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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.

169: A24 Retrospective – Spring Breakers

October 11, 2021

We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24’s films. On this episode, 2012’s Spring Breakers, directed by Harmony Korine is on…

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Reviews: Red Rocket from VIFF 2021

October 11, 2021

Final Rating: 4.5/5 Red Rocket starts with a man sleeping on a coach bus as it pulls into a small town. He has dark…

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Reviews: Benediction for VIFF 2021

October 7, 2021

Final Rating: 4/5 Siegfried Sassoon was one of the most successful poets in England in the early twentieth century, marked by his decision to…

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Reviews: Time from VIFF 2021

October 6, 2021

Final Rating: 2.5/5 In the debut film from Hong Kong director Ricky Ko, we get a look how the elderly are treated after having…

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168: Cinefest Sudbury 2021 Wrap Up

October 5, 2021

After having such a great time covering last year’s Cinefest Sudbury, it was a must to return to this Norther Ontario film festival. Last…

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Reviews: All My Puny Sorrows From VIFF 2021

October 4, 2021

Final Rating: 4/5 Elfreida and Yolanda are two sisters who are carrying a lot of weight on their shoulders. Yoli is in her mid-thirties,…

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167: Vancouver International Film Festival Preview 2021

September 28, 2021

On this show we are previewing the 40th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival. It is the largest film festival in Western Canada…

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Reviews: Wildhood from Cinefest Sudbury 2021

September 26, 2021

Final Rating: 4/5 Teenaged Lincoln, played by Phillip Lewitski, is angry and confused about a lot of things in his life. He lives with…

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Reviews: Shadowtown for Cinefest Sudbury 2021

September 22, 2021

Final Rating: 2/5 Canada and Iceland have teamed up to combine their cinematic powers to create a new thriller about a deceased grandmother, a…

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166: TIFF 2021 Wrap Up

September 21, 2021

The Toronto International Film Festival just concluded, this year the fest did a hybrid model offering both in person and digital screenings. We talk…

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