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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 Louise Lathey of Who Am I Now?

January 17, 2022

On this bonus episode, I am sharing my interview with Louis Lathey, director of the new film Who Am I Now? for the Academy…

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Blog: Best Canadian Films of 2021

January 2, 2022

As a Canadian film critic I feel like I really need to put a concerted effort into watching Canadian made films. With the recent…

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Guest Appearance: Classic Movies Live Kickin’ It With Kendrick Episode 11: Christmas With Contra Zoom

December 24, 2021

Rachel and I guested on Classic Movies Live with Jeff and Pierre and their series Kickin’ It With Kendrick, a series where they go…

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178: A24 Retrospective – Red Rocket

December 21, 2021

We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24’s films. On this episode we are looking at 2021’s Red Rocket, directed by…

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177: This or That

December 14, 2021

We are approaching the holiday season, so we thought we’d have a bit of fun! Rachel put together a bunch of questions to test…

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176: A24 Retrospective – The Spectacular Now

December 7, 2021

We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24’s films. On this episode we are looking at 2013’s The Spectacular Now, directed…

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175: Wes Anderson Ranked

November 30, 2021

Our first director ranked episode since episode 134: David Fincher Ranked, we look at the films by Wes Anderson as we celebrate his tenth…

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174: Make/Remake Dune

November 23, 2021

Normally Make/Remake examines how two films that share the same story. Not to say what film was better or worse, but how they are…

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Bonus Episode: Better Know a Contributor – Calum Macnab

November 16, 2021

In lieu of a full episode this week, we bring you the fourth in our series of bonus episodes, Better Know a Contributor, where…

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173: Noir-vember

November 12, 2021

Now that Spooktober is over, it’s time to get dark and gritty with Noir-vember! Starting back in 2010 and coined by critic Myra E….

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