New York Film Festival Diaries – Part 1 January 13, 2025 Hello Contra Zoom readers. After many overdue months dealing with some issues on my end both at work and in my personal life, I… Continue Reading
Guest Appearance: The Oscars Death Race Podcast – Emilia’s Brutally Wicked Conclave among the Dunes – Best Picture Favorites (+ Globes + SAG/DGA noms) January 10, 2025 This episode we tackle the five films likely to get the most nominations (7+) this year – Emilia Perez, The Brutalist, Conclave, Dune 2,… Continue Reading
293: Best Films of the Decade So Far Part 1 January 7, 2025 The first half of the decade is now behind us, so let’s look back at the best films that came out from 2020-2024. We… Continue Reading
Reviews: The Room Next Door January 6, 2025 Final Rating: 2.5/5 Even at our most healthy, the intrusive thoughts sometimes permeate our minds wondering how we would wish to die. Do we… Continue Reading
292: A24 Retrospective – The Witch December 24, 2024 We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24’s films. On this episode we are looking at 2015’s The Witch directed by… Continue Reading
Reviews: The People’s Joker December 9, 2024 Final Rating: 2.5/5 Buckle up puddin’! Writer/director Vera Drew’s unique spin of the ‘Clown Prince of Crime’ combines elements of Todd Philips’ Joker (in… Continue Reading
Reviews: Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point December 6, 2024 Final Rating: 3/5 There’s a dreamlike quality to Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point, the latest from director Tyler Thomas Taormina. Taormina invites the audience… Continue Reading
Reviews: The Girl With The Needle December 2, 2024 Final Rating: 3.5/5 There but for the grace of God… Director Magnus Von Horn’s The Girl with the Needle, Denmark’s official entry to the… Continue Reading
291: Columbia Noirs November 26, 2024 It’s November, which means it is time for our annual Noir-vember themed episode! To celebrate Columbia Pictures 100th anniversary, The Criterion Channel put together… Continue Reading
Guest Appearance: Classic Movies Live – Director Showdown – Round 1, Match 6 – Joanna Hogg vs. Jason Reitman November 20, 2024 It’s time for episode six of Director Showdown! In this series, we pit 64 of the biggest directors to debut since 1998 against each… Continue Reading
