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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: 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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Reviews: Red Rooms

April 15, 2024

Red Rooms is a new techno-thriller from Pascal Plante, who’s previous film helped launch him into the conversation of one of the best new Canadian directors.

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