Skip to content

Contra Zoom Pod

Where we go back and forth about film.

  • Contra Zoom Pod
  • All Posts
  • Where To Listen
  • Contributors
  • Friends of CZP
  • Social Media
  • History
  • Contact Us

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.

289: Giallo!

October 29, 2024

For our Halloween special this year we decided to fill in some horror blind spots and check out the Giallo collection that is available…

Continue Reading

288: A24 Retrospective – Mojave

October 22, 2024

We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24’s films. On this episode we are looking at 2015’s ⁠Mojave⁠, directed by William…

Continue Reading

Reviews: Curl Power from VIFF 2024

October 9, 2024

In Curl Power, a documentary directed by Josephine Anderson, we get a look at the impact that curling has on five teenage girls.

Continue Reading

287: 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival

October 8, 2024

The 2024 edition of ⁠VIFF⁠ just wrapped its 43rd year. We discuss our thoughts on the festival and review some of the films watched.

Continue Reading

Blog: A Collection of TIFF Reviews

October 7, 2024

The Toronto International Film Festival wrapped up a few weeks ago, and we had plenty of excellent coverage. This included reviews of the People’s Choice, Midnight Madness, Best Canadian Discovery winners and much more!

Continue Reading

Reviews: Rumours from VIFF 2024

October 4, 2024

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Every year the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries that represent the largest western liberal democracies, gather for a…

Continue Reading

Reviews: The Mother and the Bear from VIFF 2024

October 3, 2024

Final Rating: 4/5 It can be a difficult challenge to be a child of parents who have rigid expectations of you. It is predetermined…

Continue Reading

Reviews: Conclave from VIFF 2024

October 2, 2024

Final Rating: 5/5 The pope has died and over one billion Catholics around the world are both grieving and wondering who the next pope…

Continue Reading

Reviews: A Different Man from VIFF 2024

October 1, 2024

Final Rating: 3.5/5 We’ve seen and heard stories of people who grew up being the metaphorical ugly duckling and blossoming into a beautiful swan….

Continue Reading

Reviews: Inedia from VIFF 2024

September 30, 2024

Final Rating: 4/5 Sometimes our own bodies rebel against us despite how we try to live. It could be something like chronic back pain…

Continue Reading

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 11 12 13 … 54 Next

Categories

Recent Posts

  • Reviews: Drag from TADFF 2026
  • 347: Celebrating Filipino Cinema Part 2
  • Reviews: Whalefall from TADFF 2026
  • Reviews: The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
  • Reviews: First Comes Love: Nakabingwit from VIFF 2026
Copyright Contra Zoom Pod. All rights reserved. | Theme by SuperbThemes