist), Matt (Varley) and Nadia as they discuss Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 crime epic The Godfather.

And stick around after the 3-hour mark for a few salvaged highlights from our failed commentary of The Godfather: Part II.

Warning: Contains spoilers for The Godfather film trilogy

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
Audio Clips owned by Paramount Pictures

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VoK 306: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [2005] (DVD Commentary)

Posted on June 30, 2016 by dagosrivers | Leave a comment

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Beware of Spoilers, The following podcast discusses spoilers for all published book in A Song of Ice and Fire, some Game of Thrones episodes and the C.S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia series.

Glen (Dagos_Rivers) and new host, Sarah (Lady Weaver) provide an audio commentary on the 2005 version of C.S. Lewis’ children’s classic ‘The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe’…we get sidetracked a lot and don’t say much about the actual movie but rather focus on the timeless tale of C.S. Lewis and all the incarnations of the story…In all the excitement, we forgot to talk about the ‘Problem of Susan’.

They discuss topics such as:
-The clever clogs children from this movie and their future endeavours.
-Many comparisons to Harry Potter and the cast of Harry Potter.
-Comparisons with the 1967, 1979 and 1988 versions of the story.
-Childhood fantasies and escapism.
-Brief mention of parody book ‘The Chronicles of Blarnia’, and an unflattering review.

Running Time: 02:27:08
CREDITS:
Edited by Dagos_Rivers

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VoK 303: Captain America: Civil War [2016] (Review)

Posted on June 19, 2016 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Join Vassals Adam (drownedsnow), Michal (inkasrain), Matt (Varley), Matthieu (beric175), and Nadia as they discuss Captain America: Civil War and the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Warning: The following podcast contains spoilers for the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Credits:
Edited by drownedsnow

Music:
Civil War by Guns N’ Roses
Real American by Rick Derringer

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VoK 294: The Last Unicorn [1982] (DVD Commentary)

Posted on May 22, 2016 by kcrumpton2013 | Leave a comment

Join Vassals Katie (Lady Griffin) and Matthieu (Beric175) on a fantastical road trip in their audio commentary for Rankin/Bass’s 1982 adaptation of Peter S. Beagle’s classic fantasy novel, The Last Unicorn.

NOTE: The movie should be synced from 6:50 to 1:35:15. Due to skype issues, there is some minor lag and audio overlap throughout the track.

Credits:
Edited by Katie

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VoK 279: The Revenant [2016] (Review)

Posted on April 15, 2016 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Revenant Movie.jpg The vassals gather to discuss the film “The Revenant” as well as the life of Hugh Glass, who’s life and deeds inspired the book that inspired the film.

Hosts Greg (claudiusthefool), Jack (It_Rhymes_With_Sleek), Amber (Amberrocks) & Matt (Varley) discuss the life of the mountain man, the ferocity of grizzly bear attacks as well as make way too many beaver references.

Contains spoilers for the novel “The Revenant” as well as the film.

Edited by Greg

Music: “Crawling Back” by Roy Orbison