The Movie Passport

The Movie Passport Podcast

The Movie Passport is a podcast about world cinema. Each episode, Duncan (aka Valkyrist) and his guests travel to a different country to learn about the local film industry. They explore a diverse range of films and discuss how the people, cultures, environments, and histories of different nations are depicted on the big screen. If you have any questions or feedback for the podcast, please send them to moviepassportpodcast@gmail.com

  1. 12/02/2025

    Ep.21: Irish Cinema – The Banshees of Inisherin / The Magdalene Sisters / The Butcher Boy / The Crying Game

    || 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)

    1h 24m

  2. 10/06/2025

    Ep.20: Indian Cinema – RRR / Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… / Charulata / Mela / Dangal

    Namaste! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Tanja (Scilens), Matt (Blu3arm05), Alex (Lucky Charms), and Zander (The Lord Baron) travel to the country of India to discuss the following films: 13:14 – RRR: Rise Roar Revolt / RRR: Roudram Ranam Rudhiram (S. S. Rajamouli, 2022)37:52 – Sometimes Happiness Sometimes Sadness… / Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (Karan Johar, 2001)1:00:01 – The Lonely Wife / Charulata (Satyajit Ray, 1964)1:15:23 – Mela (Dharmesh Darshan, 2000)1:24:56 – Dangal (Nitesh Tiwari, 2016)

    1h 49m

  3. 08/04/2025

    Ep.19: German Cinema – Run Lola Run / All Quiet on the Western Front / The Zone of Interest / Good Bye, Lenin!

    Guten tag! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Tanja (Scilens), Pukar (raptureatlas), and Stephanie (gsdg) travel to the country of Germany to discuss the following films: 19:51 – Run Lola Run / Lola rennt (Tom Tykwer, 1998)44:19 – All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues (Edward Berger, 2022)57:46 – The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer, 2023)1:34:20 – Good Bye, Lenin! (Wolfgang Becker, 2003)

    2h 16m

  4. 12/02/2024

    Ep.18: Japanese Animation – Akira / Grave of the Fireflies / Your Name / Howl’s Moving Castle / Perfect Blue

    Kon’nichiwa! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Zach (Alias), Bing (Shoeshiner), Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall), and Jock (Munrojock2) return to the country of Japan to discuss the following films: 29:37 – Akira / アキラ (Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988)50:25 – Grave of the Fireflies / 火垂るの墓 (Isao Takahata, 1988)1:05:43 – Your Name / 君の名は (Makoto Shinkai, 2016)1:20:22 – Howl’s Moving Castle / ハウルの動く城 (Hayao Miyazaki, 2004)1:35:59 – Perfect Blue / パーフェクトブルー (Satoshi Kon, 1997)

    2h 8m

  5. 08/05/2024

    Ep.17: Japanese Cinema – Go / Shoplifters / Cure / Yojimbo

    Kon’nichiwa! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall), Zach (Alias), and Jock (Munrojock2) travel to the country of Japan to discuss the following films: 21:59 – Go (Isao Yukisada, 2001)48:30 – Shoplifters / 万引き家族 (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2018)1:19:34 – Cure / キュア (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1997)1:42:00 – Yojimbo / 用心棒 (Akira Kurosawa, 1961)

    2h 7m

  6. 06/03/2024

    Ep.16: French Cinema – Eyes Without a Face / Queen Margot / La Haine / The City of Lost Children / Amour

    Bonjour! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Abby (Daceymormont), Stephanie (gsdg), Alex (Lucky Charms), and Jock (MunroJock) travel to the country of France to discuss the following films: 13:43 – Eyes Without a Face / Les Yeux sans visage (Georges Franju, 1960)37:07 – Queen Margot / La Reine Margot (Patrice Chéreau, 1994)57:24 – La Haine (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)1:18:06 – The City of Lost Children / La Cité des enfants perdus (Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1995)1:28:16 – Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012)

    1h 49m

  7. 01/01/2024

    Ep.15: Egyptian Cinema – Cairo Station / The Night of Counting the Years / The Kit Kat / The Square

    Asalam 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 (Youssef Chahine, 1958)31:05 – The Night of Counting the Years / Elmomya (Shadi Abdel Salam, 1969)52:58 – The Kit Kat / al-kīt kāt (Daoud Abdel Sayed, 1991)1:04:41 – The Square / Al-Maydan (Jehane Noujaim, 2013)

    1h 24m

  8. 12/04/2023

    Ep.14: Canadian Cinema – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World / Goon / I Killed My Mother / The Sweet Hereafter

    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)

    2h 11m
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The Movie Passport is a podcast about world cinema. Each episode, Duncan (aka Valkyrist) and his guests travel to a different country to learn about the local film industry. They explore a diverse range of films and discuss how the people, cultures, environments, and histories of different nations are depicted on the big screen. If you have any questions or feedback for the podcast, please send them to moviepassportpodcast@gmail.com

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