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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.

Reviews: Drop – Physical Release

July 2, 2025

Drop is an exciting whodunit thriller, where a woman is tormented by a drop sharing app to do unspeakable things to her date.

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Reviews: Mann’s Sparks from imagineNATIVE 2025

June 23, 2025

Mann’s Sparks is a unique video essay documentary where Michael Mann’s filmography is blended with the dream pop band Beach House to make 10 music video edits.

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Reviews: Seeds from imagineNATIVE 2025

June 20, 2025

Ziggy is an influencer who has just scored a huge endorsement with Nature’s Oath, until she realizes she’s been targeted by them to steal her family’s seeds.

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308: 2025 Canadian Screen Awards

June 10, 2025

The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards were handed out from May 30-June 1st. We look at ten categories and discuss the winners

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307: Mission: Impossible – Ranked

June 3, 2025

Dakota and Matthew rank the 8 Mission: Impossible films with very special guest Rachel Ho. The trio discuss and rate all the films in this incredible franchise.

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Blog: A Collection of 2025 Canadian Screen Award Reviews

May 30, 2025

Here is a collection of reviews from 21 different Canadian Screen Award nominated films including Universal Language, The Apprentice, Humane and more!

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Reviews: Sharp Corner

May 29, 2025

Sharp Corner shows how a man can completely spiral into madness as he believes he can keep his family and neighbourhood safe from a dangerous curve in the road.

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Reviews: It’s All Gonna Break

May 27, 2025

It’s All Gonna Break covers the inception and behind the scenes footage of Broken Social Scene shot by friend of the band Stephen Chung.

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306: 2025 Hot Docs

May 13, 2025

The 2025 edition of ⁠Hot Docs⁠ just finished, and we recap 6 of the films we watched including ⁠Ultras⁠, ⁠The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés⁠ and more.

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Reviews: The Secret Lives of My Three Men from Hot Docs 2025

May 7, 2025

The film tells the story of three men in the directors life and their connection to the history of Brazil. There is her grandfather, father and godfather.

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