Reviews: I’m Just Here For The Riot From Hot Docs 2023 May 6, 2023 Final Rating: 4/5 On June 15th 2011 the Vancouver Canucks lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals 4-0 to the Boston Bruins, allowing… Continue Reading
Reviews: July Talk: Love Lives Here from Hot Docs 2023 May 4, 2023 When the pandemic hit, Canadian rock band July Talk put on two concerts at a drive-in and they documented the process. Continue Reading
Reviews: Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun from Hot Docs 2023 May 3, 2023 Before the Sun follows a young Indigenous woman as she tries to break out in the tough world of Indian Relay Racing. Continue Reading
Guest Appearance: The Criterion Shelf – Erotic Thrillers May 2, 2023 Every month Bil Antoniou curates an article picking a collection from The Criterion Channel and sorts its contents into categories – Must-See, Worthy, For… Continue Reading
234: Best Films of 2014 May 2, 2023 It is Contra Zoom Pod’s 8th anniversary! To celebrate we decided to do a best of the year episode, from before CZP started! Our… Continue Reading
Reviews: Satan Wants You from Hot Docs 2023 May 1, 2023 Satan Wants You is a new Canadian documentary that explores the book Michelle Remembers that eventually set off the Satanic Panic in the ’80s. The film examines whether the author really experienced Satanic ritual abuse or made the claims up. Continue Reading
233: Canadian Screen Awards 2023 April 25, 2023 The Canadian Screen Awards just handed out awards for the best in film, television and web content. We look at the big winners in… Continue Reading
232: A24 Retrospective – Son of a Gun April 18, 2023 We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24’s films. On this episode we are looking at 2015’s Son of a Gun… Continue Reading
Guest Appearance: Classic Movies Live – Season 4, Episode 15: Do Do-Over: The Hidden Fortress/Star Wars April 5, 2023 Do/Do-Over examines the similarities and differences between a film and its remake, or a film it heavily inspired. This time, we’re looking at the… Continue Reading
231: Best Films of 2022 March 28, 2023 Now that the Oscars are gone, we can officially flip the calendar on the 2022 movie year. Dakota and Rachel each name their ten… Continue Reading