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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.

278: 2024 SIFF Wrap Up

May 21, 2024

The 2024 Seattle International Film Festival just concluded and we wrap up some of the films we saw. Joining the show is Thomas Stoneham-Judge, of ⁠For Reel⁠.

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Reviews: Hitchcock’s Pro-Nazi Film from SIFF 2024

May 20, 2024

Hitchcock’s Pro-Nazi Film looks at whether or not the esteemed director’s 1944 film Lifeboat was helping the war effort or potentially aiding the enemy.

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Reviews: Humane

May 16, 2024

In Humane, Caitlin Cronenberg takes on the environment, government overreach, pandemic response plans, familial legacies, race, ableism and much more.

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277: A24 Retrospective – Dark Places

May 14, 2024

In 2015’s ⁠Dark Places⁠, Charlize Theron plays Libby Day a woman who witnesses her older brother murder her entire family in a satanic ritual as a child.

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Reviews: Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story from Hot Docs 2024

May 8, 2024

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, tells the story of the trailblazing trans R&B singer who on the cusp of success walked away from the industry in 1971.

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276: Hot Docs 2024

May 7, 2024

We are covering the ⁠Hot Docs Film Festival⁠, which celebrates the best in documentary films. We discuss 6 films watched during this year’s fest.

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Reviews: Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself! from Hot Docs 2024

May 6, 2024

In Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself!, directed by François Nemeta, we learn about the life and career of one of the most unique and visionary directors.

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Reviews: Red Fever from Hot Docs 2024

May 2, 2024

Red Fever is a new doc from Catherine Bainbridge and Neil Diamond. Diamond talks about how in his travels he finds everyone is “fascinated by Indians”.

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275: Seven Samurai at 70 Years

April 30, 2024

Back in 1954, Akira Kurosawa made the seminal epic ⁠Seven Samurai⁠. The film came out 70 years ago, so we review it and talk about the film’s influence.

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274: A24 Retrospective – The End of the Tour

April 23, 2024

We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24’s films. On this episode we are looking at 2015’s ⁠The End of the Tour⁠.

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