27: From Wings to Birdman 1968-1977 Part 1

On 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).

Our photographer Katrina Lat joins us to talk about her favourite movies.

Down With Love

Singin’ In The Rain

Big Fish

Here are the bottom five pictures in our rankings. Dakota’s ratings come first and Andreas’ second next to each film.

10. Oliver! 6/10 5/10

9. Rocky 6.5/10 6/10

8. Patton 7.5/10 8/10

7. The French Connection 8/10 9/10

6. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest 8.3/10 8/10

Music from this week’s episode comes from Silas Fiction an indie pop duo from Indiana. We had premiered their song Bad Company back in July. Their newest album Pairs, which comes out on September 27th with a pay what you can formula from Bandcamp where all the proceeds are going to the fantastic organization Teach for America. You can also find the album on Spotify, Tidal and iTunes and where every else you get your music from.

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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