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Author: Dakota Arsenault

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 300 episodes. Dakota is also a co-founder of the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association.

320: A24 Retrospective – Green Room

December 23, 2025

We continue our series going through the entire catalog of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A24’s films⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. On this episode Dakota is looking at 2015’s ⁠Green Room⁠ directed by…

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319: KPop Demon Hunters

December 16, 2025

The film ⁠KPop Demon Hunters⁠ premiered on Netflix and was a massive hit. We talk about it, along with it’s Oscar chances and more.

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318: A24 Retrospective – Room

November 18, 2025

We continue going through A24’s films⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, as we look at 2015’s ⁠Room⁠ about a woman and her son who escape their kidnapping and try to adjust to the real world.

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316: Old, Young and New Frankenstein

October 28, 2025

With the latest version of Frankenstein⁠ coming out from director Guillermo del Toro, we look back at the history of this monster movie.

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315: 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival

October 21, 2025

The 44th edition of VIFF just concluded and we are here to talk about some of our favourite films! Joining Dakota and Matthew is Darren Zakus.

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Reviews: Blue Moon from VIFF 2025

October 16, 2025

Blue Moon is the 2nd film of 2025 from Richard Linklater. Here he tells the story of Lorenz Hart, the one time partner of famed composer Richard Rodgers.

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Reviews: A Welcome Distraction from VIFF 2025

October 15, 2025

Final Rating: 4/5 It’s easy to relate and to understand immediately what the title of Brian Daniel Johnson’s debut film A Welcome Distraction could…

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314: TIFF Interview with Zacharias Kunuk

October 14, 2025

Even though the Toronto International Film Festival is over, we have a very special interview for listeners. Zacharias Kunuk, best known for his 2001…

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Reviews: Miroirs No. 3 from VIFF 2025

October 8, 2025

Final Rating: 3.5/5 The latest film from the quiet German auteur Christian Petzold is Miroirs No. 3, once again stars his go to muse…

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Blog: 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival Preview

September 29, 2025

The Vancouver International Film Festival is celebrating its 44th year of playing the best local and international films. Every year they get a great…

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