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Contra Zoom Pod307: Mission: Impossible - RankedYour mission, should you choose to accept it is to listen to Dakota and Matthew rank the Mission: Impossible films to celebrate the release of the 8th entry (and possibly last film in the series?) , The Final Reckoning. Joining the show is former co-host Rachel Ho the film editor at Exclaim! Our Rankings8. Final Reckoning (time stamp for spoilers 9:30 for general discussion and 19:30 for big spoilers)7. M:I-II6. Dead Reckoning (spoiler warning for Final Reckoning at 38:35)5. Mission: Impossible4. Rogue Nation3. Ghost Protocol2. M...
2025-06-031h 35
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 Pod279: Most Anticipated Movies of 2024Summer movie season is upon us, so it is time to pick what movies with a confirmed release date we are most excited about seeing this year!
Dakota's picks are The Bikeriders, Kinds of Kindness, Wolf Man, Gladiator 2 and Nosferatu.
Rachel's picks are Twisters, Trap, Speak No Evil, Wolfs and Mufasa: The Lion King.
Rachel also announced that she is ending her run as permanent co-host. She will still come back as a guest, but won't be a full time contributor going forward. She listed her three favourite episodes, 161: Fantasia Fest Interviews, 171: The...
2024-05-271h 40
Contra Zoom Pod273: Best Films of 2023Now that the Oscars are behind us, it is time to put a cap on the movie year that was 2023. There were a ton of incredible films so buckle in as Dakota and Rachel name their ten favourite films from last year. Along the way they get plenty of help from friends of the show who sent in voicemails of their pick for their number one movie too!
Dakota's Top 10
Monster
The Teachers' Lounge
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
BlackBerry
The Zone of Interest
Oppenheimer
The Iron Claw
The Killer
Evil Does Not Exist
The...
2024-04-022h 15
Contra Zoom Pod258: Canadian Horror with Kyle Edward BallTo celebrate Halloween this year we have brought on Kyle Edward Ball, the writer and director behind the hit horror film Skinamarink. As both a Canadian and a horror filmmaker, who better to bring on! We asked Kyle about 3 classic films and he selected Black Christmas, Rituals and Scanners to discuss. We also chat about Skinamarink and how his life has changed since its release. Stay tuned to the end where Kyle talks about how his follow up project is going.
Read The Globe and Mail's 20 best Canadian horror movies ever made where Kyle helped contribute to...
2023-10-301h 03
Contra Zoom Pod249: The Films of Elvis PresleyOn August 16th 1977 Elvis Presley died, marking the 46th anniversary of his untimely passing. Currently The Criterion Channel has a 6 movie collection available to stream. We discuss three of the films, King Creole, Wild in the Country and Viva Las Vegas. We talk about Elvis' acting abilities, how his music is incorporated and whether or not his movies deserve a reevaluation from the film community.
Read Rachel's interview with Steve Binder, the director of the famous 1968 comeback special on Exclaim!
Read Rachel's review Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback on POV Magazine.
Support the show on...
2023-08-211h 30
Contra Zoom Pod248: 2023 Fantasia Film Festival Wrap UpFor the third year in a row we are covering Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival, which celebrates the best in horror and genre cinema with an emphasis on international movies. We review A Disturbance in the Force: How The Star Wars Holiday Special Happened, Talk To Me, river, With Love and a Major Organ and Sometimes I Think About Dying. We also have some honourable mentions including Where The Devil Roams, Baby Assassins 2 Babies and It Lives Inside.
Watch Dakota's interview with the filmmakers behind Satan Wants You and Where the Devil Roams.
Read Rachel's interview...
2023-08-141h 04
Contra Zoom Pod244: The 50 Greatest Films Directed by CanadiansA few weeks ago CBC released a poll conducted by them where industry professionals and critics voted to help make a list of The 50 Greatest Films Directed by Canadians. Both Dakota and Rachel voted on the list, with Rachel even writing in praise of the #6 movie Crash. Joining the show to talk about the list and who they also voted for is Matthew Simpson and Taylor Beaumont.
Listen to episode 45: Canadian Filmmakers where we discuss a similar subject.
Check out Taylor's massive list of great Canadian films on Letterboxd.
Read the Top 10 Canadian...
2023-07-171h 24
Contra Zoom Pod243: Best Films By LanguageIt is Dakota's birthday week, and we continue the trend of picking a category and choosing our favourites from it. In 2020 there was 114: 30 Films in 30 Years, in 2021 it was 157: Best Films Through the Decades and in 2022 it was 199: Best Films by Genre. This year we are naming our 10 favourite films by language. We cover four specific languages, one country, two regions and three wildcards! We name both our picks and runners-up.
See our picks below (Dakota’s first, then Rachel’s)!
French: Incendies and Polytechnique
Spanish: Pan's Labyrinth
Italian: Bicycle Thieves and...
2023-07-101h 46
Contra Zoom Pod242: 2023 Toronto Japanese Film FestivalFor the 3rd year in a row we cover the Toronto Japanese Film Festival and talk about movies we saw. They include Plan 75, BL Metamorphosis, Roleless, and Father of the Milky Way Railroad.
Read Jericho Tadeo's original review of Plan 75 when it was screened at TIFF last year on The Asian Cut.
Both Dakota and Rachel participated in CBC's The 50 Greatest Films Directed by Canadians and Rachel wrote in support of the #6 film, Crash.
Check out past episodes covering TJFF including 201: 2022 Toronto Japanese Film Festival and 155: Toronto Japanese Film Festival.
Follow...
2023-07-031h 10
Contra Zoom Pod241: Best Movies of 2023... So FarWe're a little over halfway through 2023, so we decide to look at the best films of the year so far! Our titles are listed alphabetically, so they are not in order of our rankings. We also share our honourable mentions that just missed the cut!
Dakota's Top 5
BlackBerry
Renfield
Satan Wants You
Scream 6
Showing Up
Rachel's Top 5
BlackBerry
John Wick: Chapter 4
Past Lives
Retrograde
Riceboy Sleeps
Listen to Classic Movies Live review BlackBerry.
Listen to past episodes 238: Most Anticipated Movies of 2023 (previous discussion on Past Lives), 235: Hot Docs 2023 (with full review...
2023-06-191h 21
Contra Zoom Pod239: A24 Retrospective - Cut BankWe continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2015's Cut Bank directed by Matt Shakman. The film stars Liam Hemsworth and Teresa Palmer as a couple who accidentally film the murder of their small town mailman. Once John Malkovich, the towns sheriff, starts to investigate the crime, things suddenly start not appearing as they seem. Joining the show is Daniel Grant, one half of the Spoiled Rotten podcast a fellow That Shelf show.
Our double bill pairings include Office Space (Dakota), Zodiac (Rachel) and A...
2023-06-051h 16
Contra Zoom Pod238: Most Anticipated Movies of 2023Now that all the limited releases of 2022 have come out and we are past the winter studio dumping grounds, it is time to look at what movies are coming out the rest of this year. Both Dakota and Rachel pick 6 movies each that have confirmed release dates and discuss why they are so excited for them.
Dakota's picks: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Asteroid City, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, Barbie, Next Goal Wins and Kraven the Hunter.
Rachel's picks: Past Lives, Elemental, Joy Ride, Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon and Dune: Part...
2023-05-291h 36
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 Pod233: Canadian Screen Awards 2023The Canadian Screen Awards just handed out awards for the best in film, television and web content. We look at the big winners in the film portion which included Brother dominating with 12 wins, Crimes of the Future with 2 wins and Alice, Darling, Viking, I Like Movies, Riceboy Sleeps and Falcon Lake each winning 1 award. We also named our top five Canadian films from last year!
Dakota's Top 5
Brother
Ashgrove
Crimes of the Future
Viking
Riceboy Sleeps
Rachel's Top 5
Riceboy Sleeps
Brother
Skinamirink
Slash/Back
Alice, Darling
Listen to episodes 209: TIFF Interviews – Riceboy Sleeps an...
2023-04-241h 11
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 PodBonus Episode: Oscars 2023 - Oscar DraftWe have another fun bonus episode and if you are either a Spotify or YouTube subscriber you'll also get the video for this show. Brodie Cotnam and Alex Watson join Rachel and Dakota as they have an Oscar Draft. Now you're probably wondering what an Oscar draft is, an idea inspired by the now defunct excellent show First Round Flick, basically you pick a movie nominated at the Oscars and for every award it gets that gets the picker one point. Whoever has the most points, wins!
Dakota's Team
Babylon
The Whale
Avatar: The Way of...
2023-03-0929 min
Contra Zoom Pod224: A24 Retrospective - A Most Violent YearWe continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2014's A Most Violent Year directed by J.C. Chandor. The film stars Oscar Isaac as a man in 1981 New Jersey who is on the precipice of controlling a building to expand his natural gas empire while the world around him is crumbling. His wife, Jessica Chastain, supports her husband, but has her own secrets too. Joining the show is Todd Pengelly critic at For Reel.
Our double bill pairings include The French Connection (Dakota), Casino (Rachel...
2023-01-301h 29
Contra Zoom Pod223: 2023 Oscar Nomination ReactionsWith the Oscar nominations announced just yesterday, Rachel and Dakota react to who is up for the industries highest honours. We discuss the lack of surprises and domination of the same ten films in just about every category, early favourites and more. The Oscars will be handed out on March 12th 2023, but along the way we will have plenty of great Oscar content, including breaking down each Best Picture nominated film along with all their other nominations, predictions of who we think will win and a wrap up episode!
Go back in time and listen to Dakota p...
2023-01-251h 12
Contra Zoom Pod221: The Letterboxd GameIt's our last show of 2022! Last year we decided to have some fun by playing a fun little game, you can check out 177: This or That to see how Rachel tortured Dakota into Sophie's Choicing his movie opinions. Rachel is back with another fun game, but to face off against Dakota we have Matthew Simpson from the Awesome Friday podcast. Rachel "created" a game where she looked up popular actors and filmmakers on Letterboxd and asked the guys what the four Most Popular films were in their filmographies are.
If you listen to our podcast on Spotify o...
2022-12-201h 00
Contra Zoom Pod217: A24 Retrospective - Revenge of the Green DragonsWe continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2014's Revenge of the Green Dragons directed by Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo. The film stars Justin Chon and Kevin Wu as two young men in a Chinese gang, The Green Dragons, in the early 90's in New York. Joining the show is Rose Ho, one third of The Asian Cut (alongside Rachel and Alisha Mughal).
Our double bill pairings include Goodfellas (Dakota), Gook (Rachel) and Dragonball Evolution (Rose). Check out the ongoing Letterboxd list of all o...
2022-11-141h 21
Contra Zoom Pod216: Fox Film NoirsIt's Noir-vember again and we are back with another great film noir themed show! This year The Criterion Channel has a collection of 20th Century Fox produced films and we look at three of the movies showing. Joining the show is critic Alisha Mughal, who was last heard on episode 197: David Cronenberg and Body Horror. We discuss Fallen Angel directed by Otto Preminger, Call Northside 777 directed by Henry Hathaway and Panic in the Streets directed by Elia Kazan.
Listen to last year's noir themed episode 173: Noir-vember to hear Rachel and Dakota share their favourites of the genre. ...
2022-11-071h 20
Contra Zoom Pod215: A24 Retrospective - LaggiesWe continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2014's Laggies directed by Lynn Shelton. The film stars Kiera Knightly as a woman who faces a quarter century crisis and runs away from her life to stay with a high schooler played by Chloë Grace Moretz. Joining the show is Kattie Laur and Mark Allin, Kattie is a writer for Pod the North and producer on Alpaca My Bags while Mark is a musician and host of former movie podcast Videophilia.
Our double bill pairings include Se...
2022-10-311h 35
Contra Zoom PodBonus: Better Know a Contributor - Pierre FrigonIn lieu of a full episode this week, we bring you the sixth 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 Pierre Frigon, one half of the Classic Movies Live podcast. Rachel and Pierre talk about how originally he and his CML co-host Jeff Bulmer were rivals, how he's never seen Jaws (the same answer Jeff gave on his episode), why he struggles coming to terms with Christopher Nolan being his...
2022-10-031h 10
Contra Zoom Pod211: A24 Retrospective - The RoverWe continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2014's The Rover directed by David Michôd. The film stars Guy Pearce as a man tracking down a group of thieves that stole his car in post apocalyptic Australia. He finds Robert Pattinson, the brother of one of the thieves left for dead and uses him to find the group. Joining the show is Matthew Simpson, the host of the Awesome Friday podcast who was last heard on the show back on episode 200: Movies That Made Us.
...
2022-09-261h 30
Contra Zoom Pod210: 2022 TIFF Wrap UpRachel Ho continues to captain the CZP ship as she recaps the Toronto International Film Festival. Joining her is Prabhjot Bains, a writer for Tilt and Exclaim! as they talk about the highs, lows and complexities of the fest. They talk about The Whale, My Policeman, The Menu, The Banshees of Inisherin, Brother and The Fabelmans. They also give brief mentions to Aftersun, Triangle of Sadness, Empire of Light, All Quiet on the Western Front and Causeway.
Read Rachel's reviews for The Whale and Brother.
Read Prabhjot's reviews for The Whale, My Policeman, The Menu, A...
2022-09-191h 31
Contra Zoom Pod209: TIFF Interviews - Riceboy Sleeps and The Umbrella Men DirectorsRachel Ho flies solo for the first time as she interviews two directors whose films were playing at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
First up is the Anthony Shim, who made the Canadian-Korean drama Riceboy Sleeps about a single mother who is struggling to raise her son as new immigrants to Canada. They talk about struggling to find the right actors for the roles, why music was the key to writing the film and having the nicest press kit ever.
The second interview was with John Barker, the South African filmmaker who directed The U...
2022-09-131h 12
Contra Zoom Pod208: Interview with John Daschbach of Come Back AnytimeBack on episode 151: Hot Docs 2021, Rachel and Dakota reviewed a ramen documentary called Come Back Anytime. They both fell in love with the gentle and warm doc about Master Masamoto Ueda who is not only a great ramen chef, but also a community leader in his neighbourhood in Tokyo. Director John Daschbach is an American that lives in Japan and became a regular at the shop and decided to make a documentary about the noodle king. We get in depth on how to best capture food on film, how Abbas Kiarostami and Krzysztof Kieślowski influence him and how th...
2022-09-0533 min
Contra Zoom Pod207: TIFF 2022 PreviewWith the Toronto International Film Festival just around the corner, running from September 8-18th, we decided to preview what movies we are most excited about. Dakota's picks include Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story, The Good Nurse, Triangle of Sadness and Wendell and Wild. Rachel's picks include Stellar, Viking, Brother and The Banshees Of Inisherin. They both are very excited for Decision to Leave so that made their lists. They also share a few honourable mentions. Look for more great TIFF coverage coming throughout the festival.
Check out their picks in blog form as well.
2022-08-291h 04
Contra Zoom Pod203: Fantasia Fest Interviews - Polaris and Dark Nature DirectorsFantasia Festival is still going on, but we had the chance to interview two directors who had their films screening at this years fest!
First up both Dakota and Rachel chat with KC Carthew, the director of Fantasia's opening night film Polaris, afterwards Rachel goes solo as she talks to Berkley Brady the director of Dark Nature.
Read Dakota and Rachel's reviews of Polaris and Sara Clements review of Dark Nature.
Follow Rachel on Twitter and check out her website for more great reviews.
Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor, Apple P...
2022-08-011h 13
Contra Zoom Pod202: Best Films of 2022 So FarDakota and Rachel share their picks for their top five movies of the year so far and a few honourable mentions!
Dakota's picks were After Yang, The Batman, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Top Gun: Maverick and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
Rachel's picks were Ambulance, Apples, Ashgrove, Cha Cha Real Smooth and Fire of Love.
Read Rachel's contributions to That Shelf's best movies of the year list.
Follow Rachel on Twitter and check out her website for more great reviews.
Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor, Apple...
2022-07-251h 14
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 Pod194: A24 Retrospective - Under the SkinWe continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2014's Under the Skin directed by Jonathan Glazer. The film stars Scarlett Johnasson as a nameless woman who picks up lonely men in Scotland before bringing them back to a black void where their bodies are harvested as it turns out this woman isn’t human. Joining the show to talk about one of his favourite films and give extra context to the setting of the movie, which features his hometown of Glasgow, is Calum Macnab one half of th...
2022-05-231h 28
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 Pod189: 2022 Oscars RecapWhat a boring uneventful Oscar night. I'm sure there will be nothing to talk about as Bil Antoniou returns to the show after last appearing on episode 157: Best Films Through the Decades. We recap the 94th Academy Awards where CODA won Best Picture, Jane Campion won Best Director, Drive My Car won Best International Film and oh yeah Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock on live television. We discuss the what was supposed to be truncated broadcast that instead was longer than last years, how the trio of hosts did, the odd retrospectives and of course the actual winners.
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2022-03-281h 16
Contra Zoom Pod188: 2022 Oscar PredictionsAfter spending the last few episodes looking at the Best Picture contenders and their odds to win, we finally make our big bold predictions for the big ceremony happening March 27th. We go over 21 of the categories (the shorts were omitted) and we stated who we think will win and who we want to win. Joining Rachel and Dakota is Stephanie Prior, who was last heard on episode 162: Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2021. Stay tuned for our next episode wrapping up the show with all our thoughts on the actual winners!
Check out Rachel's interview with Domee Shi, d...
2022-03-211h 39
Contra Zoom Pod182: 2022 Oscar Nomination ReactionsWe react to the just announced 94th Academy Award nominations. We talk about the big (early) winners in The Power of the Dog, Dune, Belfast, West Side Story, CODA, Being the Ricardos, Flee and more. We look at the big categories and what stuck out as a surprise or a snub. Stay tuned for the rest of Oscar season as there will be plenty more shows devoted to the Academy Awards including episodes breaking down the Best Picture contenders, predictions and after the ceremony reactions. We will also have another edition of Dakota and Rachel pick who they would...
2022-02-0959 min
Contra Zoom Pod181: A24 Retrospective - Life After BethWe continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2014's Life After Beth directed by Jeff Baena. The film is a story about a young man given a second chance at love when his recently deceased girlfriend comes back to life as a zombie. The film stars Aubrey Plaza, Dane De Haan, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon and Anna Kendrick. This is a special episode as it is a cross over show with Jeff and Pierre from Classic Movies Live coming on to guest, while Rachel and Dakota...
2022-01-311h 18
Contra Zoom Pod178: A24 Retrospective - Red RocketWe continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2021's Red Rocket, directed by Sean Baker. The film is about a washed up former porn star Mikey, played by Simon Rex, who returns to his hometown in Texas as he tries to get his life back on track. He moves back in with his estranged wife and mother-in-law and gets back to his scheming ways. He eventually meets 17 year old Strawberry, played by Suzanna Son, as Mikey sees visions of grandeur for the underaged girl in the porn...
2021-12-201h 13
Contra Zoom Pod177: This or ThatWe are approaching the holiday season, so we thought we'd have a bit of fun! Rachel put together a bunch of questions to test Dakota's ability to make movie recommendations. Jaws or Saving Private Ryan? Marie Antionette or The Bling Ring? Rushmore or The Royal Tenenbaums?
Check out some of Rachel's recent work on Exclaim's best of series, Exclaim!'s 17 Best Films of 2021 and Exclaim!'s 12 Best TV Shows of 2021. Follow Rachel on Twitter and check out her website for more great reviews.
Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Overcast, R...
2021-12-1348 min
Contra Zoom Pod176: A24 Retrospective - The Spectacular NowWe continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2013's The Spectacular Now, directed by James Ponsoldt. The film is a coming of age romantic drama about Sutter, played by Miles Teller, who despite being popular has no direction in his life and showing signs of being a burgeoning alcoholic. He meets Aimee, played by Shailene Woodley, who seems to have her life together but isn't quite out going enough as she falls for Sutter. Joining Dakota and Rachel is Brodie Cotnam, a screenwriter and author. He wrote...
2021-12-061h 40
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 Pod172: A24 Retrospective - The Bling RingWe continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2013's The Bling Ring, directed by Sofia Coppola. The movie is a rich kids gone bad, as bored Hollywood teens decide to start robbing celebrities they see on TV all the time. We talk about whether the film is style over substance and how well Emma Watson plays bad. Joining Dakota and Rachel is Naomi Wada Platt, a YouTuber who often covers Japanese culture and politics in both English and Japanese language videos, who was last heard on episode 155...
2021-11-011h 24
Contra Zoom Pod169: A24 Retrospective - Spring BreakersWe continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode, 2012's Spring Breakers, directed by Harmony Korine is on the docket. The film had some stunt casting bringing in teen starlets Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson putting them in bikinis and watching them act like bad girls opposite James Franco doing a riff on the rapper Riff Raff and the directors wife Rachel Korine who rounds out the quartet of young women.
Our double bill pairings include Taxi Driver (Dakota's pick) and Wild Things (Rachel's pick).
If yo...
2021-10-111h 09
Contra Zoom Pod168: Cinefest Sudbury 2021 Wrap UpAfter having such a great time covering last year's Cinefest Sudbury, it was a must to return to this Norther Ontario film festival. Last year it was digital only, this year they went to a hybrid model like so many other film festivals. We look at a few films we both saw and some short films seen too.
Wildhood 6:30-15:30 Read Dakota's review and Rachel's review.
Drunk Bus 15:30-27:30 Read Dakota's review and Rachel's review.
Shadowtown 29:00-41:30 Read Dakota's review and Rachel's review.
Shorts 41:30-48:30 Read Rachel's reviews.
Check ou...
2021-10-0453 min
Contra Zoom Pod165: Fantasia Fest Interviews - The Righteous and Indemnity DirectorsWe're back with even more great Fantasia Festival coverage. Both Rachel and Dakota did solo interviews with directors who had their films screened at the best genre film festival in Canada. Dakota talked with Mark O'Brien, the director, writer and star of the Canadian horror film The Righteous. They talked about what horror films influenced Mark, finding the right cast members in two Canadian icons and getting to talk with Justin Chon about being a triple threat while he acted in Blue Bayou. Rachel talked with Travis Taute, the director of the South African action thriller Indemnity. They talked...
2021-09-1458 min
Contra Zoom Pod164: TIFF 2021 PreviewWith this year's Toronto International Film Festival just around the corner, we are here to share our most anticipated films that are playing during this year's iteration. We both had five films we've named and included a few honourable mentions.
Dakota's Picks - Spencer, All My Puny Sorrows, Official Competition, A Hero and The Middle Man
Rachel's Picks - Flee, Night Raiders, Scarborough, Aloners and Belfast
Honourable mentions include Memoira, The Forgiven, Encounter, DASHCAM, Snakehead and Titane
Check out Rachel's helpful TIFF planning website.
Read Dakota's article detailing his...
2021-09-0653 min
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 Pod159: A24 Retrospective - The Green KnightWith the release of one of the most anticipated films from the last two years, we decide to turn our A24 Retrospective forward to review The Green Knight. The film directed by David Lowrey tells the tale of Sir Gawain, who is challenged to a game by the Green Knight and how his loyalty and desire to become a legend is then tested. This episode does include some spoilers, so if you have not watched it yet, be warned. The film stars Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Ralph Ineson, Barry Keoghan and...
2021-08-031h 14Contra Zoom PodBonus Episode: Better Know a Contributor - Rachel HoIn lieu of a full episode this week, we bring you the third 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. We talk favourite movies (Speed, Casablanca), favourite guest appearances (155: Toronto Japanese Film Festival), last movie turned off (The Matrix Reloaded) and more!
Check out Rachel's website for more great reviews and interviews and follow her on Twitter. Read her recent review of For Madmen Only: The Story of Del Close on POV...
2021-07-2646 min
Contra Zoom Pod156: A24 Retrospective - A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan IIIWe are starting a new series here at Contra Zoom. A24 is putting out some of our favourite films and we want to revisit them and fill in the gaps for movies we have missed. We plan on going through every A24 episode, in order (except for some select new releases along the way). We start with the very first film A24 ever distributed, the Roman Coppola directed A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III starring Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Katheryn Winnick, Patricia Arquette and Aubrey Plaza. We also take the A24 four question quiz...
2021-07-051h 05
Contra Zoom Pod155: Toronto Japanese Film FestivalOn this episode, Dakota and Rachel review the films they saw during the 10th annual Toronto Japanese Film Festival. Joining them is Naomi Wada Platt, a YouTuber who often covers Japanese culture and politics in both English and Japanese language videos.
The films talked about include:
School Meals Time Final Battle 9:30-26:00
A Family 26:00-39:30
Hope 39:30-50:30
Under The Open Sky 50:30-1:00:00
The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese 1:00:00-
Read Rachel's reviews for Hope, A Family and School Meals Time Final Battle on Exclaim.ca.
2021-06-281h 15
Contra Zoom Pod154: Pandemic Set FilmsIt's been over a year since the world was ravaged by Covid-19, almost everything was shut down including film sets. Slowly productions started to be granted approval to restart, with the condition that they follow strict medical protocols. It was only time before movies used the pandemic as a plot device or narrative structure.
Rachel and Dakota look at five films in particular that are set against our current Covid times. They are Host, In the Earth, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Songbird and Locked Down.
Read Rachel's review of In The Earth and interview with the d...
2021-06-141h 18
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 Pod129: Make/Remake RebeccaMake/Remake examines how two films that share the same story. It isn't about what film was better or worse, but how they are similar and different while following the same arcs. In this episode we look at Alfred Hitchcock's 1940 Best Picture winning film Rebecca and this year remake directed by Ben Wheatley. Both films tell the story of a young woman who marries a widower and when they return to his seaside estate we learn that his first wife's mysterious death is still haunting everyone that lives there. Joining Dakota is Rachel Ho an online film reviewer.
2020-10-261h 27
Adobe And Teardrops PodcastEpisode 124: Matt Lovell, Ameena Sharif Ali, Chris Pureka, Indigo Girls, Boy Scouts, Darlin' Brando, Cody Landress-Gibson, Matt Steinfield, Robert Connelly Farr, Alma Russ, Julie Arsenault, Thin Lear, Bad Flamingo, Risa Kopp, Nana Grizol, Rett MadisonCW: I discuss suicide at the end of the podcast when I introduced "Shame Is a River" Come say hi to me at the Pride School Festival on Discord! I'll be DJ-ing a queer country and punk set! Otherwise, I talk about laptop woes, finally feeling feelings, and a Bella pupdate! Matt Lovell -- "Sabotage" (Nobody Cries Today) Ameena Sharif Ali -- "Farewell to My Man" (Single) Chris Pureka -- "Betting on the Races" (Back in the Ring) Indigo Girls -- "Country Radio" (Look Long) Boy Scouts -- "A World So Full of Love" (Single) Darlin' Brando -- "Last Call (fe...
2020-06-191h 15Contra 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 18Contra 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 00Contra 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 10Contra 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 15Contra 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 02Contra 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 minContra 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 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...
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2019-01-2400 minContra 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...
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2018-07-2600 minContra 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...
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2018-06-1400 minContra 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...
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2018-04-1900 minContra 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....
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2018-04-0500 minContra 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...
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2018-03-0700 minContra 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...
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2018-03-0100 minContra 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...
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2018-02-2700 minContra 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...
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2018-02-1700 minContra 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...
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2017-11-3000 minContra 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...
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2017-11-1600 minContra 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...
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2017-10-1900 minContra 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...
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2017-09-2100 minContra 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....
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2017-07-1500 minContra 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...
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2017-06-2900 minContra 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...
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2017-05-2400 minContra 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...
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2017-03-3000 minContra 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...
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2017-03-0100 minContra 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...
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2017-02-2300 minContra 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...
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2017-02-2100 minContra 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. ...
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2017-02-1600 minContra 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....
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2017-02-0900 minContra 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...
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2017-02-0300 minContra 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...
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2017-01-2200 minContra 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...
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2017-01-1300 minContra Zoom32: 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...
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2017-01-0500 minContra 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...
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2016-10-2600 minContra 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...
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2016-09-0200 minContra 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...
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2016-06-3000 minContra 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...
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2016-04-2800 minContra 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...
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2015-10-1300 minContra 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...
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2015-09-0800 minContra 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)....
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2015-05-3000 minContra 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...
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2015-05-0500 minContra 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...
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2015-04-2100 min