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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.

326: 2026 Oscar Draft

March 3, 2026

We are back with our fourth annual Oscar Draft. It is very simple, each person selects 5 movies that are nominated at this year’s…

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325: Marty Frankenstein The Train Agent

February 24, 2026

We finish our yearly journey looking at all the Best Picture nominated films and the odds they have to win each of their awards….

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Reviews: Song Sung Blue – Physical Release

February 20, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Blu-Ray Recommendation: Recommend Song Sung Blue is the latest film from Craig Brewer who has made a career out of musical…

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324: One Sentimental Bugonia After Another

February 17, 2026

We continue our yearly journey looking at all the Best Picture nominated films and the odds they have to win each of their awards….

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323: Sinner’s Hamnet of F1

February 10, 2026

We begin our yearly journey looking at all the Best Picture nominated films and the odds they have to win each of their awards….

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322: Paying For It Interview with Sook-Yin Lee

January 29, 2026

We have a special video episode where Jeff Bulmer takes the reigns to interview ⁠Paying For It⁠ writer and director Sook-Yin Lee. They talk…

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321: 2026 Oscar Nomination Reactions

January 27, 2026

Dakota and Jeff talk about the just announced 98th Academy Award nominations. We discuss Sinners setting a new record with 16 nods, wonder if…

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Reviews: Dead Man’s Wire

January 15, 2026

Final Rating: 2.5/5 Ed. note: read our original review of Dead Man’s Wire from TIFF. Starting on February 8th 1977 and lasting several days,…

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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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