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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.

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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258: Canadian Horror with Kyle Edward Ball

October 31, 2023

To celebrate Halloween this year we have brought on Kyle Edward Ball, the writer and director behind the hit horror film ⁠Skinamarink⁠. We asked Kyle about 3 classic films and he selected ⁠Black Christmas⁠, ⁠Rituals⁠ and ⁠Scanners⁠ to discuss.

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Guest Appearance: The Criterion Shelf – Grindhouse Gothic – Roger Corman Directs Edgar Allan Poe

October 30, 2023

Every month Bil Antoniou curates an article picking a collection from The Criterion Channel and sorts its contents into categories – Must-See, Worthy, For…

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257: Halloween at 45 Years

October 24, 2023

Back in 1978 John Carpenter made his third feature film, Halloween for only $300,000. It went on to be a massive box office hit and spanned a franchise that has released 13 films. The film came out 45 years ago on October 17th, 1978 so we celebrate the enduring legacy of the film.

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Guest Appearance: Draft Strategy Part 2 ft. Dakota of Contra Zoom Pod

October 21, 2023

Dakota and I take a deep dive into this year’s Red Carpet Rosters fantasy drafts. We talk about all the technical categories to see…

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Blog: Best of the Vancouver International Film Festival

October 20, 2023

I figured I’d recap the five best films I saw during the Vancouver International Film Festival and give out some awards. 

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256: VIFF Interviews – Wild Goat Surf and I Used To Be Funny

October 17, 2023

We wrap up our Vancouver International Film Festival coverage with two excellent interviews from Wild Goat Surf⁠ and I Used To Be Funny⁠.

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Guest Appearance: Technically a Conversation Episode 119 – Michelle Remembers & The 80’s Satanic Panic

October 16, 2023

Episode 119! Anyone who grew up in the 80’s remembers the Satanic Panic as a phenomenon that couldn’t be escaped. The news and talk…

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255: 2023 VIFF Wrap Up

October 10, 2023

The 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival just concluded and we wrap up some of the films we saw.

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254: Celebrating Filipino Cinema

October 3, 2023

October is ⁠Filipino American Heritage Month⁠ and to celebrate we are looking at the contributions that The Philippines have made to cinema.

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