Reviews: Jeanne Du Barry June 25, 2024 The historical romance film Jeanne du Barry is clearly a passion project for director Maïwenn, but ironically, passion is the thing most absent in the film. Continue Reading
Reviews: Don’t Call It Mystery From Toronto Japanese Film Festival 2024 June 20, 2024 Totonō, is a socially awkward student with a Sherlock Holmes-like knack for observation. On a trip to Hiroshima, he is enlisted to help solve a family feud. Continue Reading
Reviews: Missing From Toronto Japanese Film Festival 2024 June 19, 2024 Miu, the daughter of Saori and Yutaka has been missing for six months. Every day, the couple spend their time after work distributing flyers in the town square. Continue Reading
Reviews: Red Fever June 14, 2024 Red Fever is a new doc from Catherine Bainbridge and Neil Diamond. Diamond talks about how in his travels he finds everyone is “fascinated by Indians”. Continue Reading
Guest Appearance: Classic Movies Live – Director Showdown – Round 1, Match 2 – Lynne Ramsay vs. Denis Villeneuve June 5, 2024 Welcome back to Director Showdown! In this series, we pit 64 of the biggest directors to debut since 1998 against each other in an… Continue Reading
Reviews: The Acolyte June 5, 2024 The Acolyte spends a lot of its time trying to build a mystery in its story but it doesn’t allow much time for those mysteries to simmer. Continue Reading
280: Canadian Screen Awards 2024 June 4, 2024 The Canadian Screen Awards celebrate the best in film from Canada. We discuss the films that were nominated and won at this year’s ceremony. Continue Reading
Blog: Tribeca Festival 2024 Preview May 31, 2024 Here’s to give a quick overview of the films that interest me most from this year’s Tribeca festival that you can look forward to reading about. Continue Reading
Reviews: SIFF Documentary Round Up – Part 2 May 30, 2024 In this batch of capsule reviews from the Seattle International FIlm Festival, we’ve chosen to focus on two documentaries. Continue Reading
Blog: A Collection of Canadian Screen Award Reviews May 29, 2024 Covering and supporting Canadian film is a core tenet of Contra Zoom. Check out the collected reviews of CSA nominated films. Continue Reading
