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contrazoompod

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

New episode! Jeff interviews Alireza Khatami, the New episode! Jeff interviews Alireza Khatami, the director of the film The Things You Kill. They talk about changing the dialogue from Farsi to Turkish, the use of mirrors and the importance of translation. Click link in bio to listen!
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#contrazoompod #podcast #thethingsyoukill
New review! The Track is a documentary about the s New review! The Track is a documentary about the struggles of a group of young Bosnian lugers who are working to make it to the Olympics despite plenty of obstacles in their way. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. 
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#contrazoompod #iffo #internationalfilmfestivalofottawa #thetrack
New review! Jimpa is a coming of age story about a New review! Jimpa is a coming of age story about a relatively new out man reconnecting with his daughter and non binary grandchild in Amsterdam starring John Lithgow and Olivia Colman. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #iffo #internationalfilmfestivalofottawa #jimpa
New review! We Are Pat is a documentary that shows New review! We Are Pat is a documentary that shows how the now infamous "It's Pat" sketch from Saturday Night Live has taken a life on its own being reclaimed as a trans icon. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #iffo #internationalfilmfestivalofottawa #wearepat #saturdaynightlive
New review! Et maintenant? is a new French Canadia New review! Et maintenant? is a new French Canadian film about a man who is raising money to pay for his father's long term care but he himself ends up getting cancer, which upends his life. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #etmaintenant #whatnow #iffo #internationalfilmfestivalofottawa
New review! Days and Nights in the Forest is a for New review! Days and Nights in the Forest is a forgotten mid-career film from legendary Indian auteur Satyajit Ray about a group of four young men who go on a trip and reveal their ambitions and dreams to each other. Click link in bio to read Pedro Lima's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #daysandnightsintheforest #janusfilms #restoration
New episode! The 98th Academy Awards are now behin New episode! The 98th Academy Awards are now behind us. We take about the big winners, losers and stories from the ceremony. Alex Southey joins the show. Click link in bio to listen. 
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New review! Trio was the second film from now lege New review! Trio was the second film from now legendary Korean director Park Chan-wook. The film is about three disparate people who team up up to find the missing child of one of them. While the film shows flashes of Park's future, it doesn't quite nail the landing. Click link in bio to read Pedro Lima's ⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #podcast #trio #parkchanwook #nootherchoice
New episode! The Oscars are this weekend so we pre New episode! The Oscars are this weekend so we predict who should and will win for each category! Who has better picks, Dakota or guest Thomas Stoneham-Judge? Click link in bio to listen!
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#contrazoompod #frankenstein #onebattleafteranother #sinners #martysupreme
New reviews! Earlier this year was the Sundance Fi New reviews! Earlier this year was the Sundance Film Festival and Ryan Beaupit covers more than a dozen shorts that screened, from big name filmmakers to directorial debuts. Click link in bio to read all about them!
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New review! In André is an Idiot we follow the jou New review! In André is an Idiot we follow the journey of André who discovers too late that he has stage 4 colon cancer. We see the pains the disease brings him and the moments of joy he tries to leave behind. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #podcast #andreisanidiot
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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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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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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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
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