Seasonal Previews and Recommendations - Contra Zoom Pod

289: Giallo!

October 29, 2024

For our Halloween special this year we decided to fill in some horror blind spots and check out the Giallo collection that is available…

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279: Most Anticipated Movies of 2024

May 28, 2024

Summer movie season is upon us, so it is time to pick what movies with a confirmed release date we are most excited about seeing this year!

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261: McCarthyism in Noir

November 28, 2023

It’s Noir-vember, this year we are looking at McCarthyism in film noir with three films, ⁠On The Waterfront⁠, ⁠Storm Center⁠ and ⁠Witch Hunt⁠.

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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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238: Most Anticipated Movies of 2023

May 30, 2023

Now that all the limited releases of 2022 have come out and we are past the winter studio dumping grounds, it is time to…

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216: Fox Film Noirs

November 8, 2022

It’s Noir-vember again and we are back with another great film noir themed show! This year The Criterion Channel has a collection of 20th…

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214: A Trilogy of Nosferatu’s

October 25, 2022

It’s our annual Halloween special! This year we are looking at three versions of the Nosferatu story in preparation of Robert Eggers version coming…

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192: 2022 Movie Preview

May 3, 2022

With 2021 fully behind us, we begin to look forward to what new releases excite us the most for the rest of 2022. Rachel’s…

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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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171: The Unholy Trinity of Folk Horror

October 26, 2021

Our yearly Halloween special is back! Back in 2010 Mark Gatiss coined the term “Unholy Trinity” in his BBC documentary series A History of…

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