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Film based podcast Contra Zoom, hosted by Dakota Arsenault @dgapa Vancouver/Toronto. Co-founder of @cascadiacritics.

New episode! We return with a video podcast to do New episode! We return with a video podcast to do our yearly Oscar draft where we pick what movies will win the most awards! What team will come out on top, Dakota, Thomas, Darren or Todd? Vote on Spotify! Click link in bio to listen. 
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#contrazoompod #frankenstein #onebattleafteranother #sinners #martysupreme
New review! Papaya is an animated Brazilian film a New review! Papaya is an animated Brazilian film about a young papaya seed who wants to explore the world around them instead of just conforming to planting its roots and staying put for its entire life. Click link in bio to read Elysia Brenner’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #podcast #papaya #berlinale #brazil
New episode! We finish our Best Picture nominee de New episode! We finish our Best Picture nominee deep dives with a discussion on Frankenstein, Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent and Train Dreams. Click link in bio to listen. 
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#contrazoompod #frankenstein #martysupreme #thesecretagent #traindreams
New review! With the physical release of Song Sung New review! With the physical release of Song Sung Blue we review both the film and the features. Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star as a married couple that perform a Neil Diamond tribute act. Click link in bio to read Dakota Arsenault’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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contrazoompod #podcast #songsungblue #hughjackman #katehudson
New review! Somersault was the debut film from Aus New review! Somersault was the debut film from Aussie director Cate Shortland starring Abbie Cornish and Sam Worthington about a young woman who leaves home and struggles to get past trauma and find herself. Click link in bio to read Pedro Lima’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #podcast #somersault #abbiecornish #samworthington
New episode! We continue our Best Picture breakdow New episode! We continue our Best Picture breakdown by discussing the chances that One Battle After Another, Sentimental Value and Bugonia have to win their nominations. Elysia Brenner joins the show. Click link in bio to listen!
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#contrazoompod #podcast #onebattleafteranother #sentimentalvalue #bugonia
New review! Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is the New review! Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is the latest Gore Verbinski film starring Sam Rockwell as a time traveller who has found the exact group of people he needs to help save the world. Click link in bio to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review.
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#contrazoompod #podcast #goodluckhavefundontdie #goreverbinski #samrockwell
New review! Italian auteur Paolo Sorrentino return New review! Italian auteur Paolo Sorrentino returns with La Grazia about a fictional Prime Minister who is about to leave office as he reflects on his legacy, faith and marriage. Click link in bio to read Jeff Bulmer's ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #podcast #lagrazia #paolosorrentino #italy
New episode! We begin our yearly tradition of brea New episode! We begin our yearly tradition of breaking down the Best Picture nominees with Sinners, Hamnet and F1 and the chances they have to win each of their categories! Paulo Bautista joins the show the week. Click link in bio to listen. 
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#contrazoompod# #sinners #hamnet #f1
New review! Nadja is a 1994 dramatic horror film f New review! Nadja is a 1994 dramatic horror film from director Michael Almereyda about a vampire who must protect her family from the dangers of Dr. Van Helsing starring Elina Löwensohn and Peter Fonda. Click link in bio to read Pedro Lima’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod# #podcast #nadja #michaelalmereyda
New review! Scarlet is a reimagining of the classi New review! Scarlet is a reimagining of the classic Shakespeare play Hamlet, where a warrior named Princess Scarlet teams up with an EMT from today to seek revenge on her uncle who murdered her father. Click link in bio to read Ryan Beaupit’s ⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod# #podcast #scarlet #hamlet
New review! Cosmic Princess Kaguya is a new take o New review! Cosmic Princess Kaguya is a new take on the classic The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, but this time it’s an anime version where the titular princess is vying to be the biggest live streamer in Japan! Click link in bio to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod# #podcast #cosmicprincesskaguya #netflix
New episode! Jeff Bulmer does a video interview wi New episode! Jeff Bulmer does a video interview with the great Sook-Yin Lee, the director of Paying For It! They talk about adapting Chester Brown’s graphic novel, casting people to play real figures in her life and more! Watch on Spotify or YouTube and listen everywhere else. 🔗 in bio. 
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#contrazoompod# #podcast #payingforit #sookyinlee
New episode! The 2026 Oscar nominations are now ou New episode! The 2026 Oscar nominations are now out and Dakota and Jeff discuss what films are the big winners and losers going into the final stretch. Click link in bio to listen. 
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#contrazoompod# #podcast #oscars #academyawards
New review! Mother of Flies is the latest DIY horr New review! Mother of Flies is the latest DIY horror film from The Adams Family about a young girl with a terminal cancer diagnosis who turns to a witch for treatment. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam’s 2.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod# #podcast #motherofflies #adamsfamily
New review! Dead Man’s Wire is a true story about New review! Dead Man’s Wire is a true story about how Tony Kiritsis took a mortgage manager hostage after he believed he was being scammed. Click link in bio to read Dakota Arsenault’s ⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod# #podcast #deadmanswire #gusvansant
To help wrap up 2025, contributors to Contra Zoom To help wrap up 2025, contributors to Contra Zoom sent in their thoughts on the past and look forward as well. Next up is Brodie Cotnam who has his sights set on new career goals, filling in a couple major classic blind spots and much more! Click link in bio to read. 
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#contrazoompod #podcast #predatorbadlands #lawrenceofarabia
New review! Resurrection is a new Chinese film fro New review! Resurrection is a new Chinese film from Bi Gan. The film follows someone who refuses to give up dreaming in a dystopian world and the people who hunt them down. Click link in bio to read Elysia Brenner’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #podcast #resurrection #bigan #jacksonyee
To help wrap up 2025, contributors to Contra Zoom To help wrap up 2025, contributors to Contra Zoom sent in their thoughts on the past and look forward as well. First up is Pedro Lima, who has a unique top 5 films of the year including Dry Leaf and Marty Supreme and a very ambitious goal for his career. Click link in bio to read his wrap up!
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#contrazoompod #podcast #martysupreme #digger #dryleaf
New review! The Choral is a new drama about an out New review! The Choral is a new drama about an outsider who takes over as choir director in a British church during WW1 starring Ralph Finnes. Click link in bio to read Ryan Beaupit's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #podcast #thechoral #ralphfinnes
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