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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.

347: Celebrating Filipino Cinema Part 2

October 27, 2026

Back on episode ⁠254: Celebrating Filipino Cinema⁠, we looked at three Filipino films, both classic and new releases to celebrate Filipino American Heritage Month⁠,…

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Reviews: A Safe Distance from VIFF 2026

October 20, 2026

Final Rating: 4.5/5 A Safe Distance from Gloria Mercer puts a new twist on the heist movie by showing us more of the aftermath…

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Reviews: Still Night, Burning House from VIFF 2026

October 19, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 Still Night, Burning House is the debut feature film from acclaimed short film filmmaker Carol Nguyen, whose earlier short films No…

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Reviews: Trial of Hein from VIFF 2026

October 18, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 In Trial of Hein, the debut film from young German filmmaker Kai Stänicke, a man returns to an isolated fishing island…

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Reviews: Paper Tiger from VIFF 2026

October 17, 2026

Final Rating: 4.5/5 In James Gray’s latest film, Paper Tiger, the bond between brothers is pushed to its absolute limit when one of them…

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Reviews: Club Kid from VIFF 2026

October 16, 2026

Final Rating: 4.5/5 In Jordan Firstman’s incredible debut feature film, Club Kid, a thirty-something gay club promoter learns that he has a 10 year…

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346: 2026 VIFF Wrap Up

October 13, 2026

The 45th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival ran from October 1st to the 11th and we talk about some of our favourite…

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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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