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Contra Zoom Pod302: Best Films of 2024Now that Oscar season has come and gone, it is finally time to put a bow on the films from 2024. We rank our top 10 films of the year. Joining the show is CZP's former co-host Rachel Ho. We also feature voicemails from friends of the show who name their favourite film of the year.Dakota's List10. The Seed of the Sacred Fig9. Dune: Part Two8. The King Tide7. Kneecap6. Challengers5. Dìdi4. Saturday Night3. Civil War2. Sing Sing 2025-03-172h 22

Contra Zoom Pod272: 2024 Oscar Wrap UpThe 96th Academy Awards are officially behind us! We look at the big winners, best dressed, best performances and hosting! Joining the show once again is Todd Pengelly, a writer from For Reel who was last heard on episode 271: 2024 Oscar Predictions. Before we dive into the show we look at the crop of this year's Canadian Screen Awards nominees. Check out this helpful Letterboxd list made by Jeff Bulmer. In response to the episode 270: 2024 Oscar Draft, Thomas Stoneham-Judge and Alex Watson both got 7 points, while Brodie Cotnam got 4 points and Dakota only got 1 point. 2024-03-111h 01

Contra Zoom Pod271: 2024 Oscar PredictionsWe have come to the end of Oscar season, with our final episode before the Academy Awards on March 10th, 2024. We predict the winners for all 23 awards. Joining the show is Todd Pengelly, a writer from For Reel and a member of the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association. See below the picks for the Oscars: Supporting Actress - Da'Vine Joy Randolph (Dakota and Todd) Supporting Actor - Robert Downey Jr. (Dakota and Todd) Actress - Lily Gladstone (Dakota and Todd) Actor - Cillian Murphy (Dakota and Todd) Original Score - Oppenheimer (Dakota and Todd) Original...2024-03-041h 41

Contra Zoom PodBonus: Better Know a Contributor - Bil AntoniouIn lieu of a full episode this week, we bring you the ninth in our series of bonus episodes, ⁠Better Know a Contributor⁠, where we ask frequent guests of the show 10 Contra Zoom Pod movie questions so you can learn more about your favourite voices. On this show is Bil Antoniou, the host of the Bad Gay Movies Podcast and authoring of the monthly Criterion Shelf column (a column Dakota often contributes to as well). Dakota and Bil talk about the legacy of Yasujirō Ozu and Tokyo Story, whether or not to feel bad about having never seen Man With...2023-09-1151 min

Contra Zoom Pod234: Best Films of 2014It is Contra Zoom Pod's 8th anniversary! To celebrate we decided to do a best of the year episode, from before CZP started! Our first best of the year show was 2015 (20: Top 10 Films of 2015) so we are going back in time to 2014. This show was inspired by Dakota's blog post ⁠Best of 2014⁠. Listen to Better Know a Contributor - Dakota Arsenault to learn more about the history of the podcast. Dakota's Top 10 10. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 9. Edge of Tomorrow 8. Wild 7. Whiplash 6. The Gran...2023-05-011h 17

Contra Zoom Pod231: Best Films of 2022Now that the Oscars are done, we can officially flip the calendar on the 2022 movie year. Dakota and Rachel each name their ten favourite films from last year and get some help with some voicemails from friends of the show! Special thanks to Calum MacNab from Scaretroducing (Nope), Paulo Bautista from the Oscars Death Race Podcast (Everything Everywhere All At Once), Jeff Bulmer from Classic Movies Live (Babylon) and Bil Antoniou from Bad Gay Movies (TÁR) for sending in voicemails. Dakota's Top 10 Brother TÁR The Good Nurse Top Gun: Maverick Confess, Fletch Ba...2023-03-272h 04

Contra Zoom Pod230: Oscars 2023 - Oscar Recap ExtravaganzaAfter dedicating much of the last two+ months to the Academy Awards, we finally have reached our finish line. The 95th Oscars awarded Everything Everywhere All At Once Best Picture an 6 other awards. All Quiet on the Western Front was the other big winner of the night as well. Joining Dakota and Rachel to recap the winners, review Jimmy Kimmel and discuss everything that happened during the show is Todd Pengelly critic at For Reel and last heard on episode 224: A24 Retrospective – A Most Violent Year. For an update on episode 229: Oscars 2023 - Oscar Predictions, Dakota went 18/23 an...2023-03-131h 01

Contra Zoom Pod200: Movies That Made UsFor our special 200th episode Dakota and Rachel decided to look back at films that made them the movie watchers they are today. From fond early moviegoing memories to the first time they were challenged to what made them want to be a critic. They picked five films each and got some voicemails from friends of the show who wanted to share their picks! Dakota's picks: The Birds/North By Northwest, The Shawshank Redemption, 12 Angry Men, Pan’s Labyrinth and The Great Beauty. Rachel's picks: The Lion King, The Skulls, Superbad, Soul and The Sound of...2022-07-111h 12

Contra Zoom PodBonus Episode: Better Know a Contributor - Dakota ArsenaultWe are celebrating our 7th anniversary here at Contra Zoom, so we decided to continue our Better Know a Contributor series by getting the whole backstory of the pod from the creator himself. From the early days at Live in Limbo where finding a name was the most difficult thing in the world to the current highs of always striving for the heat possible show. We learn about Dakota's introduction to loving film (12 Angry Men) to what he thinks are the best shows produced are (93: Best Films of the Decade Part 1 and 94: Best Films of the Decade Part 2). 2022-04-191h 16

Contra Zoom Pod173: Noir-vemberNow that Spooktober is over, it's time to get dark and gritty with Noir-vember! Starting back in 2010 and coined by critic Myra E. Gates, every November movie lovers delve into the crime subgenre Film Noir. We make a top five list of our favourite noir films, but do so based on certain criteria. Classic Era Noir - The Maltese Falcon (Dakota's pick), Night and the City (Rachel's pick) New Hollywood Noir - Chinatown (Dakota's pick), A Better Tomorrow (Rachel's pick) New Neo Noir - Devil in a Blue Dress (Dakota's pick), Who Killed C...2021-11-081h 09

Contra Zoom Pod170: VIFF 2021 Wrap UpOn this episode we wrap up the 2021 edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival. Joining the show to talk about movies watched is Thomas Stoneham-Judge, the Editor-in-Chief of ForReel Movie News and Reviews. Belfast 11:00-19:00 Read Dakota's review. Red Rocket 19:30-30:00 Read Dakota's review. Official Competition 30:00-39:00 Benediction 39:00-47:30 Read Dakota's review. Drive My Car 49:00-52:30 Memoria 52:30-1:04:30 Read Thomas' review. All My Puny Sorrows 1:04:30-1:10:00 Read Dakota's review. Check out our preview episode 167: Vancouver International Film Festival Preview 2021. Watch Thomas' o...2021-10-181h 12

Contra Zoom Pod163: Fantasia Festival 2021We review the films that we watched during the 2021 edition of Fantasia, the yearly Montreal film festival that specializes in genre movies (horror, SciFi, thriller, action etc). We talk about movies we both saw, ones we had previously covered, ones only one of us saw and awards that were given out! 9:45-13:30 Glasshouse (Read Dakota's review and Rachel's review) 13:30-18:50 Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (Read Rachel's review) 18:50-25:00 Art Kabuki (Read Dakota's review and Rachel's review) 25:00-30:45 Last Night in the Strip Club (Watch this doc short for free on...2021-08-311h 08

Contra Zoom Pod160: Best and Worst of 2021... So FarWe're just past the halfway mark of the year so we decided to name our five favourite and least favourite films of the year, so far. We added a caveat of removing any films that were in awards contention, so you won't hear us talking about Minari, Judas and the Black Messiah, The Father and others that technically came out in 2021. Dakota's Top 5 1. The Green Knight 2. Under The Open Sky 3. Zola 4. Luca 5. The Dig Rachel's Top 5 1. Nine Days 2. Pig 3. R...2021-08-0958 min

Contra Zoom Pod151: Hot Docs 2021On this show we talk about all the films we watched during the 2021 iteration of Hot Docs, the worlds premiere documentary film festival. Joining the show is Rachel Ho. In exciting news Rachel now joins the show as a regular contributor. She won't be on every episode, but she will be on very frequently and will help shape the show going forward. Movies we both saw discussed: Set! - reviews by Dakota and Rachel Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm - reviews by Dakota and Rachel Come Back Anytime - reviews by Dakota and Rachel Hysterical...2021-05-101h 25

Contra Zoom Pod123: From Wings to Parasite 2008-2017 Part 2Continuing the long running series chronicling every Best Picture winner and ranking them decade by decade, Dakota is joined by Stephanie Prior to break down the winners from 2008-2017. On this episode they countdown numbers 5-1 and give out their awards for best performances and film of the decade. If you missed Part 1, click HERE to listen. Timestamps: 5. 12 Years a Slave 3:30-18:30 4. Argo 19:00-31:00 3. The Shape of Water 31:00-41:00 2. Moonlight 41:00-55:00 1. Spotlight 55:00-1:06:00 Awards 1:06:00-1:18:00 Best Supporting Actress - Janelle Monae (Steph), Naomie H...2020-09-131h 18

Contra Zoom Pod116: Interview With Kelvin Harrison Jr. of The High NoteOn this episode Kelvin Harrison Jr. star of films like Waves, It Comes at Night and The Photograph joins the show to discuss his latest flick The High Note. In the movie he plays an aspiring musician named David Cliff who meets Dakota Johnson's aspiring producer character as they begin to work together and fall for each other. The film also stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Ice Cube, Bill Pullman, Marc Evan Jackson and Eddie Izzard. We talk about the differences between acting as a musician on set and in the studio, working so closely with Dakota Johnson and what...2020-07-2020 min

Contra Zoom Pod114: 30 Films in 30 YearsThis week it is Dakota Arsenault's birthday! To help celebrate he names one movie per year that make up who he is as a film lover. View the entire list on Letterboxd, and send in your picks for a movie per year! Dakota of course can't count very well and actually 31 movies, but don't hold that over him. Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Overcast, RadioPublic, Breaker, Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Thank you Eric and K...2020-07-0624 min

Contra Zoom Pod92: Early Oscar Predictions and Game Time InterviewOn this episode Dakota Arsenault and Stephanie Prior talk about the movies that are the early frontrunners to be nominated and potentially win big at this year's Oscar's. First they run through films they have seen like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, My Name is Dolemite and Parasite, then later they talk about movies either not out yet or just ones they haven't seen like Marriage Story, The Irishman and 1917. Also in the show Dakota chats with Colin Mercer, the creator and show runner for Game Time a new sketch comedy show. The two discuss how...2019-12-031h 31

Contra Zoom Pod89: Spooky Season FlicksOn this episode Dakota Arsenault is joined by Stephanie Prior to talk about some classic horror movies that you can check out this Halloween season. All the picks can be found on The Criterion Channel for ease of viewing. Also as an added bonus friend of the show Calum McNab who hosts SCARETRODUCING, a horror themed podcast leaves his top 5 picks for under rated scary films you should check out. Here are the movies Dakota and Stephanie talk about: 1. Godzilla 2. The Blob 3. The Haunted Strangler 4. Eyes Without A Face 5. Night of the Living Dead Here are Calum's picks: 1. Frenzy 2. Kill List 3...2019-10-2250 min

Contra Zoom Pod79: Interview with Benjamin Charles Watson of TNT's SnowpiercerOn this episode of Contra Zoom, we have our first interview! Benjamin Charles Watson, who will been seen on the upcoming season of Netflix's Designated Survivor and TNT's Snowpiercer, joins Dakota Arsenault to talk about these shows along with what it is like to be a Canadian actor living in LA, his workout routine and his appearance on the short-lived cult CW show The LA Complex. Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Podcast Addict and more on the way! Thank you Eric and Kevin Smale for creating the awesome theme music a...2019-06-0436 min

Contra Zoom Pod78: 2019 Summer Movie PreviewWelcome to the brand new iteration of the Contra Zoom podcast! We are now very proud to be presented by Aesthetic Magazine and have this welcoming home. On this debut episode, Aesthetic Magazine founder and Editor-in-Chief Curtis Sindrey joins Dakota Arsenault, to discuss movies coming out this summer. The movies discussed include: May Releases – Ad Astra, Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Rocketman June Releases – Dark Phoenix, Late Night, Men in Black: International, The Dead Don’t Die, Toy Story 4, Child’s Play and Yesterday July Releases – Spider-Man: Far From Home, Midsommar...2019-05-211h 05

Contra Zoom Pod77: Top Films of 2018Despite it being March, it is finally here! The top ten films of 2018 Contra Zoom mega episode! This episode has everything including a great co-host in Stephanie, four terrific guest spots and more films mentioned than you could imagine. On this episode, four friends of the show were asked to send in a voice mail of what their favourite film from 2018 was. Sean Chin’s favourite film was the mountain climbing documentary Free Solo Scott Murdoch’s favourite film was the Sony animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse Curtis Sindrey’s favourite film was the darkly...2019-03-291h 37

Contra Zoom Pod76: 2019 Post Oscars AnalysisI know, it is more than a full week since the 91st Oscar’s aired, in which Green Book somehow won Best Picture over the far more deserving Roma, but Dakota and Sammy talk about the winners, the losers and how the show went. Also joining the episode was Stephanie Prior and Scott Murdoch, who recorded their immediate reactions to the ceremony. It was a lot of fun having them both on, and with Scott’s past as a sound engineer, this won’t be the last time you hear from him on Contra Zoom! Dakota...2019-03-291h 37

Contra Zoom Pod71: Reactions to Oscar Nominations 2019With the release of the Oscar nominations for the 91st Academy Awards Dakota Arsenault and Sammy Feilchenfeld discuss their first reactions to the crop of films. They also get into the debate about the merit of Black Panther being a Best Picture nominee along with surprise nominations and snubs. The Hollywood Reporter looks at the favourites of each category. Variety lists the biggest surprises and snubs. There will be more podcasts along the way covering the Best Picture contenders and they chances they have to win. Something new I’ll be asking...2019-03-2934 min

Contra Zoom Pod66: Contra Zoom Presents… HitchcockOn this week’s episode Dakota Arsenault is joined by Zach Sokol, host of Radio Camp Half Blood a Percy Jackson read-a long podcast. The two talk about director Alfred Hitchcock one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. They talk about his legacy on cinema history and their favourite works by him. If you were to recommend a Hitchcock film to introduce someone to his work the guys have a few options. Zach rec’s The Birds or Psycho while Dakota suggests Rear Window. While breaking down Hitchcock’s films into tiers they try to make...2019-03-291h 04

Contra Zoom Pod63: A Revisit of 12 Angry MenDakota Arsenault and Sammy Feilchenfeld decide to revisit Sydney Lumet’s landmark debut film, 1957’s 12 Angry Men starring Henry Fonda. The idea for this episode stems from Dakota and Sammy who requested a list of their favourite movies for a friend. Dakota mentioned 12 Angry Men as one of his favourite films and called it a drama/thriller, which Sammy had initially rebuked. Upon a rewatch, the guys realized just how prescient the subject matter is, especially in the current political climate where xenophobia and racism, especially in privileged white male culture pervades thinking. For a “...2019-03-2934 min

Contra Zoom Pod62: Make/Remake 1984In the latest edition of make/remake Dakota Arsenault and Stephanie Prior talk about George Orwell’s novel 1984 and two different cinematic adaptations of it. In 1949, George Orwell published his landmark novel detailing what the future might look like if we allow our civil liberties to be eroded and for extreme ideologies to take hold so strongly that the very fabric of society would crumble. It only took eight years for the first film adaptation of the book to be made directed by Michael Anderson and staring Edmond O’Brien as Winston Smith. The 1984 version of 1984 directed by M...2019-03-291h 04

Contra Zoom Pod61: Top 10 Films of 2017Now that 2017 is firmly in the rear view mirror Dakota Arsenault and Mehek Seyid go over their favourite films of last year. Dakota’s list: 10. Loveless 9. Logan Lucky 8. Mudbound 7. Columbus 6. Lady Bird 5. Get Out 4. Dunkirk 3. Phantom Thread 2. Call Me By Your Name 1. A Ghost Story Mehek’s list: 10. Sheikh Jackson 9. Mom and Dad/The Killing of a Sacred Deer 8. Lady Bird 7. The Shape of Water 6. Thor...2019-03-291h 19

Contra Zoom Pod60: 2018 Oscars RecapOn this Episode Dakota Arsenault and Sammy Feilchenfeld recap and review the 90th Academy Awards that were handed out on Sunday March 4th, with the Best Picture being awarded to The Shape of Water. Some thoughts discussed include: Dunkirk became the 17th film to win both Sound Editing and Sound Mixing Netflix won it’s first full length feature award when Icarus was awarded Best Doc Jordan Peele is the first black person to win Best Original Screenplay for Get Out Roger Deakins finally won an Oscar after 13 previous nominations for Best Cinematography The Jet Ski ga...2019-03-2942 min

Contra Zoom Pod59: Oscar Predictions 2018 Part 2Dakota Arsenault is joined by Mehek Seyid to talk about this year’s Oscar’s nominees as they make some bold predictions. They say who they think should win, will win and who was snubbed. Check out Part 1 from earlier this week for the rest of the picks. Look at the images below to see their final picks. Easy to watch nominated films: On Netflix- Mudbound, Icarus, Strong Island, On Body and Soul, Heroin(e), Revolting Rhymes, Logan, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Last Men in Aleppo and Beauty and the Beast. Edith+Eddi...2019-03-291h 16

Contra Zoom Pod58: Oscar Predictions 2018 Part 1Dakota Arsenault is joined by Mehek Seyid to talk about this year’s Oscar’s nominees as they make some bold predictions. They say who they think should win, will win and who was snubbed. Watch out for Part 2 coming later this week with the rest of their picks. Look at the images below to see their final picks. Easy to watch nominated films: On Netflix- Mudbound, Icarus, Strong Island, On Body and Soul, Heroin(e), Revolting Rhymes, Logan, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Last Men in Aleppo and Beauty and the Beast. Edit...2019-03-291h 12

Contra Zoom Pod57: Interview with Mitchell Cushman Director of JerusalemDakota Arsenault had the opportunity to chat with Mitchell Cushman, director of the play Jerusalem that is currently showing at Crow’s Nest Theatre until March 10th. You may remember Mitchell who previously appeared on Contra Zoom back on episode three when he talked about directing Mr. Burns a Post Electric Play. Special thanks to Mr. Cushman and to Red Eye Media for setting up this chat. Look for Dakota’s review of the play coming soon.2019-03-2917 min

Contra Zoom Pod55: Lady Bird Hour Outside Ebbing, MissouriThis is the first Oscar Primer podcast for Contra Zoom of the year, continuing the series of Oscar Primer’s Dakota does every year, normally just as written articles. He is flying solo this episode as he talks about Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Darkest Hour and Lady Bird. These are the nominations for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Picture Best Actress- Frances McDormand Best Supporting Actor- Sam Rockwell Best Supporting Actor- Woody Harrelson Best Original Score- Carter Burwell Best Original Screenplay- Martin McDonagh Best Film Editing- John Gregory These are the nominations for Darkest Hour 2019-03-2926 min

Contra Zoom Pod53: Wings to Moonlight 1978-1987 Part 2Here is part two of our Best Picture Countdown of movies that won between 1978-1987. On the last episode we ran down the bottom five films, click HERE to see the list and listen to the episode. On this episode Stephanie Prior joins Dakota again and they talk about the best of that decade. Here are the bottom five pictures in our ratings. Dakota’s ratings come first and Stephanie’s second next to each film. 5. The Last Emperor 7.9/10 7.5/10 4. The Deer Hunter 8.4/10 7.7/10 3. Amadeus 7.5/10 8.5/10 And for the very first time we ha...2019-03-281h 40

Contra Zoom Pod52: From Wings to Moonlight 1978-1987 Part 1After more than a year off from continuing the Best Picture Ranking series, it is back with a vengeance! Stephanie Prior steps in to join Dakota to review the Best Picture winners from the 1978-1987 Oscars (the 50th-59th winners). The series also got a much overdue name changing dropping the Birdman for the most recent winner Moonlight. If you missed the last time the series was discussed click HERE. Site photographer Cole Leuthel joins us to talk about his three favourite movies. Do The Right Thing Apocalypse Now 12 Angry Men Here are the bottom...2019-03-281h 34

Contra Zoom Pod51: State of the Cinematic UniverseFor this massive episode Sammy Feilchenfeld joins Dakota Arsenault again to talk about all things concerning the new trend of “Cinematic Universes”, starting with reviews of both Justice League and Thor: Ragnarok the films that helped kick this new style of moving making off. After reviewing the two latest superhero movies, the guys look to see what the future holds for both the MCU and DCEU. – For the MCU about 20 films are already in the pipeline to come out over the next 10 years barring no major catastrophe. – For something more immediate, we learn that Mar...2019-03-281h 22

Contra Zoom Pod50: Bladerunner 2049After being out for over a month, Dakota Arsenault finally gets around to talking about the new Blade Runner 2049 movie. Sammy Feilchenfeld returns to talk about what he calls his favourite movie of the year so far. Since this movie has been out for so long, spoilers are talked about in this episode so listeners be warned! – Sammy and Dakota want to heap all the praise on all the amazing actresses in this movie specifically singling out Robin Wright, Ana De Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Hiam Abbas, Mackenzie Davis and Carla Juri – Dave Bautista doesn...2019-03-2357 min

Contra Zoom Pod49: History of the DraculOn this very special episode Dakota Arsenault celebrates reaching the milestone of 50 episodes! The very first one was back in April of 2015 discussing the first ten Best Picture Winner’s can be found HEREand marvel at how much better the quality has gotten (and notice the run times are much shorter!) A bit of the podcast’s history is shared including the origin of our name. Special thanks goes out to Sean Chin, Live in Limbo’s Editor in Chief and the creator and host of Capsulewho sent in a lovely congratulatory message. Joining Dakota is Steph...2019-03-221h 03

Contra Zoom Pod47: Summer Movie Season Post MortemOn this episode Sammy Feilchenfeld joins Dakota Arsenault as they discuss the end of the summer movie season. This episode includes talk on some summer movie highlights, the media’s decision to cause a panic about low attendance rates for crappy movies, the success of IT and the emergence of the app Movie Pass. – THR talks about what a poor few weeks August was for the box office. – Movie Pass might be the greatest idea ever, except it is only for Americans. – A fancy infographic about the history of the summer movie season. Fol...2019-03-2246 min

Contra Zoom Pod46: Make/Remake Dawn of the DeadWith the recent passing of Horror legend George A. Romero, we here at Contra Zoom thought we should honour him by dedicating an episode of Make/Remake to him. In this Make/Remake series we discuss how remade films are both similar and different from each other, without going super in depth into if they are “good” or “bad” movies. Much like the first iteration of this Make/Remake series (Seven Samurai/The Magnificent Seven), host Dakota Arsenault is joined once again by Stephanie Prior who also did the cover art for this episode. 1978’s...2019-03-2243 min

Contra Zoom Pod45: Canadian FilmmakersOn this special episode, Dakota Arsenault is joined by Sammy Feilchenfeld as they discuss the greatest aspect of Canada- our filmmakers! From talking about their favourite Canadian produced films like Incendies, Men With Brooms, C.R.A.Z.Y. and many more to just plain talking about their favourite Canadian directors like Denis Villeneuve, Jean-Marc Vallée, David Cronenberg and Deepa Mehta. Episode was originally posted on July 15, 2017 2019-03-221h 09

Contra Zoom Pod44: Wonder Woman and an Appreciation of Female DirectorsOn this week’s episode Sierra Nutkevitch joins Dakota Arsenault and they talk about the latest DC film Wonder Woman directed by Patty Jenkins. In the second part of the episode the two discuss their favourite films directed by women and the importance of female fronted movies. Sierra wrote an excellent review of the Wonder Woman film that is worth reading before listening to the pod. Sierra recommends a few great Wonder Woman stories fans of the movie should check out. Anything by Gail Simone who is probably the most influential female comic book writer ever having also pen...2019-03-221h 23

Contra Zoom Pod43: Make/Remake: Seven Samurai and The Magnificent SevenThis is the first episode of a new series called Make/Remake where we look at two films, an original and a remake and compare and contrast the films. It isn’t about anointing, which one is the superior film or deriding remakes as unoriginal. This series is about looking at two films that tell the same story and how the utilize the art of telling a story in both similar and different ways. This week Dakota Arsenault is joined by Stephanie Prior to talk about Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven. Seven Samurai was rel...2019-03-2242 min

Contra Zoom Pod42: Toronto Screenwriting Conference 2017On this week’s episode Dakota Arsenault introduces interviews that Sierra Nutkevitch conducted at the Toronto Screenwriting Conference this year. Christina Jennings– Chairman & CEO of Shaftesbury. Christina talks about what it is like to take the plunge and follow your passions and the greatness Canada has to offer in terms of content creators. Michelle Daly– Senior Director of Comedy at CBC. Michelle talks about what makes Canadian content so great and the abundance of funny women. Courtney Jane Walker– Writer and Producer of Degrassi: Next Class. Courtney talks about how to empower young people, especially young girls and other margi...2019-03-221h 04

Contra Zoom Pod41: Top 10 Films of 2016Rachel Gordon and Dakota Arsenault discuss the top films of 2016, even though it is now 4 months into 2017, as they needed time to digest everything. They were going to just award the top spot to La La Land, but at the last second decided not to. A few guests who also talk about their number one movie of last year join them this week. Gilles Leblanc- Rogue One Sierra Nutkevitch- Moana Sean Chin- Arrival Mehek Seyid- Moonlight Rachel Gordon’s top 10 list: 10. Don’t Think Twice 2019-03-221h 18

Contra Zoom Pod40: Post Oscars Recap 2017After all the craziness of the Oscars Dakota Arsenault and Mehek Seyid needed to talk about what transpired. – La La Land was accidentally named Best Picture because of an envelope mixup – Jimmy Kimmel making fun of non-white names isn’t cool – John Legend performed both La La Land songs – Mahershala Ali was the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar – Damien Chazelle is the youngest Best Director winner ever – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them won the first Oscar for a Potter-verse film – All five directors of...2019-03-221h 00

Contra Zoom Pod39: Oscar Predictions 2017 Part 2Just in time for your last minute Oscar pool’s Dakota Arsenault and Rachel Gordon host the second annual Contra Zoom Oscar Extravaganza! Your hosts are joined by film buff and Capsule co-host Mehek Seyid. Here are the final predictions for Part 2 of the two-part special. If you missed Part 1, listen HERE. There will be a recap episode after the Oscars. Best Documentary Dakota- O.J.: Made in America Rachel- O.J.: Made in America Mehek- O.J.: Made in America Best Foreign Language Film Dakota- The Salesman 2019-03-221h 10

Contra Zoom Pod38: Oscar Predictions 2017 Part 1Just in time for your last minute Oscar pool’s Dakota Arsenault and Rachel Gordon host the second annual Contra Zoom Oscar Extravaganza! Your hosts are joined by film buff and Capsule co-host Mehek Seyid. Here are the final predictions for Part 1 of the two part special. Best Live Action Short Film Dakota- Enemies Within (not on pod) Best Documentary Short Film Dakota- Joe’s Violin Best Animated Short Film Dakota- Blind Vaysha (not on pod) Rachel- Pearl Best Sound Mixing Dakota-La La Land Rachel- La La Land Mehek- La La La...2019-03-221h 15

Contra Zoom Pod37: Manchester by the LionOn this last episode of this year’s breakdown of the Best Picture nominated films Dakota Arsenault talks about Manchester By the Sea and Lion. On last week’s episode of Contra Zoom he discussed Hell or High Water, Fences and Moonlight. These are the nominations for Manchester By the Sea Best Picture Best Actor- Casey Affleck Best Supporting Actor- Lucas Hedges Best Supporting Actress- Michelle Williams Best Director- Kenneth Lonergan Best Original Screenplay- Kenneth Lonergan These are the nominations for Lion Best Picture Best Supporting Actor- Dev Patel Best Supporting Actress- Nicole Kidman Best Adapted S...2019-03-2223 min

Contra Zoom Pod36: Hell or High Fences in MoonlightOn this second episode of this year’s breakdown of the Best Picture nominated films Dakota Arsenault and Rachel Gordon talks about Moonlight, Fences and Hell or High Water. On last week’s episode of Contra Zoom he discussed Hidden Figures and La La Land. These are the nominations for Moonlight Best Picture Best Supporting Actor- Mahershala Ali Best Supporting Actress- Naomie Harris Best Directing- Barry Jenkins Best Cinematography- James Laxton Best Film Editing- Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders Best Original Score- Nicholas Britell Best Adapted Screenplay- Barry Jenkins (screenplay) and Tarell Alvin McCraney (story) These are the nomin...2019-03-2250 min

Contra Zoom Pod35: La La FiguresOn this second episode of this year’s breakdown of the Best Picture nominated films Dakota Arsenaulttalks about Hidden Figures and La La Land. On last week’s episode of Contra Zoom he discussed Hacksaw Ridge and Arrival. These are the nominations for Hidden Figures Best Picture Best Supporting Actress- Octavia Spencer Best Adapted Screenplay- Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi These are the nominations for La La Land Best Picture Best Actor- Ryan Gosling Best Actress- Emma Stone Best Director- Damien Chazelle Best Original Screenplay- Damien Chazelle Best Cinematography- Linus Sandgren Best Film Editing- Tom Cros...2019-03-2224 min

Contra Zoom Pod33: Best Moments of 2016Dakota Arsenault is proud to announce that Rachel Gordon will join Contra Zoom as the permanent co-host along with her new role as Associate Film Editor! – You can check out Andreas Babiolakis’ Top 25 Films of 2016 and Top 25 Performances of 2016. – You can find the top grossing films of 2016 HERE. – Dakota’s thoughts on trends: Great child acting this year (Sing Street, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, etc), DC movies suck but Marvel movies are still great, obsession with Letterboxd (Dakota’s profile), Jeff Nichols dominates 2016 with Midnight Special and Loving. Rachel’s thoughts on trends: Hidde...2019-03-221h 02

Contra Zoom Pod32: Divine Brown and Passing StrangeOn this mini-episode Dakota Arsenault talks to the lovely and talented Divine Brown, who is most well known for her music career but she is about to star in the musical Passing Strange. Passing Strange is having its Toronto premiere later this month and it is a rock and roll epic that features a live band on stage accompanying the actors. It is being produced by Acting Up Stage Productions and Obsidian Theatre Company and it will be performed at The Opera House. The show runs from January 24th-February 5th tickets can be purchased HERE.2019-03-2212 min

Contra Zoom Pod31: In Memory of Bill Marshall and Praise of TIFFThis week Dakota is joined by Rachel Gordon to talk about the passing of TIFF founder Bill Marshall, who sadly passed away at the age of 77 on January 1st, 2017. Dakota and Rachel share some great quotes and stories that emerged in a fantastic obituary from TIFF, which include stories from the people who knew him best. TIFF while a massive film festival also celebrates Canadian film like no other including every ten years naming the best Canadian made films of all time. The People’s Choice Award has also gone to 5 eventual Best Pictu...2019-03-2226 min

Contra Zoom Pod30: Wings To Birdman 1968-1977 Part 2On this episode the guys start talk about the forth edition of their Best Picture Winners revisits. The years are 1968-1977 (the 40th-49th Oscar winners). In Part One the guys reveal their bottom five of the decade. 10. Oliver! 9. Rocky 8. Patton 7. The French Connection 6. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Here are the top five pictures in our rankings. Dakota’s ratings come first and Andreas’ second next to each film. 5. The Sting 8.2/10 9/10 4. Midnight Cowboy 8.5/10 9/10 3. Annie Hall 8.7/10 10/10 2. The Godfather P...2019-03-221h 22

Contra Zoom Pod29: Halloween Movie SuggestionsThis week Dakota Arsenault is joined by special guest Rachel Gordon as they talk about their favourite movies you should watch during the Halloween season! New Horror (1980’s on)- Rachel suggests watching The Blair Witch Project Dakota suggests watching The Thing Classic Horror- Rachel suggests watching anything from Alfred Hitchcock specifically Psycho or The Birds Dakota suggests watching The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Comedy Horror- Rachel suggests watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show Dakota suggests watching Hot Fuzz Family Friendly- Rachel suggests watching Halloweentown Dakota suggests watching ParaNorman Thri...2019-03-2254 min

Contra Zoom Pod26: Gene Wilder TributeEven though Dakota Arsenault and Andreas Babiolakis are currently prepping for their proper return to Contra Zoom, it is only fitting for them to have a tribute to one of the greatest comedic actors ever in Gene Wilder. The guys talk about their favourite Wilder movies, moments and what made him so special. Enjoy some great clips from some of his movies. – Puttin’ On the Ritz from Young Frankenstein – The Waco Kid introduction from Blazing Saddles – Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Follow Dakota @Dgapa and Andreas @And...2019-03-2228 min

Contra Zoom Pod25: Carolina Bartczak from X-Men: ApocalypseDakota Arsenault and Andreas Babiolakis review the new film X-Men: Apocalypse. In the end the guys think the film is good, but not great and nowhere near the super negative reviews some critics have been giving it. – Andreas spoke with Canadian actress Carolina Bartczak who plays Magneto’s wife, Magda, in the new summer blockbuster film X-Men: Apocalypse. Carolina talks about meeting Jennifer Lawrence for the first time and what a great actor Michael Fassbender is work with. – Dakota’s old acting teacher, John Bourgeois at Humber College has a small part in the movie as a Gen...2019-03-2054 min

Contra Zoom Pod22: Summer Movie PreviewThis week Dakota Arsenault is joined by a special guest in Mehek Seyid to talk about some of the films we are most excited to see. April – Sing Street May – Captain America: Civil War – The Angry Birds Movie – X-Men: Apocalypse – The Lobster – The Nice Guys (Redband) June – Me Before You – The Conjuring 2 – Finding Dory – Independence Day: Resurgence – Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (Redband) – Swiss Army Man July – The BFG –...2019-03-201h 02

Contra Zoom Pod17: Oscar Extravaganza 2016 Part 1Our Oscar Extravaganza podcast used to be held over at Capsule the last few years and we are excited to have it return to the permanent home of Contra Zoom. Make sure you get up to speed with the weekly Contra Zoom episodes of past and Oscar Primers going over the contenders. Friend of the show Dasha Peregoudova who actually beat Dakota last year in his Oscar Pool, so she knows her stuff joins Dakota and Andreas this week. The gang did a trivia contest and due to some wonky math Andreas came...2019-03-2049 min

Contra Zoom Pod13: Bridge of MartiansThis is the first Oscar Primer podcast for Contra Zoom, continuing the series of Oscar Primer’s Dakota does every year, normally just as written articles. He is flying solo this episode as he talks about The Martian and Bridge of Spies. These are the nominations for The Martian – Best Picture – Best Actor for Matt Damon – Best Adapted Screenplay – Best Production Design – Best Sound Mixing – Best Sound Editing – Best Visual Effects These are the nominations for Bridge of Spies – Best Picture 2019-03-0529 min

Contra Zoom Pod8: Guillermo del Toro, Rebecca and Alfred HitchcockYour hosts Dakota Arsenault and Andreas Babiolakis were lucky to enough to see a screening of Rebecca hosted by the legendary film director Guillermo del Toro while he was in town to host a lecture series based on Gothic Horror films. For those not familiar with GdT’s filmography, check out Pan’s Labyrinth, Pacific Rim, or the Hellboy films. Back in 2012 GdT hosted a four part series about other Hitchcock works. GdT was in town to also promote his newest film Crimson Peak a gothic horror film in its own right! Dakota talks about some German Impressionist films like Th...2019-03-011h 16

Contra Zoom Pod7: From Wings to Birdman 1938-1947 Part 2Continuing on from our Best Picture Winner decade-by-decade breakdown from last week’s part 1 Dakota Arsenault and Andreas Babiolakis count down the top five films of 1938-1947. – Dakota recommends that you read the bio and trivia on actor John Garfield Here is a link to our bottom five in this decade’s Best Picture Winner’s Dakota’s ratings come first followed by Andreas’ 5. Gentleman’s Agreement 7.5/10 8/10 4. You Can’t Take It With You 8.3/10 8/10 3. The Lost Weekend 8.7/10 9/10 2. Rebecca 8.5/10 10/10 1. Casablanca 9/10 10/10 Best Picture- Casablanca for bo...2019-03-011h 10

Contra Zoom Pod3: Mr. Burns a Post Electric PlayThis week Dakota Arsenault and Andreas Babiolakis turn the tables a bit regarding subject matter and discuss a play called Mr. Burns a Post Electric Play (you’ve probably seen the posters all around subway stations). Instead of just talking about the play the guys discuss methods of telling stories and how telling tales is a human ritual. Dakota also interviews co-director Mitchell Cushman and actor Sebastien Heins and plays a bit of trivia with them. – Mr. Burns a Post Electric play is running until June 7th and tickets can be purchased here http://www.tick...2019-02-2852 min

Contra Zoom Pod2: TSC with David S Goyer & Mara Brock AkilThis week Dakota Arsenault and Andreas Babiolakis talk about the Toronto Screenwriter’s Conference, a yearly get together where the greatest script writers, show runners, executives and others talk on a professional level to attendees who are writers themselves. We also have two great interviews with David S Goyer and Mara Brock Akil. – This is the 6th TSC annual conference held at Daniels Spectrum in Toronto – The conference is put on by the literary agency Meridian Artists – Andreas got to interview David S Goyer, writer of The Dark Knight trilogy, Man of Steel, Blade and...2019-02-281h 08

Contra Zoom Pod1: From Wings to Birdman the First 10 Years of the OscarsHey everyone, this is the debut episode for our brand new film podcast Contra Zoom! Hosts Dakota Arsenault and Andreas Babiolakis take on a massive project of watching every Best Picture winner throughout the Academy’s history! They start with the first ten winners from 1927-1937. At the end of the rankings the guys give awards to the best of the best (so far!). At the end of the episode Andreas teases us with what episode two will have in store for listeners. These are the rankings listed in the episode with Dakota’s ratings first and Andrea...2019-02-282h 06

Contra Zoom72: Reactions to Oscar Nominations 2019With the release of the Oscar nominations for the 91st Academy Awards Dakota Arsenault and Sammy Feilchenfeld discuss their first reactions to the crop of films. They also get into the debate about the merit... The post 72: Reactions to Oscar Nominations 2019 appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2019-01-2400 min

Contra Zoom67: Contra Zoom Presents… HitchcockOn this week’s episode Dakota Arsenault is joined by Zach Sokol, host of Radio Camp Half Blood a Percy Jackson read-a long podcast. The two talk about director Alfred Hitchcock one of the greatest filmmakers... The post 67: Contra Zoom Presents… Hitchcock appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2018-07-2600 min

Contra Zoom64: A Revisit of 12 Angry MenDakota Arsenault and Sammy Feilchenfeld decide to revisit Sydney Lumet’s landmark debut film, 1957’s 12 Angry Men starring Henry Fonda. The idea for this episode stems from Dakota and Sammy who requested a list of... The post 64: A Revisit of 12 Angry Men appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2018-06-1400 min

Contra Zoom63: Make/Remake 1984In the latest edition of make/remake Dakota Arsenault and Stephanie Prior talk about George Orwell’s novel 1984 and two different cinematic adaptations of it. In 1949, George Orwell published his landmark novel detailing what the... The post 63: Make/Remake 1984 appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2018-04-1900 min

Contra Zoom62: Top 10 Films of 2017Now that 2017 is firmly in the rear view mirror Dakota Arsenault and Mehek Seyid go over their favourite films of last year. Dakota’s list: 10. Loveless 9. Logan Lucky 8. Mudbound 7. Columbus 6.... The post 62: Top 10 Films of 2017 appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2018-04-0500 min

Contra Zoom61: 2018 Oscars RecapOn this Episode Dakota Arsenault and Sammy Feilchenfeld recap and review the 90th Academy Awards that were handed out on Sunday March 4th, with the Best Picture being awarded to The Shape of Water. Some... The post 61: 2018 Oscars Recap appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2018-03-0700 min

Contra Zoom60: Oscar Predictions 2018 Part 2Dakota Arsenault is joined by Mehek Seyid to talk about this year’s Oscar’s nominees as they make some bold predictions. They say who they think should win, will win and who was snubbed. Check out... The post 60: Oscar Predictions 2018 Part 2 appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2018-03-0100 min

Contra Zoom59: Oscar Predictions 2018 Part 1Dakota Arsenault is joined by Mehek Seyid to talk about this year’s Oscar’s nominees as they make some bold predictions. They say who they think should win, will win and who was snubbed. Watch out... The post 59: Oscar Predictions 2018 Part 1 appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2018-02-2700 min

Contra Zoom58: Interview with Mitchell Cushman Director of JerusalemDakota Arsenault had the opportunity to chat with Mitchell Cushman, director of the play Jerusalem that is currently showing at Crow’s Nest Theatre until March 10th. You may remember Mitchell who previously appeared on Contra... The post 58: Interview with Mitchell Cushman Director of Jerusalem appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2018-02-1700 min

Contra Zoom52: State of the Cinematic UniverseFor this massive episode Sammy Feilchenfeld joins Dakota Arsenault again to talk about all things concerning the new trend of “Cinematic Universes”, starting with reviews of both Justice League and Thor: Ragnarok the films that... The post 52: State of the Cinematic Universe appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-11-3000 min

Contra Zoom51: Bladerunner 2049After being out for over a month, Dakota Arsenault finally gets around to talking about the new Blade Runner 2049 movie. Sammy Feilchenfeld returns to talk about what he calls his favourite movie of the... The post 51: Bladerunner 2049 appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-11-1600 min

Contra Zoom50: History of the DraculOn this very special episode Dakota Arsenault celebrates reaching the milestone of 50 episodes! The very first one was back in April of 2015 discussing the first ten Best Picture Winner’s can be found HERE... The post 50: History of the Dracul appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-10-1900 min

Contra Zoom48: Summer Movie Season Post MortemOn this episode Sammy Feilchenfeld joins Dakota Arsenault as they discuss the end of the summer movie season. This epsidoe includes talk on some summer movie highlights, the media’s decision to cause a panic about... The post 48: Summer Movie Season Post Mortem appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-09-2100 min

Contra Zoom46: Canadian FilmmakersOn this special episode, Dakota Arsenault is joined by Sammy Feilchenfeld as they discuss the greatest aspect of Canada- our filmmakers! From talking about their favourite Canadian produced films like Incendies, Men With Brooms, C.R.A.Z.Y.... The post 46: Canadian Filmmakers appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-07-1500 min

Contra Zoom45: Wonder Woman and an Appreciation of Female DirectorsOn this week’s episode Sierra Nutkevitch joins Dakota Arsenault and they talk about the latest DC film Wonder Woman directed by Patty Jenkins. In the second part of the episode the two discuss their favourite... The post 45: Wonder Woman and an Appreciation of Female Directors appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-06-2900 min

Contra Zoom43: Toronto Screenwriting Conference 2017On this week’s episode Dakota Arsenault introduces interviews that Sierra Nutkevitch conducted at the Toronto Screenwriting Conference this year. Christina Jennings– Chairman & CEO of Shaftesbury. Christina talks about what it is like to take... The post 43: Toronto Screenwriting Conference 2017 appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-05-2400 min

Contra Zoom42: Top 10 Films of 2016Rachel Gordon and Dakota Arsenault discuss the top films of 2016, even though it is now 4 months into 2017, as they needed time to digest everything. They were going to just award the top... The post 42: Top 10 Films of 2016 appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-03-3000 min

Contra Zoom41: Post Oscars Recap 2017After all the craziness of the Oscars Dakota Arsenault and Mehek Seyid needed to talk about what transpired. – La La Land was accidentally named Best Picture because of an envelope mixup – Jimmy Kimmel... The post 41: Post Oscars Recap 2017 appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-03-0100 min

Contra Zoom40: Oscar Predictions 2017 Part 2Just in time for your last minute Oscar pool’s Dakota Arsenault and Rachel Gordon host the second annual Contra Zoom Oscar Extravaganza! Your hosts are joined by film buff and Capsule co-host Mehek Seyid. Here are the final predictions for... The post 40: Oscar Predictions 2017 Part 2 appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-02-2300 min

Contra Zoom39: Oscar Predictions 2017 Part 1Just in time for your last minute Oscar pool’s Dakota Arsenault and Rachel Gordon host the second annual Contra Zoom Oscar Extravaganza! Your hosts are joined by film buff and Capsule co-host Mehek Seyid. Here... The post 39: Oscar Predictions 2017 Part 1 appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-02-2100 min

Contra Zoom38: Manchester by the LionOn this last episode of this year’s breakdown of the Best Picture nominated films Dakota Arsenault talks about Manchester By the Sea and Lion. On last week’s episode of Contra Zoom he discussed Hell or High Water, Fences and Moonlight. ... The post 38: Manchester by the Lion appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-02-1600 min

Contra Zoom37: Hell or High Fences in MoonlightOn this second episode of this year’s breakdown of the Best Picture nominated films Dakota Arsenault and Rachel Gordon talks about Moonlight, Fences and Hell or High Water. On last week’s episode of Contra Zoom he discussed Hidden Figures and La La Land.... The post 37: Hell or High Fences in Moonlight appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-02-0900 min

Contra Zoom36: La La FiguresOn this second episode of this year’s breakdown of the Best Picture nominated films Dakota Arsenault talks about Hidden Figures and La La Land. On last week’s episode of Contra Zoom he discussed Hacksaw Ridge... The post 36: La La Figures appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-02-0300 min

Contra Zoom34: Best Moments of 2016Dakota Arsenault is proud to announce that Rachel Gordon will join Contra Zoom as the permanent co-host along with her new role as Associate Film Editor! – You can check out Andreas Babiolakis’ Top 25... The post 34: Best Moments of 2016 appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-01-2200 min

Contra Zoom33: Divine Brown and Passing StrangeOn this mini-episode Dakota Arsenault talks to the lovely and talented Divine Brown, who is most well known for her music career but she is about to star in the musical Passing Strange. Passing Strange... The post 33: Divine Brown and Passing Strange appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2017-01-1300 min

Contra Zoom30: Halloween Movie SuggestionsThis week Dakota Arsenault is joined by special guest Rachel Gordon as they talk about their favourite movies you should watch during the Halloween season! New Horror (1980’s on)- Rachel suggests watching The Blair Witch... The post 30: Halloween Movie Suggestions appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2016-10-2600 min

Contra Zoom27: Gene Wilder TributeEven though Dakota Arsenault and Andreas Babiolakis are currently prepping for their proper return to Contra Zoom, it is only fitting for them to have a tribute to one of the greatest comedic actors ever... The post 27: Gene Wilder Tribute appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2016-09-0200 min

Contra Zoom26: Carolina Bartczak from X-Men: ApocalypseDakota Arsenault and Andreas Babiolakis review the new film X-Men: Apocalypse. In the end the guys think the film is good, but not great and nowhere near the super negative reviews some critics have been... The post 26: Carolina Bartczak from X-Men: Apocalypse appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2016-06-3000 min

Contra Zoom23: Summer Movie PreviewThis week Dakota Arsenault is joined by a special guest in Mehek Seyid to talk about some of the films we are most excited to see. April – Sing Street May – Captain America: Civil... The post 23: Summer Movie Preview appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2016-04-2800 min

Contra Zoom8: Guillermo del Toro, Rebecca and Alfred HitchcockYour hosts Dakota Arsenault and Andreas Babiolakis were lucky to enough to see a screening of Rebecca hosted by the legendary film director Guillermo del Toro while he was in town to host a lecture series based... The post 8: Guillermo del Toro, Rebecca and Alfred Hitchcock appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2015-10-1300 min

Contra Zoom7: From Wings to Birdman 1938-1947 Part 2Continuing on from our Best Picture Winner decade-by-decade breakdown from last week’s part 1 Dakota Arsenault and Andreas Babiolakis count down the top five films of 1938-1947. – Dakota recommends that you read the bio... The post 7: From Wings to Birdman 1938-1947 Part 2 appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2015-09-0800 min

Contra Zoom3: Mr. Burns a Post Electric PlayThis week Dakota Arsenault and Andreas Babiolakis turn the tables a bit regarding subject matter and discuss a play called Mr. Burns a Post Electric Play (you’ve probably seen the posters all around subway stations).... The post 3: Mr. Burns a Post Electric Play appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2015-05-3000 min

Contra Zoom2: TSC with David S Goyer & Mara Brock AkilThis week Dakota Arsenault and Andreas Babiolakis talk about the Toronto Screenwriter’s Conference, a yearly get together where the greatest script writers, show runners, executives and others talk on a professional level to attendees who... The post 2: TSC with David S Goyer & Mara Brock Akil appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2015-05-0500 min

Contra Zoom1: From Wings to Birdman the First 10 Years of the OscarsHey everyone, this is the debut episode for our brand new film podcast Contra Zoom! Hosts Dakota Arsenault and Andreas Babiolakis take on a massive project of watching every Best Picture winner throughout the Academy’s... The post 1: From Wings to Birdman the First 10 Years of the Oscars appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.2015-04-2100 min