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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: Yellow Letters from VIFF 2026

October 8, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 In IIlker Çatak’s follow up to his excellent film The Teachers’ Lounge, he sets his sights on modern day Türkiye and…

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Reviews: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. – Physical Release

September 30, 2026

Final Rating: 4.5/5 4K UHD Recommendation: Recommend Back in 1970, Judy Blume published the seminal novel, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” to…

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345: 2026 TIFF Wrap Up

September 29, 2026

The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 10-20th and we look at the ⁠award winners⁠ and discuss some of…

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Reviews: Toy Gun Bandit from TIFF 2025

September 28, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 It is a right of passage for young people to test boundaries by lashing out at authority figures, struggling with where…

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343: 2026 Toronto International Film Festival Preview

September 8, 2026

The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 10-20th and Dakota and Jeff preview four films each they are excited…

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Reviews: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad – Physical Release

September 3, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 Blu-Ray Recommendation: Enthusiastic Recommend The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, directed by Nathan Juran, is a throwback to an era when epics…

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342: Canadian Film Draft

September 1, 2026

Recently ⁠The Big Picture Podcast⁠ visited TIFF headquarters and did a Canadian film draft, unfortunately it missed the mark for us at CZP. So…

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Review: The Cameraman – Physical Release

August 31, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 Blu-ray Recommendation: Do Not Recommend When people think of the greatest comedians from the silent era the top three answers are…

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341: 2026 Fantasia Festival Wrap Up

August 18, 2026

The 2026 edition of the Fantasia Festival, which was held from July 16th-August 2nd in Montreal and celebrates the best in horror and genre…

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Reviews: Pontypool from Fantasia Festival 2026

July 27, 2026

Final Rating: 4.5/5 Early on in Bruce McDonald’s 2008 film Pontypool, playing at Fantasia Festival, our protagonist Grant Mazzy (Stephen McHattie), asks the philosophical…

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