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VOK 785 – Oscar Movies 2024
05/02/2024Bina007, Julia (No True Lady) and Steph (GSDG) discuss this year’s Oscar nominated movies. Oppenheimer (1m); Poor Things (8m30s); Killers of the Flower Moon (24m10s); Barbie (30m10s); Maestro (37m40s); The Holdovers (40m5s); American Fiction (43m10s); Anatomy of a Fall (45m); … Continue reading →
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VOK 784: 2023 Video Game Discussion
25/01/2024The Vassals of Kingsgrave return to the video game world to discuss the games they enjoyed playing in 2023 and look ahead to the new releases in 2024. Join Zach (Alias), Bing (Shoeshiner), Matt (blu3arm0r), Katie (Lady Griffin), Patrick (Ser … Continue reading →
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VoK 783: The Movie Passport #15 – Egyptian Cinema
18/01/2024Asalam alaikum! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist) and Abdullah (Quaithe from Asshai) travel to the country of Egypt to discuss the following films: 11:05 – Cairo Station / Bāb al-Ḥadīd … Continue reading →
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VOK 782 – Agatha Christie Reread 38 – Taken At The Flood aka There Is A Tide
14/01/2024When Gordon Cloade is killed in the Blitz his young wife inherits his fortune, much to the chagrin of his parasitical family. Poirot is called in to investigate whether the marriage was bigamous. Bina and Pat love the social history … Continue reading →
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VOK 781 – Agatha Christie Reread 37 – The Hollow
02/01/2024Bina and Pat disagree as to the merits of fan favourite Hercule Poirot “mystery” The Hollow. Celebrated doctor John Christow is found shot by a swimming pool. His wife Gerda is holding a smoking gun but the last word he utters is … Continue reading →
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VoK 780: Oppenheimer (2023)
30/12/2023We manage to get half of the Barbenheimer trilogy done with this one. More to follow? Hosts: Adam (drownedsnow), Hannah (shadowbaby), and Stephanie (gsdg). Editor: Adam [MP3] Download or play this episode directly[Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org[Discord] Join The … Continue reading →
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VOK 779 – Agatha Christie Reread 36 – Sparkling Cyanide
23/12/2023Bina and Pat discuss the last Colonel Race novel, Sparkling Cyanide, with side conversations about domestic science and The Crown. A year ago, beautiful young, and fabulously rich Rosemary Barton committed suicide at a restaurant surrounded by her dearest family … Continue reading →
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VOK 778 – Agatha Christie Reread 35 – Toward Zero
16/12/2023Bina and Pat discuss the last Superintendent Battle novel, Toward Zero, which is typically admired by Christie aficionados. An old wealthy lady is found bludgeoned to death in her cliff-top home. As a result, questions are asked about the apparently accidental recent … Continue reading →
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VOK 777 – Agatha Christie Reread 34 – The Moving Finger
06/12/2023Bina discusses Christie’s third Miss Marple mystery. The village of Lymstock is afflicted with nasty anonymous poison pen letters, one of which drives the solicitor’s wife to suicide. Young airforce officer Jerry Burton investigates, and is soon joined by Miss … Continue reading →
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VOK 776 – Ridley Scott’s Napoleon Reviewed
01/12/2023Bina and OG Vassal Julia aka No True Lady discuss Ridley Scott’s new historical epic. Spoiler-filled. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly[Archive]View this episode’s page on Archive.org[Discord] Join the VOK community[iTunes] Subscribe to us on iTunes[Stitcher] Subscribe to us on Stitcher[RSS] Podcast Feed
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VoK 775: POV Horror (Interview with Duncan Hubber)
23/11/2023In this episode, Bina (Bina007) interviews Duncan (Valkyrist) about his new book POV Horror: The Trauma Aesthetic of the Found Footage Subgenre. They discuss his fascination with the horror genre; his research into found footage films such as The Blair … Continue reading →
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VoK 774: The Movie Passport #14 – Canadian Cinema
10/11/2023Hello 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 … Continue reading →
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VOK 773 – Agatha Christie Reread 33 – Five Little Pigs
05/11/2023Bina and Pat discuss the sublime Hercule Poirot cold-case murder mystery set in a gorgeous English country house. Fashionable portrait painter Amyas Crale is poisoned and his wife is convicted of the crime. Decades later, Poirot interviews those present at … Continue reading →
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VoK 772: The Movie Passport #13 – Mexican Cinema
24/10/2023Hola! 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 … Continue reading →
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VOK 771 – Agatha Christie Reread 32 – The Body In The Library
21/10/2023Bina does a quick minipod on what some see as the quintessential Miss Marple mystery published in 1942. A young ballroom dancer is found strangled in St Mary Mead, and Marple must save the reputation of her friend Colonel Bantry. … Continue reading →
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VOK 770 – Agatha Christie Reread 31 – N or M?
02/10/2023Bina does a quick minipod on a rare Tommy and Tuppence thriller. This is a rare Christie novel that is heavily reflective of World War Two, as our middle-aged spies try to uncover Nazi fifth columnists in a British sea-side … Continue reading →
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VOK 769 – Agatha Christie Reread 30 – Evil Under The Sun
24/09/2023Bina and Pat discuss the Hercule Poirot murder-mystery set in a holiday resort on an island. Glamorous Arlene Marshall is holidaying with her stuffy husband and hated stepdaughter. Not uncoincidentally, her handsome lover and his spurned wife are also on … Continue reading →
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VOK 768 – Agatha Christie Reread 29 – One Two Buckle My Shoe
16/09/2023Bina reviews the Hercule Poirot mystery set in a dentist’s office that seems to be part of a political conspiracy. This novel is arguably better viewed as a snapshot of the political turbulence of the time, rather than on its … Continue reading →
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VOK 767 – Agatha Christie Reread 28 – Sad Cypress
10/09/2023Bina, Pat and Hannah discuss the 1940 Hercule Poirot mystery that is told mostly from the perspective of proud heiress Elinor Carlisle, accused of poisoning her love rival and on trial for her life. Historic context; plot set up, structure … Continue reading →
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VOK 766 – Agatha Christie Reread 27 – And Then There Were None Part 2
28/08/2023This is the second of a two part discussion of Agatha Christie’s frighteningly bleak standalone mystery, And Then There Were None. In this second spoiler-filled episode, Bina, Pat, Hannah and Bing discuss the characters, the plot construction (22m30s) and the … Continue reading →