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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.

338: New Oscar Rules

June 30, 2026

The Academy Awards recently announced a whole slate of new rules and regulations to take effect immediately for the 99th Oscars next year. We…

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337: Paul Thomas Anderson Ranked

June 16, 2026

Our first director ranked episode since episode ⁠175: Wes Anderson Ranked⁠ we look at the films by Paul Thomas Anderson in celebration of his…

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336: 2026 Canadian Screen Awards

June 2, 2026

The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards concluded their week long celebration. The big film winners were 40 Acres, Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie…

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Reviews: Moneyball – Physical Release

May 28, 2026

Final Rating: 5/5 Blu-Ray Recommendation: Recommend How can you not be romantic about baseball? Moneyball is a 2011 film, directed by Bennett Miller, chronicling…

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Reviews: Gimme Truth from Hot Docs 2026

May 22, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 In today’s digital age where everyone can be connected in an instant, find communities for anything regardless how niche it might…

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334: 2026 Hot Docs

May 19, 2026

The 2026 Hot Docs film festival, celebrating the best in documentary cinema from around the world has come to a close. We discuss eight…

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Reviews: This Above All: The Theatrical Life of Antoni Cimolino from Hot Docs 2026

May 13, 2026

Final Rating: 2/5 The Stratford Festival debuted back in 1953 as a way for a local journalist, Tom Patterson, to help the flailing community…

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Reviews: Myspace from Hot Docs 2026

May 9, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 Early in the documentary Myspace, directed by Tommy Avallone, one of the most interesting questions gets posed to some of the…

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332: Best Films of 2025

April 7, 2026

Now that Oscar season has come and gone, it is finally time to put a bow on the films from 2025. We rank our…

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331: 2026 Canadian Screen Award Nominations

March 31, 2026

The nominations for the 14th annual ⁠Canadian Screen Awards⁠ have been released. 40 Acres, Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie and Blue Heron…

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