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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.

Guest Appearance: I Hope You Suffer Episode 159: أنياب (Anyab aka Fangs) (1981) with Dakota Arsenault from Contra Zoom Podcast

September 9, 2021

I finally got the chance to join Nathan, Katey and Kit on I Hope You Suffer after being a fan of theirs for a…

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164: TIFF 2021 Preview

September 7, 2021

With this year’s Toronto International Film Festival just around the corner, we are here to share our most anticipated films that are playing during…

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Guest Appearance: Please Watch This EP 100 – 100th Episode Bonanza

September 5, 2021

For long time listeners of this show, you know my friendship with Sam Blakeley and Hugh Dempsey has gone on for a while now….

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Blog: Best Films of 2014

September 2, 2021

I am totally stealing content ideas from Filmspotting, this shouldn’t surprise anyone, because the original inspiration for even creating Contra Zoom was their podcast….

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163: Fantasia Festival 2021

August 31, 2021

We review the films that we watched during the 2021 edition of Fantasia, the yearly Montreal film festival that specializes in genre movies (horror,…

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162: Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2021

August 24, 2021

Vancouver’s second largest film festival and the largest queer arts festival in Western Canada had their 33rd annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival, celebrating the…

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Reviews: The Fandom for Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2021

August 22, 2021

Final Rating: 2.5/5 The history of furries and their fans is not something that is often discussed. Most of what is assumed to be…

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Reviews: Workhorse Queen for Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2021

August 20, 2021

Final Rating: 2/5 Edward Popil is the real name of Mrs. Kasha Davis, a drag queen who most people know from appearing on season…

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Reviews: Raw! Uncut! Video! for Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2021

August 19, 2021

Warning this film contains graphic sexual content. Final Rating: 3/5 In the mid-80’s two enterprising gay men, Jack Fritcher and Mark Hemry started a…

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Reviews: Glasshouse for Fantasia Fest 2021

August 18, 2021

Final Rating: 4/5 South Africian writer and director Kelsey Egan has crafted a tense and confounding thriller that will have you questioning your own…

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