212: 2022 VIFF Wrap Up

While Rachel got to have her fun covering TIFF, those of us on the west coast got to enjoy the Vancouver International Film Festival. Joining the show is Matthew Simpson, one half of the Awesome Friday Podcast, who was last heard on episode 211: A24 Retrospective – The Rover. We’re trying something new, both Contra Zoom and Awesome Friday are releasing the same episode, so you can listen to the show either on this feed or theirs! We each rank our top five films seen during the VIFF.

Matthew’s Top 5: Until Branches Bend, Triangle of Sadness, Riceboy Sleeps, The Grizzlie Truth, I Like Movies

Dakota’s Top 5: Bones of Crows, Triangle of Sadness, Broker, Viking and Brother

Read Dakota’s reviews for Bones of Crows, Viking, Brother, The Grizzlie TruthBlack Ice and ROSIE.

Listen to Rachel’s interview with Anthony Shim the director of Riceboy Sleeps. 

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About the author

Dakota Arsenault is the creator, host, producer and editor of Contra Zoom Pod. His favourite movies include The Life Aquatic, 12 Angry Men, Rafifi and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. He first started the podcast back in April of 2015 and has produced well over 250 episodes. Dakota is also a co-founder of the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association.

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