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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.

Bonus Episode: AODR Festival Interview with Mike Donahue of Troy

January 30, 2024

On this bonus episode, I am sharing my interview with Mike Donahue, director of the new film ⁠Troy⁠ for the Academy of Death Racers Festival.

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266: 2024 Oscar Nomination Reactions

January 24, 2024

The 2024 Oscar nominations have now been announced with Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Killers of the Flower Moon, Barbie and Maestro leading the pack. We…

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265: A24 Retrospective – Amy

January 16, 2024

We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24’s films. On this episode we are looking at 2015’s ⁠Amy⁠ directed by Asif Kapadia.

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264: James Bond Draft

December 19, 2023

After watching all 25 Bond films, it was time to make our ultimate spy movie. 10 different categories were selected to create our own Fantasy Bond Film.

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Reviews: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

December 15, 2023

In Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, we’re treated to a slice of life that shows a group of women laying bare their innermost thoughts and feelings while sharing a sauna.

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263: Make/Remake The Wages of Fear and Sorcerer

December 12, 2023

Make/Remake examines how two films that share the same story. This time we are looking at 1953’s ⁠The Wages of Fear⁠ and ⁠1977’s Sorcerer⁠.

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262: A24 Retrospective – Barely Lethal

December 5, 2023

We are looking at the 2015 A24 film ⁠Barely Lethal⁠. The film stars Hailee Steinfeld as a teenaged secret agent who runs away to be a regular high schooler.

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261: McCarthyism in Noir

November 28, 2023

It’s Noir-vember, this year we are looking at McCarthyism in film noir with three films, ⁠On The Waterfront⁠, ⁠Storm Center⁠ and ⁠Witch Hunt⁠.

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260: The Red Shoes at 75 Years

November 21, 2023

The Red Shoes came out 75 years ago, so to celebrate the anniversary we review it and talk about the film’s influence.

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259: 2023 ImagineNATIVE

November 14, 2023

ImagineNATIVE⁠ is the world’s biggest Indigenous film and arts festival. We discuss ⁠I’m Just Here For The Riot⁠, ⁠Fancy Dance⁠, ⁠Hey Viktor!⁠, ⁠Tautuktavuk: What We See⁠, ⁠Red, White and Brass⁠ and Inky Pinky Ponky.

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