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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.

Reviews: Sharp Corner

May 29, 2025

Sharp Corner shows how a man can completely spiral into madness as he believes he can keep his family and neighbourhood safe from a dangerous curve in the road.

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Reviews: It’s All Gonna Break

May 27, 2025

It’s All Gonna Break covers the inception and behind the scenes footage of Broken Social Scene shot by friend of the band Stephen Chung.

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306: 2025 Hot Docs

May 13, 2025

The 2025 edition of ⁠Hot Docs⁠ just finished, and we recap 6 of the films we watched including ⁠Ultras⁠, ⁠The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés⁠ and more.

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Reviews: The Secret Lives of My Three Men from Hot Docs 2025

May 7, 2025

The film tells the story of three men in the directors life and their connection to the history of Brazil. There is her grandfather, father and godfather.

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305: Best Stunt Oscars

April 29, 2025

With the announcement of a stunt Oscar coming in 2028, we decided to name who we think should have been the nominees and winners for the past five years.

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Reviews: Paul from Hot Docs 2025

April 28, 2025

Paul, tells the story of a young man, who after stuck in a bad depression bout vows to take back his life and lose weight by cleaning homes of dominatrix’s.

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Guest Appearance: Filmsplaining With Martyn Strange – 304: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World & Takes Off

April 18, 2025

I talk to Dakota Arsenault from the Contra Zoom podcast about Edgar Wright’s seminal Canadian cult classic Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and the animated sequel series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off on Netflix.

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Blog: Celebrating National Canadian Film Day 2025

April 16, 2025

Today is National Canadian Film Day and I asked some fellow Canadian contributors to pick two favourite Canadian films to wax poetically about.

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304: A24 Retrospective – Val

April 15, 2025

On this episode we are looking at 2021’s ⁠Val⁠. The film is a documentary using actor Val Kilmer’s extensive home video collection to cover his life and career.

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303: 2025 Canadian Screen Awards Nomination Reactions

April 1, 2025

The ⁠Canadian Screen Awards⁠ announced their nominations as the guys try to predict who will be nominated and then react to actual films that made the cut.

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